Charity Trends
Loading ...What can we learn about donors from JustGiving?
July 27, 2010I wrote a post earlier this year to try and explain why I think peer-to-peer sponsorship platforms are a bit mis-understood.
So while I was at the IOF National Convention earlier this month it was great to see there was a session from Jonathan Waddingham, Digital Strategist at JustGiving. There were lots of interesting stats about [...]
New report: Public Trust and Confidence in Charities
July 19, 2010The public is becoming more discriminating about financial management in charities, according to new public opinion research commissioned by the Charity Commission. The research shows people are placing increasing importance on knowing how charities spend their money and what they achieve.
The independent survey, conducted on behalf of the Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in [...]
2008-09 Citizenship Survey: Volunteering and Charitable Giving
May 13, 2010The new Citizenship Survey for 2008-09 has just been published and shows the continuing strength of volunteering and charitable giving in the UK. Although figures don’t vary drastically from the last report, this does show firm committment to volunteering and charitable giving in difficult times.
The report is the fifth in a series of surveys carried out by [...]
State of the Sector survey results published
January 14, 2010Third Sector has started publishing the results of nfpSynergy’s State of the Sector survey, and according the authors there’s some interesting and unexpected findings to be had amongst the data, including:
What effect has the recession had on charities? – 67% say that income has fallen.
How well do charities work with their stakeholders? – just 25% say [...]
Is direct marketing about to be reborn?
January 11, 2010Direct marketing was the mainstay of fundraising in the 1980s and the early 1990s. The tools of our trade were direct mail, inserts, press ads and telemarketing. Our business was built on the back of the mail order catalogue sector which had created the universe of ‘mail order responsive’ lists that formed the backbone of [...]
Chinese Corporate Philanthropy Index
January 10, 2010At the end of 2009, according to CSR Asia, the China Social Entrepreneur Foundation and Horizon Research Consultancy Group jointly produced the first Chinese Corporate Philanthropy Index. The Index is the result of interviews with 203 large and medium-sized enterprises together with a survey of almost 1,300 people from six major cities in China.
The key findings include:
Companies tend [...]
Fundraising in an Unpredictable Market
November 11, 2009During a recession the one thing we can be sure of is that we will be fundraising in an unpredictable market. In the 1980s and 1990s, fundraisers had few reference points to enable them to look back at and learn from the past, but today we have a wealth of quite recent experience to draw [...]
Opening the door to outside influence
October 12, 2009I’ve often wondered why there’s so little exchange between the for profit and not for profit world? As an industry we are often good at exchanging ideas and sometimes even results – at national and international fundraising conferences, in seminars, training courses and other get-togethers of fundraisers and marketers. But its fairly rare that you’ll see [...]
Charities, Charity Trends, Corporate Fundraising, Digital, Higher Education, Individual Giving, Recession
Diaspora – Jargon or Opportunity?
October 7, 2009For several years now fundraisers have been talking about ‘diaspora’, the broad term used to describe people giving to programmes back in their country of origin or culture. Many people believe this to be an Indian word or concept, but they are just one of the many cultures who actively practice this discipline and need.
The [...]
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