Helping Charities to Help Others
These times are quite unsettling for all of us. Many of the charities I work with are fighting hard to deliver their essential service to vulnerable people in different ways, against a backdrop of uncertain funding, a shortage of cash flow and with fewer staff and volunteers (who may be self-isolating, sick or looking after… Continue reading Coronavirus, charities and the response of Trusts and Foundations
Reviewing 2018 and looking forward to 2019
I’ve just read an interesting report by the Institute of Fundraising; they have surveyed 800 charities of all shapes and sizes across the UK to build a ‘fundraising status’ report. Hopefully this will help charities to benchmark their fundraising with other charities to see how they compare. I really recommend giving it a read if… Continue reading Benchmark
I was able to attend a brilliant thematic group at Southend Association of Voluntary Services to hear about how Southend Borough Council is planning to develop and implement a social value strategy across their procurement team. This means, in theory, that local charities stand a better chance of ‘winning’ competitive tenders over large national charities (who… Continue reading Social Value
I’ve signed up to 30 Days Wild and I’m loving it! The Wildlife Trust (and their independent county charities) are encouraging people to do something each day that is ‘wild’ – that is, involved in nature. They give plenty of examples on their website of activities that participants can get involved in, and when people… Continue reading Wild!
Susannah Anderson Fundraising 