Most charities that we speak to, are still considering whether and where the benefits for charitable soft opt-in outweigh the costs and potential increased administrative burden. We encourage you to consider each use case individually, but meanwhile you might like to see what the CIoF has said using the link https://ciof.org.uk/news-policy-and-research/latest-news/navigating-soft-opt-in-and-new-guidance-from-the-ico/. Remember that you can […]
Fundraising
Legacy donors are changing
This is one of the insightful messages from The Legacy Giving Report 2026, just published and available for download from https://legacyfutures.com/. It suggests that Gen Z are often considering making a will earlier, sometimes in their 40’s. Their concerns and motivations may also differ from a more elderly generation of legacy donors. We recommend that […]
How well does your Board understand fundraising?
At the opening session of Fundraising Convention, CIOF chief executive Katie Docherty was reported as suggesting that some charities were cutting their expenditure on fundraising over concerns that the return on investment was taking too long. Does your Board see fundraising as something that needs to be invested in, or as just a cost? Is […]
Is your AI rollout confused?
The BBC Tech article https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74d1ydv01eo poses this question, and we wonder if you and your organisation has a clear policy on A good Gen AI policy can help with this, and it should be regularly reviewed as technology, and your use of it, changes.
Take part in two CIoF surveys
The CIoF has launched two major surveys to better understand who makes up the fundraising profession, how people experience it, and what supports or limits progression and opportunity. The two surveys are for fundraisers and for fundraising leaders, and you can find out more at https://ciof.org.uk/about-us/ciof-strategy/advisory-panels/talent/.