Free reports from other organisations

Credible copywriting and personal testimonials for charity marketing

As charities feel the pinch, many are focusing on real-life stories and personal testimonials to raise funds. This free report from the Mail Media Centre offers inside information from experts on negotiating this sensitive subject.

Advocacy Online 2009 eCampaigning Review

Advocacy Online has been working with leading e-campaigning consultancy Fairsay to produce the first international e-campaigning benchmark report. The findings of the report were released on October 13, 2009 and are now available for download on this page.

Coutts Million Pound Donor Report

This report is from the Centre for the Study of Philanthropy, Humanitarianism and Social Justice (CPHSJ) at Kent University. It's the first study to focus exclusively on UK charitable donations worth £1 million or more. It aims to capture and track trends in major giving, including the size of donations above a million pounds, the type of donors making gifts of this size and the causes that are benefiting.

Unlocking Potential
Less Equal Than Others

These free reports are from the organisation Clinks, and focus on issues of criminal justice. Unlocking Potential focuses on people who have been through the Criminal Justice System, and how they should be involved in decent making and policies. Less Equal Than Others explores the inequalities faced by Black and Ethnic Minorities in the Criminal Justice System.

Faith in action

This report from the Derby Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility examines the concept of a Community Focussed Mission, with contributions from a range of specialists. It will particularly be useful to those in the third sector who with to gaine better understanding of Christian motivated activity and therefore engage more effectively with faith-based groups. Click on the link above to go to the Derby Diocesan Council website and download this report.

Collaboration in the charity sector

We're pleased to be able to bring this version of a dissertation by Sam MacKenzie, which explores the role of trust in collaboration management within the charity sector. Click on the link above to download the full version - and click here to access the summary Collaborating in the charity sector - summary (36.03KB) If you've got any questions about this research, or would like to get in touch with Sam, email us at insight@nfpsynergy.net and we can pass on any messages.

ngo.media Credit Crunch Report

We're pleased to offer you a special edition of ngo.media's Good Writing for Charities bulletin, called Credit Crunch Communications. ngo.media have been talking to charity communications departments from organisations big and small about how the credit crunch and recession is affecting their work, their budgets and their future outlook.

CAF and NCVO UK Giving Report 2008

This annual report describes broad patterns of giving to charity, year by year, using data from the Individual Giving Survey (IGS). UK Giving also presents analyses of several years’ data on gender and on how giving to specific causes clusters with other causes. Download the 2008 report using the link above.

ESRC/NCVO Charitable Giving and Donor Motivation Report

This seminar looked at a range of issues around charitable giving including donor motivations. It considered why some people do not support charities, how everyone might be persuaded to give and how they might be persuaded to give more.

DCLG Citizenship Survey: Active Communities Topic Report

This report looks at people's involvement in volunteering activities, charitable giving, and civil renewal activities.

The Charity Commission's Charities back on track report

This report sets out to highlight the key themes and wider issues for charities arising from the Commisions compliance work from April 2007 to March 2008.