22 March 2018

Trust in Charities and the Overseas Development Sector

Stories in the media continue to shake the sector. We ran this survey to measure the level of trust in the charity sector shortly after the controversies around Oxfam and other charities, as well as the President’s Club fundraising event, hit the news.

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General research

Public Attitudes

21 February 2018

Clever procurement as a way to spend less

Saving money is as important as raising it. This blog gives useful tips on how charities can save with clever procurement.

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General research

Governance

20 December 2017

12 Free Reports of Christmas

Thank you everyone for being with us in 2017! The best gift we can give you is what we love doing the most: research.

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21 November 2017

Public Service Provision by Charities

Our new free report looks into what the public think of charities providing public services for government, and whether they are put off from giving or supporting charities who receives government funding. Here are some of the highlights.

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General research

Public Attitudes

13 November 2017

Facts and Figures: Scottish charities

In the last 15 years the Scottish voluntary sector has become a larger part of the Scottish economy. This short report will give you some key facts and figures to feel comfortable talking about charities in Scotland.

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Facts and Figures

General research

Social Trends

3 May 2017

nfpSynergy focus group quotes about annual reports and accounts

Discover exactly what was said about charity annual reports in our focus groups with the public.

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3 May 2017

New research - how auditors, the charity commission and summaries can promote public trust

What do the public think about the way charities report their impact and spending? We conducted focus groups to find out. Discover what they said in this blog.

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25 April 2017

Facts & Figures: Northern Ireland

This free report gives an overview of the charity landscape in Northern Ireland. Find out how trust in charities compares to Britain and more.

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11 January 2017

Strong Foundations: How corporate foundations raise money and do good work

In this brand new free report, we publish findings from our research into 20 of the most well known corporate foundations in the UK.

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Fundraising

General research

Social Investment

11 January 2017

Growing your audience, step by step

In this week's blog we explore how charities can grow their audiences by setting manageable targets and using research.

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1 December 2016

The 12 Reports of Christmas 2016

The time has come again to reflect on the last 12 months and thank our clients and partners for inspiring us to keep researching topical issues in the sector with 12 free reports.

Methodology

Our research in the charity and non-profit sector over the last 15 years has involved the use of a range of methodologies.