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1 December 2021

Trustee Recruitment Websites – Could they be more straightforward?

In this week's blog, Joe Saxton shares his experience of using a number of Trustee recruitment sites to try and find a new Trustee role.

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Governance

Joe's Bit and Blogs

Services

Volunteering

11 November 2021

nfpSynergy’s next chapter - Our Co-Managing Directors give their thoughts on the future of the company

Last week Joe Saxton announced that he was selling nfpSynergy to Cian Murphy and Tim Harrison-Byrne. On this week's blog they talk us through their experience at nfpSynergy and future plans for the company.

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Brand

Governance

Strategy

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11 November 2021

Gone Viral - The impact of a second year of Covid-19 on charities

Last year, we released our ‘Going Viral’ report, exploring the initial response to the Covid-19 outbreak by charities. This is the second year of Covid-19, and it was time to revisit and delve into the experiences of charities in the sector again to take a longer-term perspective on the pandemic and its impact on the sector.

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3 November 2021

I have just sold nfpSynergy to two of my colleagues

Joe Saxton has sold nfpSynergy to colleagues Cian Murphy and Tim Harrison-Byrne. The blog marks the end of an era, with Joe briefly reflecting on his time at nfpSynergy, and sharing a bit of what he might get up to in the future.

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Governance

Joe's Bit and Blogs

Strategy

8 September 2021

Political priorities of the current parliament

We asked 100 MPs in summer 2021 what their political priorities would be over the coming 12 months and how they have changed since summer 2020. Read on to hear what they had to say.

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Governance

Market research

Politicians

6 May 2021

Building trust with the new parliament - nfpSynergy and ACEVO report

This is the second report in our series looking at trust in society and why it matters.

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14 April 2021

Black Lives Matter – possibly the most divisive issue in Westminster yet

Through our research with MPs, MLAs, MSPs and MSs, we discovered that the Black Lives Matter campaign was one of the most divisive of any campaign or movement we have tested in our research in recent years (particularly in Westminster).

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Governance

Politicians

Social Trends

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31 March 2021

Structural and strategic devolution in charities – how far should charities go?

With over 20 years since power was devolved to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, it’s a good time to find out how well charities have adapted their structures, strategies and staffing to respond to devolution.

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17 February 2021

Will Covid mean the end of the road for fundraising directors?

Covid-19 has greatly impacted the work of Fundraising Directors. Our blog proposes that the role is in need of a complete overhaul, and should encompass charity income maximisation in its broadest sense.

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13 January 2021

The UK Runs the Risk of Being a ‘Justgiving’ Nation

'Do-gooders', so called by Home Secretary Priti Patel, continue to plug the gaps in society left by the inaction of the current government. In this week's guest blog Peter Markham, a correspondent for the Immigration Advice Service, digs a little deeper into this worrying trend and questions what this means for charity in the UK.

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16 December 2020

PEST and the Pandemic: The next 20 years in the Charity Sector

This updated PEST report examines how the world might change for charities over the next 20 years because of Covid-19. We have updated our predictions initially published in December 2019.

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Governance

Social Trends

Strategy

25 November 2020

Local Hero: why devolution matters for fundraising

The divergent pathways taken by governments across the United Kingdom towards the handling of the pandemic has illustrated the increased strength and identity of the devolved nations. This week Peter Dawson reflects on the implications of this divergence on the charity sector and asks how charities can adapt to an increasingly parochial public sphere.

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