Charities still fourth most trusted UK insitutionScouts and Guides now second behind Armed Forces“Charities need to capitalise on their high levels of trust. It’s time the sector abandoned its laissez-faire approach and started tackling some issues head on.

Patterns of adult charity awareness and engagement formed over teenage years, new research shows"Some charities may spend the next 20 years trying to catch up with the brand awareness and levels of support being formed with others at school.

nfpSynergy report calls for charities and grant-makers to set up joint code of good practice and forum for developing intelligent funding"The current approach is ignoring the substantial benefits and cost-savings which we believe could go to both charities and grant-makers.

Charity websites and offices are the last resort for people needing support and advice"Far from being people’s first port of call, it looks like charities could be the last.

New nfpSynergy report calls for win/win on charity lottery regulationCharities are missing out on vital funds because their lotteries are being stifled, a new report argues. ‘A Chance to Give’, published by research consultancy nfpSynergy, is calling for an overhaul of unnecessary legislation they say “has not kept up with the real world” and is hurting a vital fundraising tool.

Olympics fail to inspire 7 in 10 adults to volunteer, but half of young people now keen"The time to act was right away to build on the momentum of the games and it looks like the government and the Olympic legacy organisations have either tried and failed, or missed the opportunity completely.

More than half of people are against paying trustees and a third are against paying CEOs“I wonder if the paid CEOs who happily say trustees shouldn’t be paid because of public trust will take any take any notice of the public’s reticence to pay CEOs.

Half of English and Welsh people less likely to give to charities working in an independent Scotland“The recent report from the Carnegie Trust shows that many charities in Scotland aren’t thinking about what independence might mean. I dread to think how little UK-wide charities have done regarding the ramifications for them.

"Public sceptical about paying any charity staff", says Joe SaxtonPeople are quite well informed about who is paid towards the top of charities, with 80% saying they think chief executives are paid and 74% saying the same about directors.

Charity does not begin at home as survey finds half of people ‘very annoyed’ by doorstep fundraising‘At least half the population find door step and telephone fundraising very annoying.

People also very concerned about ‘how donations are spent’ and ‘high staff salaries’"The evidence is clear; people want to know how their donations are spent. Charities should sing from the rooftops about what they spend their money on.

Armed forces most trusted institution in UK“As our research shows, for an MP to lecture charities on regaining trust and confidence is definitely a case of the pot calling the fridge black.