Entries by Carita Magnani

Comic Relief Launches Emergency Cost of Living Appeal (UK)

Comic Relief has launched a cost-of-living appeal in partnership with the Evening Standard and the Independent, to raise urgent funds for people in need this winter. Money raised through the On the Breadline Cost of Living Christmas Appeal will support community organisations working to get help to people across the UK who need it most. […]

12 Days of Christmas Giving

12 Days of Giving is the last phase of the Benefact Group’s Movement for Good programme for 2022. For 12 days in December, they’ll be drawing 10 charities per working day to receive £1,000. The first draw takes place on December 1st and the last on the 16th so click here to nominate your favourite […]

Introduction to BSL Course January 2022

Our Introduction to British Sign Language (BSL) is the perfect first step on your British Sign Language BSL journey. The Introduction to British Sign Language course is designed for individuals who want to gain a foundation in BSL and learn about the deaf community. This is ideal for anyone who is curious to learn, as […]

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FREE Funding Finder c/o Charity Excellence

  The Charity Excellence Framework was set up to advise and help charities with a huge online resource base including a completely free funding finder. It links you to 400+ other less well known free funding directories and online funder lists, enabling you to: Click through to more trust and foundations than any other directory […]

Call for Continuing Energy Bill Support for Voluntary Organisations

This week, NCVO and the Civil Society Group wrote to Grant Shapps MP, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, urgently calling for the government to ensure voluntary organisations get continued support from the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS). They’ve also drafted a letter that you can download and use as a […]

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Fundraising During the Cost-of-living Crisis

What can data tell us about fundraising during the cost-of-living crisis? Six words – keep calm and carry on asking. Find out more about who’s donating what, what tools people are using to find charities, and the future of charity donations in our new article by Jay Kennedy, Director of Policy and Research. Originally published […]

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Fundraising Articles

How to make sure your proposal stands out ‘As fundraisers, we are all faced with two main constraints:  our budget and time. This can lead to feeling overwhelmed and the need to rush and churn out proposals. However, the art of proposal writing is not just in the narrative but is in the preparation, planning […]

Why Charity Branding Matters

‘You might think this is the beginning of an in-depth, detailed analysis of branding concept, marketing theory and blah, blah, blah. No, this blog post is remarkably simple, allow us to explain. People will talk about branding and marketing like it’s akin to rocket science. But the truth is, the theory and concepts are startlingly […]

Funding Opportunities

Funding to Support Communities Facing Financial Hardship (UK) New Philanthropy Capital is making funding available to charities and other not-for-profit organisations working to support disadvantaged and underrepresented groups in the UK who are facing financial hardship. The Open Philanthropy Fund – Tackling Financial Hardship Funds will award funding via two streams to support groups including […]