An increasing number of charities are using smartphone apps to fundraise, provide services and connect with supporters. But - are apps feasible for all charities to utilise, and can the third sector hope to keep up with fast-paced and constant changes in technology and user expectations?
Research recently published by a global communications marketing firm seems to contradict the findings from our research last autumn which indicated that trust in charities was at the highest level since 2013. Why the disparity between their research and ours? In this week's blog, Joe Saxton and Hannah Bennett highlight ten things to consider when interpreting statistics on trust in charities and other bodies, with a focus on understanding the UK sector and different factors impacting on the public's trust.
Numbers and statistics are regularly presented to us in adverts and on the news - but do you ever stop to question if they are correct? Following the rise of 'fake news' and with some charities statistics coming under scrutiny recently, our Managing Director Michele Madden shares insight on how and why you should be sure about what you're saying.
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.
We carried out our National Trustee Survey in September this year working with Third Sector magazine and the Charity Futures programme. We got nearly 550 responses and some preliminary results were published last month. Here are twenty nuggets of information we gleaned from the survey.
We carried out our first National Trustee Survey in September this year, working with Third Sector magazine and the Charity Futures programme. All the charts are available on this page to download for free.
It's not unusual for people to loathe politicians; it is remarkable, however, that this year's US presidential race has managed to cause reputational harm to the charity sector, and celebrity charitable foundations in particular. This week's blog asks - how many more celebrity charitable foundations do we need? Is it time for celebrities to resist the trend of starting their own foundations, and simply donate to trusted established charities instead?
Charity annual reports and accounts are one of the key unifying features of the charity world.
All but the smallest charities have to produce them. They set out their income, their expenditure, their reserves, their salaries above a certain level and much more. Indeed, the rules governing charity accounts are over 100 pages long.
We would like to thank our clients and partners for inspiring us to keep researching the topical issues in the sector. As part of our Social Investment programme we regularly produce Free Reports and feed our finding back to the sector so any charity regardless its size or sector can find something useful. Here are the 12 popular reports this year.
How to feel confident around journalists bombarding you with difficult questions?