Blog

Our blog is where we share what we're learning; from our tracking data, our bespoke research, and our day-to-day work with charities across the UK, Ireland, and Canada. You'll find analysis of public attitudes, fundraising trends, brand strategy, funder relationships, and the policy issues shaping the sector, alongside guest posts from people doing interesting work in the charity world. We publish weekly, and everything here is free.

Strategy, Funding, Campaigning Tim Harrison-Byrne | Co Managing Director Strategy, Funding, Campaigning Tim Harrison-Byrne | Co Managing Director

Seven questions to plan your 2027 research around

Fewer people are giving to charity and media recall is dropping. But legacy income is set to rise and MPs are more receptive to policy challenges. Ahead of our webinar on Wednesday 4 November, Co Director Tim explores seven critical questions every charity leader should ask when planning for 2027.

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Politics and the Charity Sector - We don't do politics, we give people a voice

Ahead of a looming election, it is crucial to understand the public's attitudes towards the involvement of charities in politics. Our new report with Shelia McKechnie Foundation is based on recent focus groups and explores how aware the public is of the political work of charities, and whether they feel this is a space that charities should occupy.

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