Good Practice

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

Disposals of charity land: the current rules and proposals for reform

Lawyer Patricia Kempson suggests that relaxing the present requirements might give trustees a greater sense of their own responsibilities

On the register: charities with annual incomes between £30m and £50m

Facts and figures from the Charity Commission's records

Elizabeth Balgobin: Trustees have a duty to get to grips with social media

Recently I chaired a panel session at People Power, a campaigning and activism conference, entitled "Do charities still speak truth to power?" Since then I have been wondering whose "truth" it referred to, where the power lies and whether we, as boar...

Big Giver: Andrews Charitable Trust

Sian Edwards, director of the trust, says it looks for inspirational founders that have strong ideas

Our team: Together for Short Lives

Stephen Ballantyne, the director of fundraising at the charity for children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions, takes us behind the scenes of the fundraising team

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.

When should you give your staff time off to volunteer?

Expecting staff to work for their own charity on top of their usual hours is tantamount to blackmail, says Valerie Morton

Brave leadership prevents problems from escalating

If you ignore small examples of poor performance, the problem will get bigger, says our columnist

The private sector does not hold all the tendering cards

Public trust in charities will help them to win contracts, writes Ray Jones

Checklist: Climbing the career ladder

By governance expert Mike Hudson

Buscot Park: The NT property is a favourite of Kelly Hoppen

Case study: National Trust

The trust's latest campaign focused on celebrating the special places people love to visit

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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