"In 2018, Helena Norberg-Hodge sat down with Wendell Berry for a far-reaching discussion. The two are giants of the local economy movem...
Celebrating ten years of Remember A Charity Week
This September will see the tenth Remember A Charity Week, with charities across the country clubbing together to encourage the public to le...
Climate Emergency Fund pledges $350k to Extinction Rebellion, if others match it
With August about to draw to a close, supporters of Extinction Rebellion have until the end of tomorrow to match a $350k donation pledge by ...
A Wall that Brings People Together
"Memphis Rox is one of the only facilities like it in the country: a climbing gym aimed at introducing disadvantaged urban youth to a s...
Scottish government creates digital hub to benefit rural communities
The Scottish government has announced a £27,000 grant to support the creation of a digital hub aimed at supporting social enterprise in rura...
Four reasons to thank donors instantly
One thing fundraisers can learn from a train guard is the "culture of an instant thank you.” A train guard probably says "thank yo...
4 ways writers fall into the jargon trap -- and kill their fundraising
Trying to motivate donors to give by addressing them with jargon they don't understand crushes a lot of fundraising efforts. People are...
The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 112: Tips for a Successful Hill Day
Hill Days, also known as “fly-ins,” are an important part of social good organizations’ advocacy strategies in the U.S., bringing their supp...
Who Decides History's Future?
"The West is wrestling with its colonial heritage in the most literal sense: its museums teem with treasure taken on conquests abroad. ...
Civil society organisations co-sign letter to Boris on no-deal Brexit concerns
Over 85 civil society organisations from across the UK including charities and sector bodies have co-signed a letter to the Prime Minister o...
Who’s moving? Charity sector appointment news for August 2019
Here are five snippets of news regarding recent appointments, as well as the stepping down of Unicef UK's Executive Director Mike Penros...
Macquarie Group announces winners of $A50 million philanthropic award
Macquarie Group has chosen the five winners of its $A50 million (£27m) Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award. The award, announced last September...
4 Essential Steps for Growing Higher Ed Scholarship Programs
If you’re reading this and attended college, there’s a good chance you’re in debt. Over 40% of Americans who attended college —30% of all a...
Suzy Lamplugh Trust CEO Rachel Griffin dies
Rachel Griffin, the CEO of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust has died at the age of 42, following a nine-month illness. Griffin started out as a fundr...
The map to your fantastic future in fundraising
Let's just get this out on the table: Fundraising can be terrifying. You can work at it for years ... decades ... and then discover th...
CAF Investment Account hits £205.4m in assets & launches digital knowledge hub
Charities Aid Foundation's investment platform CAF Investment Account has reached £205.4 million in assets under administration and laun...
Gratitude Behind Bars
"Does gratefulness truly make us happy? How does gratefulness serve us during difficult times? What is your experience of gratitude as ...
Government launches £30m competition to help bring 5G to rural communities
The government has launched a £30 million competition for projects that will help bring 5G to rural communities across the UK. The Rural Con...
Media agency offers up to £45,000 worth of services for free to charity
Independent marketing and advertising agency Mans Media is offering to waive its commission fee to provide services worth up to £45,000 for ...
Don’t Fear the Fraudster: Three Ways to Prevent Fraud at Your Nonprofit
Occupational fraud is a chilling reality for businesses and organizations of all sizes and occurs across industries—even within the nonprofi...
What we can learn from the worst thank you letter ever written
I've seen it with my own eyes. Yes, the worst thank you letter ever written by a nonprofit to its donors. Okay, I can't verify tha...
Listen closes doors with loss of 106 jobs
London-based telephone fundraising agency Listen Ltd has announced its closure and entered administration. In a statement, Listen said the d...
The Red Oak Tree that Tweets
Deep in a forest of central Massachusetts stands an average red oak tree. Nothing is special about it, except for the fact that it tweets, o...
Deadline approaches for Spar Hero Next Door competition
Nominations for Spar’s Hero Next Door competition close on 31 August with a chance to win up to £10,000 for local communities. The competiti...
Tesco Dance Beats raises £2m for charity partners
The Tesco Dance Beats campaign has raised £2million overall for its charity partners, British Heart Foundation, Diabetes UK, and Cancer Rese...
Try the Ogilvy Method for effective fundraising writing
You've probably heard of advertising legend David Ogilvy. He virtually invented modern direct response copywriting. Wouldn't you l...
Chitrakoot's Tree Man: 11 Years, 40,000 Trees
The tragic death of his wife and three children led Bhaiyyaram to vow to live only for others. He began to plant trees on fallow land near h...
Joe Peace: A Peace Chain Reaction
"I was working at a friend's studio. I walked in and picked up these scraps of clay off the floor and made these pieces about softb...
Dean Spade: On Normal Life
Dean Spade is an Associate Professor at Seattle University School of Law, a founder of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project (a non-profit law colle...
Integrating Development and Finance through Technology and Best Practices
Development and f inance teams have their own unique but overlapping responsibilities around the management of revenue. They answer to dif...
Marketing for Every Moment of the Student Engagement Lifecycle
Higher education marketers have herculean missions! Your work attracts new students, engages current students, and delights alumni and donor...
Tinkering with Intent
Delightful, creative and completely engaging, Blair Somerville's work defies description, and evokes a sense of magic. He lives in the r...
Emphasis on employing highly skilled staff could be diversity barrier, NCVO research warns
Charities are employing highly qualified staff but this may be at the cost of excluding people who face greater barriers to education and ex...
7 corporate partnerships raising funds for charities
Here are seven of the recent corporate partnerships to have come to our attention, with brands and businesses from Ella's Kitchen to Spe...
The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 111: #GivingTuesday is Closer Than You Think
This year, #GivingTuesday falls on December 3. While this feels far away now, it will be here sooner than you think, and it’s time to start ...
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