Grant-makers are under pressure. The number of applications are going up while the funds aren’t, and the needs of (smaller) charities and...

(or how charities can boost the desire to give and the appeal of their cause) This is the first in a series of blogs looking at ideas...

This 10 minute vlog looks at the dominance of membership schemes in environmental charities and set out why it is such a bad idea for all...

Is the reliance of environmental charities on membership limiting its success? Introduction This analysis looks at the fact that...

Introduction Grant-makers, as I define them, are organisations who give money to other organisations, or individuals, to carry out good...

How lotteries for charities and good causes could raise more money, but regulation is holding them back The impact and importance of...

The common threads and differences in public attitudes to fundraising and charities around the globe In most countries in our sample...

Practical strategies to tackle public concerns about donating to charity The summer of 2013 witnessed a flurry of newspaper coverage...

The challenges of measuring public generosity in the UK Understanding who gives, and why they give, helps charities to monitor giving...

A research report into what charities think a model grant-maker looks like Grant-making trusts are a vital source of funds for many...

This is our second look at the world of grants fundraising. We first spoke to fundraisers to understand charities’ perspectives, then for...

Useful stuff on how grant-making works For this report, we interviewed 21 grant-makers. These range in size from grant- makers awarding...

Charities valued unrestricted funds twice as much as restricted funds for a £100k grant. We asked respondents to imagine they had just...

To create this report, we collected case studies of ways charities recognise donors through desk research and by asking people in our...

how independent hospices can raise more income from voluntary and donated sources to fund their work In 2010 the think tank Demos...