How will the Presidents Club affect trust in charities?

This is a guest blog by Ian Allsop, who is a freelance writer, editor and commentator on charity sector issues. Amongst other things, he is contributing editor to Charity Finance and editor of the Charity Finance Yearbook “Do you have trust in charities?” Is it...

Campaign of the week: NSPCC’s Little Stars

December has come around very quickly here but we’re getting into the festive swing of things. And our campaign of the week is very much in that spirit. You may have spotted that something a bit different happened with the Christmas lights on Oxford Street this...

Are charities wasting money on social media?

Last week Matt Collins of Platypus Digital wrote a piece for The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network which caused a bit of a stir. Leading with the headline, ‘It’s time for charities to stop wasting money on social media,’ he pointed out that a report by small business...

How charity donors can give more than money

I am loving the new infographic produced by Anthony Nolan, the blood cancer charity. It is called ‘Non-monetary Donations You Can Make to Charity.’ As we all know, there are tons of great causes out there and donors and supporters may struggle to help all the...