The State of the Sector in 2012

| January 18, 2012

Shortly before Christmas, I read a very interesting article that claims the UK is now the fifth most charitable nation in the world. This is great to hear, particularly in these challenging economic times.  I feel quite strongly that supporting a charity financially is the best thing an individual can do as the majority of charities [...]

To Fund Impact or Activity, that is the Question

| October 24, 2011

Many charities have a bit of a problem on their hands when it comes to sourcing funds from large grant making bodies, such as the Big Lottery Fund (Big) – due to two reasons: competition and demonstrating / recording outcomes. Not much can be done about competition, sadly, there is just not enough money to [...]