This report uses quantitative and qualitative data to look at the relationship between tax incentives and giving in the UK. It argues against providing donors with the opportunity to claim...
Blueprint for shared measurement calls on charities, social enterprises and funders working towards similar goals to collaborate on impact measurement in order to improve sector practices and change more lives...
The Big Society Finance Fund has supported the development of 20 pilot capital-raisings by social investment intermediaries. This exemplar portfolio, set out in detail in this publication, was chosen to...
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund,
This study reveals that many nonprofits are stuck in a vicious cycle that threatens their ability to raise the resources they need to succeed. A joint project of CompassPoint and...
Donor stewardship is the comprehensive effort of any nonprofit that seeks philanthropic support to ensure that donors experience high-quality interactions with the organisation that foster long-term engagement and investment. This...
This report shows how long-term trends are combining to create a new reality for every gift and giver. One result is that anyone who wants to give has more choices...
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013 is an annual industry forecast written by leading philanthropy scholar Lucy Bernholz about the social economy — private capital used for public good...
Since 2006 the Baring Foundation’s grants programme ‘Strengthening the Voluntary Sector’, has taken a close interest in deepening understanding of the changing nature of the independence of voluntary action. Given...
The aim of this report is to consider the implications of recent changes in the criminal justice system on the work of charities and on the role and impact of...
Ten years ago, critics dismissed impact measurement as too difficult, misleading, or simply not important. Today, 75% of charities measure some or all of their work, and nearly three-quarters have...