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Feb 22, 20234 min read
Corporate Volunteering Brings A Lot Of Benefits
Corporate volunteering is one way in which employers and employees can give back (and get something back!).


Feb 15, 20233 min read
Will the third sector miss Amazon Smile?
The global brand recently announced that it was withdrawing its Amazon Smile service. An underrated and often overlooked fundraising tool.


Jan 18, 20233 min read
Too many or too few cooks…
trustee on every board has been unique. Given that the very nature of a human being is to be individual.


Dec 28, 20223 min read
Needs versus funds
In February, Alan Williams became a champion of his community in Dorset. The local bus company, FirstGroup, ran a Sunday service; however..


Dec 14, 20224 min read
Charity shops of the future?
The revenue charity shops saw during the pandemic was up from that of previous years, and this trend has continued.


Nov 30, 20223 min read
What does being a charity trustee entail?
Many charities also desire trustees that have certain skillsets on their board, to help plug any skills gaps between volunteers...


Nov 23, 20223 min read
Desperation sees charity scams increase
It’s naïve to think that crime doesn’t impact the third sector. In this article, I’m not referring to internal fraud...


Nov 9, 20223 min read
Volunteer boundaries
In this economy, with a number of retirees returning to work, just so that they can pay their bills, volunteers are becoming a rarity.


Nov 2, 20224 min read
Unnecessary layers…
I’m suggesting that there are too many layers of management in the third sector. There's very little left for the people at the bottom.


Oct 26, 20224 min read
Direct Debit donations
With how fast tech is developing us into a cashless society, it's no surprise notes and coins are becoming the way of the dodo with payments


Oct 18, 20223 min read
What the country needs is stability
One of the many fallouts from the country’s precarious political position is that we’re experiencing one of the worst cost-of-living crises


Oct 3, 20223 min read
What does it mean to be a business’s Charity of The Year?
The charity benefits from a higher profile and more credibility via the business’s network. It typically received a financial boost


Sep 26, 20224 min read
TikTok: an underused tool for charities?
Every charity must have an online presence, but how many tiktokers have donated money or volunteered for their causes?


Sep 21, 20224 min read
Third sector recruitment: it’s all or nothing (unfortunately)
You’d imagine, if the job market is weighted towards candidates (which it absolutely appears to be at the moment), you’d make any vacancy..


Sep 14, 20224 min read
Are young people more willing to donate their time than their money?
It may surprise you to learn that, according to statistics, 49% of young people donated money to charity last year. Yes, they were the least


Aug 9, 20224 min read
The recognition of privilege
I recently met someone who had worked in the same role within the third sector for a whole decade, which involved giving advice..


Jul 19, 20223 min read
What’s meant by ‘lived experience’?
If you’re someone who’s been in their shoes and come through the other side, you will have a solution that clearly worked.


Jul 12, 20224 min read
How do you fund a fundraiser?
In the early days of a charity, funds will largely come from the public, through fundraising or individual donations


Jul 5, 20223 min read
Is it difficult to win funding after launching your charity?
In the first year of a charitable organisation, it’s likely that costs will be incurred, e.g. fees associated with the set up of the charity


Jun 14, 20224 min read
What’s the first impression a new donor would have of your charity?
Just as a small business will need to compete with its rivals for their target audiences income—a small charity will be in the same boat
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