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Standing up for Society Lotteries – Our response to the Gambling Commission’s Consultation

We have been working with members to respond to the Gambling Commission’s recent consultation which is proposing major changes to how charities can market society lotteries.

Planning and delivering Harmeny’s Learning for Life Appeal

Alison Acosta, Fundraising and Communications Manager at Harmeny Education Trust, shares her experience of running a capital appeal.

Philanthropy is changing and we need to change with it

Philanthropy is at a crucial turning point. Throughout the pandemic we saw many passionate and committed philanthropists step up their giving so charities could keep helping those who needed support.

How I started my career in fundraising - Justine Fox

Justine Fox is fundraising officer at Scottish Cot Death Trust. She recently moved into a professional fundraising role and talks about how her transferable skills from the commercial industry and why...

2022 Yearbook

2022 was another year of change for fundraisers. In January we were still establishing if the COVID-19 pandemic would continue to disrupt activities, then the war in Ukraine showed us once again that ...

Private assets for public good: the time is now

Cath Dovey, of the Beacon Collaborative, looks at the latest research on barriers to giving among the wealthy in the UK, and how organisations can engage wealthy donors as partners in social change.

Developing a Powerful Case for Support (18-Mar-25)

This engaging course is designed to help you to evaluate the key component parts of the case for support and assist you to develop this into a powerful fundraising message enabling donors to feel compelled to give.

Content Creation for Fundraisers (23-Jan-25)

Today, every fundraising organisation is a publisher. Learn how to grab the attention of your audience, and iterate your content based on feedback.

Minutes of the first Annual General Meeting of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising 2023

What makes a good & fair tender process?

Data: A new direction: Consultation response from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising

The power of mail

In partnership with Royal Mail MarketReach, this resource explores how charities can use mail to connect with audiences to increase donations, sign-up new donors and nurture supporter relationships.

Consultation responses

Working With Third Parties

Working with a fundraising agency can be incredibly rewarding when both parties work effectively together. This page looks at the due diligence charities should be doing.

Ensuring the success of charity lotteries for the future

Charlotte Sherman, Policy and Information Officer at the Chartered Institute, talks through our response to the Gambling Act Call For Evidence and looks at how lotteries are a growing source of income...

Three steps any small charity can take to innovate

Fundraisers in small charities can be the best-placed to drive through innovation and boost creativity. Here are three ways you can start to think about innovation and embedding it into your small cha...

How to connect to Giving Tuesday as a small charity

Giving Tuesday takes place in December and is a global day of giving. How can small charities tap into this wave of generosity? Here’s our tips on how small charities can take part in Giving Tuesday a...

Major Donor

Restricted and unrestricted funding

This page covers restricted funding and explains how money must be used in certain circumstances.

Fundraising for Impact: the future of individual giving

In a series of blogs following the Fundraising for Impact report published earlier this year, Kathryn Holloway from Friends of the Earth reflects on what the future of fundraising holds for individual...