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Stephen Cotterill: Human connection will remain key to giving
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (302+ words) I am part of a group chat for our street, and although I’m not there often at the moment, I still get notifications. One of the most common is “Watch out! Chugger alert!”. I tend to keep out of the…...
In conversation with Linda Petrons
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (137+ words) Civil Society Media Director of fundraising and communications at Greenfingers Charity reflects on building a resilient fundraising programme and the importance of long-term relationships. Stephen Cotterill asks the questions. It’s been an extraordinary few years, but there isn’t one single…...
Case studies: Inspiring the next generation of donors
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (101+ words) civilsociety.co.uk Content creator Ramsha with students at a school in Pakistan that her work helped fund. The future of charitable giving will depend not only on how much people give, but on who gives and how. As traditional…...
Anaish Yilma-Parmar: Legacy giving’s future is about integration, innovation and trust
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (894+ words) Remember A Charity’s chair shares his views on what the future may hold for gifts in wills… Legacy giving has always been about looking to the future. While we can’t predict exactly what the next five, 10 or 20 years will bring,…...
Tristan Blythe: Any potential recovery is fragile
1+ week, 6+ day ago (331+ words) According to the Charity Commission’s second annual Charity Sector Risk Assessment, which was published last month, there has been a small increase in sector income. This, the regulator said, marked “the potential early signs of some financial recovery”. However, it…...
Kew Gardens charity cuts fossil fuel use by a fifth
2+ week, 5+ day ago (271+ words) Palm House at Kew Gardens The charity that runs Kew Gardens has reported that its consumption of fossil fuels has reduced by 22% over the past year across its sites. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) also recorded a 17% fall in…...
Volunteering rates increase but still failing to meet pre-pandemic levels
3+ week, 6+ day ago (557+ words) The latest Community and Engagement Survey showed that 18% of adults reported partaking in formal volunteering, “giving unpaid help to groups or clubs”, every month in 2025-26, compared to 2024-25’s figure of 17%. Despite being a one percentage point increase on 2024-25’s stats,…...