When we hold raffles at events we find fewer people are carrying cash and we don't currently have a card reader. But can card readers be used for payments for raffle tickets? From what I've read it s...
Hi Firstly thanks for reading this post. At another charity that I involved with, we are hoping to run our first fundraising dinner at a restaurant. We need to do the following: 1. Take the booking a...
Hello everyone, we have a charity shop that isn't claiming any gift aid and I'm looking into this now. Is anyone in a similar situation? Or has a charity shop and could offer any advice? I'd love to...
Hi All - were hosting a 13 mile walk to raise funds to build a school in Gambia. I wondered if anyone knows what we need to have in place legally? Insurance/disclaimers etc, and whether anyone has an...
💬 Discussion questions: Introduce yourself and the charity you work for. What does your role involve? What is your fundraising team currently working on? What are some of the current challenges yo...
Hi everyone Just wondering if there are any UK charities on here who are using Zeffy? If you are and you wouldn't mind sharing your experience (whether that's good or bad!), I'd be really grateful fo...
Hi there, I am about to start a really new exciting role with a charity and im trying to find out how we connect wth the super markets to become one of the charities they support through the token do...
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Are any other charities having problems with the stripe onboarding process for Enthuse? After confirming trustees etc, I am asked to sign that I am "the bank account holder and that I am the only p...
Persimmon Foundation - the first round has three donations of £50,000 to projects supporting children and young people, living in areas of economic and social deprivation. It's open 2 to 15 Mar. The...
HI - I work for a local hospice and am looking for recommendations for any paid for directories that offer the best value for money and where i can research for unrestricted core funding ? Thanks.
Hi everyone, we’re a small charity looking to grow our fundraising and raise more revenue. Has anyone worked with commission-based fundraising contractors or consultants? Any advice on where to find...
I work for an environmental charity in Sussex with a big mission called William Robinson Gravetye Charity. We have a very active volunteering programme and great partnerships with forestry and biodiv...
Hi everyone, We are a small INGO looking to establish a legacy fundraising function and need some support to get this up and running. I am looking for referrals to legacy fundraising freelancers, co...
Hi Everyone, Previously we've used TicketTailor for selling fundraising event tickets as the fees/rates were a bit better than EventBrite. Has anyone got any other alternatives they like to use or w...
Hi I have recently employed a Philanthropy & Partnership Co-ordinator who has been set objectives to boost our charitable trusts and donations income. When have others seen a return on receiving inc...
We're thinking of running a raffle which would offer one year's CIO membership as a prize, allowing the winner to excercise the privileges of full CIO member. The excess profits would all go to the C...
I am currently looking at how our charity can improve complaint handling and overall effectiveness of the current process. Would anyone be open to sharing how their charity currently handles/investig...
We're Project Fire Engine CIC, based in Cambridgeshire — a small community interest company building a meaningful activity service around a Rolls-Royce-powered 1954 Dennis F8 fire engine. We will ope...
Has anyone worked with any stand-out fundraising consultants? We're a small charity, with no fundraising capacity, and looking for some external support to help with approaching trusts and foundation...
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Hello, I am in the early stages of developing a community project/social enterprise aimed at reducing social isolation and improving wellbeing. I am looking for advice on funding opportunities, grant...
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Hello everyone, I hope all is well. I wanted to ask what In Mem Supporter looks like to you and what rules do you set, differentiating between a way of giving and NOK supporters I.e. the wider suppor...
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Hi, we are looking for grants that will help the charity be more sustainable ie solar. Grants for dug outs and improvements to kitchen, toilets, dressing rooms etc. If you have any suggestions please...
Hi all, Our organisation is a charity partner of a local challenge event for the first time and we've had a corporate register interest, which is super exciting! However, they've asked if we have any...
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Hi all, I'm currently in the process of planning a regular giving pack which I'd like to send to regular givers when they've signed up for a regular gift either via our face to face fundraisers or vi...
Im the director of a CIC (ltd by shares) (we converted from a Ltd company so were told we could not change the ltd by type). Can anyone explain to me: why is ltd by shares viewed to different to ltd...
Does anyone out there have any tips or contacts for trusts and foundations who like to support new CICs?
Good afternoon respected charity connect members , This question is regarding a charity who generates income working with National Health Service ( 20%) and Insurance companies ( 80% ) and wanted to...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hi and happy new year! I'm a sole UK worker for an overseas charity. I've been asked to expand my team of one (and tw...
Hello! I volunteer with a small animal rescue charity, and we're thinking of getting some wall calendars made for 2026 to sell to our supporters. We've ordered other kind of print merchandise (e.g. p...
We are tiny organisation, so budget is very limited, but wonder if the community can recommend some free or very inexpensive tools to help visualise data in our organisation - primarily our fundraisi...
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