Some of you may have read a previous blog I did about Changing Places toilets. Well, today is Changing Places Awareness Day and it would be remiss of me not to post about my favourite campaign!
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Is it okay for charity workers to give birthday cards to service users?
Hi, We are looking for individauls, organizations and companies to donate anything non perishable essential goods that we will pack for our gift giving distribution for this coming christmas. Please...
Would you amplify your message through social media, launch a massive ad campaign, or create inspiring video content? Share your ideas below—let’s inspire each other!
Hi everyone, We're looking to test tap to give for donations at our events. Can anyone recommend an option that doesn't tie us in to monthly payments, but can capture Gift Aid opt-in/details? We're...
Would it be a viral social media campaign? A high-impact Google Ads blitz? Or something else entirely?
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Hello everyone Within my community group (almost a CIO), I hire external people to provide workshops for our older service users. For example, arts-based workshops. As you'd expect, we're not brimmin...
There's been a lot of concern in the press recently about the negative ( ie: costly) impact of the changes announced in the recent budget to employers' liabilities for National Insurance Contribution...
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I've been approached for advice around how too access funding to build a detox/rehab centre in Zimbabwe. Although the...
Does anyone please have recommendations for suppliers for your charity branded cotton t-shirts and vests for runners? There are a few I'm looking into at the moment, but any suggestions for companies...
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Hello We are a very small charity on the Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire border which was gifted a substantial arts and crafts style village hall 100 years ago.We need to carry out a full building surve...
Hello, I have been asked by our Appts & Rems committee to produce a map that shows how we are regulated. We are a medical charity supporting people with epilepsy through world-leading research, advoc...
Hi all, our organisation receives funding from outside the UK, and we may need professional indemnity insurance that covers jurisdictions worldwide. Has anyone had experience navigating indemnity in...
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Thank you to everyone who joined our final Fundraising Connections session of the year today. It was so lovely to see you all and to have so many familiar and new faces on the call. Stay tuned for an...
Does anybody know how to start communications with local universities to see if their graphic design students might be able to help design our logo as part of their volunteering endeavours at uni? W...
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Good afternoon all, I would like to ask a query concerning bank account verification systems. I'm currently working with a grant giving organisation and we want to employ a system that checks if bank...
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I am trustee of the charity (chair) and also own the land upon which it will operate (i have land and kennels and our charity is a dog rescue). I of course am doing this for peppercorn rent to cover...
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Hi everyone, I work for a funder and I am looking for recommendations for due diligence training for two new Grants Officer who have recently joined our team. Ideally something which would go into i...
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Taking a job that your over qualified for and experienced pay cut because you like the cause. Thoughts?
Hi all, im looking for someone to be my Marketing and Social Media Officer's Mentor and i wonder if there is anyone here who might be interested in sparing some time with him? or if you know of any p...
Hi, does anyone know of any orgs who offer pro bono or free advice for charities? Law Works have declined our application as we're an animal rescue, although our query isn't related to animals. We en...
Hi all! I came across this problem: to register on some sites and applications you need to enter a phone number, but you don’t want to indicate your personal one. I understand that there are now many...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Please can I get some recommendations for freelance designers, ideally for direct mail? Ideally for a charity with a...
Hi I'm a children's residential support worker and I'm looking into helping children in care that will be leaving the care system and moving on to start a life for themselves. I'm looking into donati...
Is anyone else on here having issues with MS365 access today? We can't get in to our MS accounts and emails to us are being bounced back as e-mail address not found! We are being told it may be lin...
Hello all, we are looking into changing our email provider. Which companies have you found to be the best? We would need to keep our current email addresses and we would like it to be easy to set u...
I am a trustee of a small charity (5 p/t staff plus several volunteers involved in aspects of operations), annual income approx. £150k. We have gone round in circles looking for a CRM - let down by...
Do any charities here have under-16 volunteers? Do you have additional safeguarding considerations or do you simply encourage their enthusiasm in other ways? Any help, advice and guidance would be mu...
In an attempt to diversify our income the charity where I work are currently exploring hosting adverts on one of our websites. (For context its not our main website, but one specifically designed for...