Enthuse has published its 2026 Charity Pulse report, which aims to provide an in-depth view of the current state of the third sector – from digital innovation to events – and show how charities are set to fare in 2026. For the ‘price’ if your contact details, you can download the report from https://enthuse.com/insights/charity-pulse-report-2026/,
Fundraising
Free Funds Online webinar
The Directory of Social Change offer Funds Online, a subscription service to help you find the most appropriate grant making trust to apply to, from a range of over 8000 trusts that together give more than £8 billion. You can find out more at https://fundsonline.org.uk/, and you can also sign up to attend a free […]
Do you have a donor code of conduct?
This came up in conversation last week, and it reminded us that the Chartered Institute of Fundraising recently called for charities to sign its Donor Code of Conduct Pledge, committing themselves to develop and implement a Donor Code of Conduct that will safeguard fundraisers from inappropriate donor or supporter behaviour. This comes after research suggested […]
Understanding fundraising complaints
The Fundraising Regulator has launched an 18-month project to look into complaints that charities receive about their fundraising, and what the sector as a whole can learn. You can read more at https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/about-fundraising/resources/improving-our-understanding-fundraising-complaints.
Next phase of DUAA has commenced but …
The Data (Use and Access) Bill was designed to have a phased implementation, and the next phase commenced last week on 5th February. You can read the ICO’s statement at https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2026/02/statement-on-the-commencement-of-the-data-use-and-access-act-duaa/ but for most charities, the key provision is the Charitable Soft Opt-In changes and the guidance from the ICO is still not ready. Claire […]