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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...
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...
Has anyone had much experience with GoFundme pages? I'm tempted but when I've had a look (a while ago) it seemed to be geared towards those who were cycling miles or running or some sort of physical...
Hi there, I recently started working for a small charity as their fundraiser. I am starting from scratch in many ways (they don't have any form of contact database) we use just giving as the donation...
Hey, we just started community interest company in England. Can anyone guide us on the best way to fundraising for the organisation? Any links for funding? Hoping for positive thoughts. Cheers
Bit of a curve ball question. Our charity has a copy of the DSC Directory of Grant Making Trusts 2020/21. Is it worth getting the latest edition? Probably won't be a great number of new entries in th...
Just looking at Local Giving again. It says that the average amount gained through the platform is £4000/yr. You pay £150 to join. What are people's experiences like? How much have you raised? Intere...
Hi, i work for a small non profit charity that helps support healthcare staff, with wellbeing, workplace issues and education. We really need to secure funding which is new to us. Any ideas for good...
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...
Good morning, I work for a non-profit organisation whose mission is to use digital tools to support humanitarian aid. Are there any grant opportunities open which we can apply to? Thank you in advan...
I am new to trusts and foundations fundraising and am exploring core funding opportunities; however, I have been struggling to find places for this. For context, I am applying on behalf of a small c...
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Can anybody recommend a reliable and cost effective card machine that we can take donations thru. Since the Covid pandemic, less people cary cash so being able to offer our supporters the ability to...
Hi I am interested in how other charities have navigated their telemarketing agency using over 500+ numbers to call from and making over 7 attempts to contact supporters My gut feeling and my princip...
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Hi all A local business is going to donate a washing machine or other appliance that we can use as a prize. The idea is to get donations and then you can opt to be entered into the prize draw. I know...
Hello, does anyone have an eBay policy they'd be willing to share? Thanks
Hello, I work for a fundraising initiative fundraising for 6 charities. I have signed up to run a half marathon and need to find a page i can use to help fundraise for all 6 charities. Anything I r...
Hi All What alternative match giving platforms are there to Big Give - preferably that provide the matching pot rather than requiring the sourcing of pledgers? Your help on this would be hugely app...
Hi everyone! I work as a Dementia Activities Coordinator with a small charity in Southeast London. We run an art group for people living with dementia and their carers. We're thinking about selling c...
Hi everyone, I’m exploring GiveMatch as a platform for matched funding and wondering if anyone here has used it for a live campaign. I’m particularly curious about: How easy it was to set up Whether...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Face to face fundraising / accounting - a small charity I support receives good income from F2F fundraising but this...
Hello, has anyone registered on Vinted as a charity? Our charity shop would like to do this but I'd be grateful for any feedback from others - is there anything we need to do/watch out for? Thanks
Hi, we're looking to find funding for a project, but have seen that some funders expect to part fund a project. How do other charities go about applying to multiple funders for one project? We only h...
Hello All, I am the Chair of a new charity focused on mental health called "RookMay Foundation" - does anyone know of any companies or oganisations that actually manage grants (application, sourcing,...
I'm Scottish and we're the people who invented the deep fried mars bar, so funding and sweets works for me. Rowntree’s – Free the Fund Community Grant Programme - registered charities and not‑for‑pro...
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