The cost of living crisis will affect everyone; research already indicates that the nation sees the crisis on the same level as the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of its impact on our lives.
A round table of leading charity CEO’s, convened by the GOOD agency, revealed that the main concern at the moment is lack of insight. The sector knows that the crisis is going to affect fundraising, but does not yet have any detail on how it will do so, and what the impact will be. In this article Pete Esuola- Grant, strategy director of the GOOD agency, discusses the potential impact of the cost of living crisis on the sector.
Language is one of the most powerful tools that we have; it can be used to influence, to comfort, to connect and to understand. It is a vital part of creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and included – to feel that we “belong” and are valued.
Funding requests have always outnumbered the available grants given out, as charitable need has always exceeded philanthropic supply, so it has always been a “competitive time” out there. Lately things seem to be beyond challenging.
As part of the Cycling for Everyone bike giveaway, The Active Wellbeing Society are bringing 300 free bikes to people in the West Midlands who will especially benefit from having a bike to keep, as well as 25 adapted bikes on a loan basis.
Most Board of Trustees have an annual ‘away day’, which in theory is a longer period of time for them to spend together to reflect and review the past and consider the future.
Free weekly swimming sessions ideal for those who can’t swim or haven’t been swimming for a while and would like to get back into it under the supervision of a swim teacher who be on hand to offer some coaching points.
Charities have urged the government to consult the sector when it reviews its six-month scheme intended to support businesses, charities and public sector organisations with their energy costs this winter.
£22 million is available to charities and community energy groups supporting households most at risk from cold homes and high energy bills, or working on innovation and carbon emissions reduction across England, Scotland and Wales.
When trustees join a charity board they rarely do so because they want to get involved in the financial management of the charity; they do so because they are passionate about the organisation, its aims and ambitions. Many of these trustees, therefore, are not confident about their understanding of finance and can’t be expected to have a good financial understanding regarding the running of the charity.
In August, the Charity Commission introduced some updates to the Charities. Although there have not been any major changes, there are some interesting elements which are investigated in this article.