This is the title of a recent SOFII article that highlights the problems of websites that are not designed to be sufficiently accessible. We recommend that your fundraising and tech / web development teams read it together, as it is packed with insights and practical suggestions. You can access the SOFII blog with the link […]
Fundraising
Some charities may benefit from subscriptions law exclusions
From an article published by the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, some charities may benefit from exclusions in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA), recently confirmed by the UK government. This generally affects charities that have charitable memberships and if this may apply to you, we recommend the CIoF article https://ciof.org.uk/news-policy-and-research/latest-news/certain-charitable-memberships-to-be-excluded-from-new-subscriptions-law which includes […]
HNW insights
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIoF) reported on a recent Beacon Philanthropy Forum where 600 stakeholders, including charities, government representatives, professional advisors and philanthropists, came together to explore how to strengthen philanthropy through better partnerships and innovation. There was a particular focus on High Net Worth (major donor) partnerships. You can read the key points with the […]
Faith-based giving and the Code
The Fundraising Regulator has just published a blog on religiously motivated giving. It offers many insights and is designed to help faith-based charities understand their responsibilities under the Code, including the importance of trustee responsibility, clear complaints processes and appropriate safeguards in faith communities. You can read the entire blog at https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/about-fundraising/resources/supporting-faith-based-charities-apply-code-confidence. Perhaps this would be good […]
The switch from SEO to AEO may affect web engagement
As we reported a while ago, increasing numbers of people are switching from using search engines to AI tools. Search engines are countering this by showing AI overviews at the top of their results screens, but click-through rates to websites can be significantly lower. So the challenge is for your organisation to be prominent in […]