Good Practice

Good practice, case studies, expert advice and tips for charity and voluntary sector managers and practitioners, including fundraising, finance, governance and communications.

Interview: Sarah Wootton

The chief executive of Dignity in Dying talks to Nicola Merrifield about how having opponents can help to secure coverage

Case Study: Mind and Rethink Mental Illness

The mental health charities have teamed up to run the Time to Change campaign, aimed at ending stigma about mental health in England

Our team: Carers UK

Frances Webb-Thurgood, director of fundraising, takes us behind the scenes of the charity's fundraising department

Big Giver: Sir Peter Lampl, the Sutton Trust

Sir Peter Lampl tells Sylvia Rowley that he likes to fund projects that are scalable

Business Partner: The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Openwork

The charity that provides training and support for carers links up with the financial services network

The Fundraiser's Toolkit

Expert advice, tips and good practice case studies

Supporting the voluntary sector

Follow the changes to the infrastructure and capacity of the UK voluntary sector and its support organisations.

Measuring the impact of charities

How charities can measure and communicate their impact on their cause area.

The first move in mergers should be communication

Rumours about mergers can cause uncertainty among staff so it's best to get a communications plan in place first, says Valerie Morton

Tribunal Report: Notice can vary - as can the time permitted for a claim

Identifying the date employment ends can help to avoid legal issues, advises Victoria Willson

The danger of outsourcing charity financial services

The closure of Charity Business has raised questions and left some charities facing difficulties, says Peter Gotham of Macintyre Hudson

On the register: education and training charities

Facts and figures from the Charity Commission's records

Annual report: Cardboard Citizens

The arts charity wanted to create something 'striking' to stand out from other charity reports

Charity Finance Skills Zone

Expert advice and tips in specialist areas

Good Governance Resources

Charity mergers

Advice and commentary on charity mergers for chairs, trustees and senior managers. Plus case studies of who has merged and why.

Charities And Digital Media

Expert advice & case studies on using digital media to campaign for change and communicate with supporters.

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