In an interview with The Sunday Times, Sir Chris Hohn urged wealthy individuals to give 1% of their income to good causes.

And it seems his words have started a movement.

Want the lowdown on the rise of the 1% club? Click below.

Participatory grant-making is a hot topic. It’s popping up in blogs, articles, and podcasts.

Heck, it even has its own dedicated conference.

But what is it? And how does it differ from traditional grant-making?

Read on to find out.

When 34-year-old David Clarke inherited £100,000, he didn’t invest it in stocks and shares. Or buy a property. Or blow it all on a Lamborghini.

He decided to give it all to good causes And he let twelve strangers decide which charities to give it to.

Sounds crazy, right?

But there was method to his madness. Read on to find out more.

Today, consumers value purpose over profit.

As a result, a growing number of businesses are upping their sustainability game.

In today’s post, we’re shining a spotlight on three of them.

Find out how @‌BareKind, @SEOTravel, and @‌Y.O.UUnderwear are changing the world below.

Fancy boosting your fundraising income for little effort? Check out BuytoGive, a new online marketplace that aims to ‘connect online retailers in the UK with mindful shoppers.’

The platform, which launched in April, is the brainchild of eCommerce entrepreneur Kevin Turner, and it has philanthropy at its core.

@MedictoMedic, @fountainoflife, and @DisabilitySportYorkshire are reaping the rewards.

Find out how to join them in our latest blog post.

Charity work is no laughing matter. But April 1st is the one day of the year when charities can have some fun.

Find out how @blindveteransuk, @‌WWF, and @thenationaltrust fooled the public and hit the headlines on our latest blog post.

It may be the International Day of Happiness, but, according to new research by @‌SapienLabs, us Brits have nothing to be happy about.

The UK ranked second-to-last in their Global Mind Project, which assessed the overall happiness and resilience of 71 countries.

The good news? Action For Happiness is on a mission to put a smile on our faces.

Intrigued? Find out more in our latest blog post.

It’s International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around the world.

To mark it, we’re highlighting the stories of three incredible women whose dedication to humanitarianism inspired the work of some of the UK's known charities.

The retail sector is fighting for its life. In 2022, almost 50 shops closed every day across the UK, and it was a similar story last year.

But the humble charity shop is bucking the trend. Not only are bricks-and-mortar stores growing in number, but sales are through the roof.

Read on to find out why.

Do you have an eBay shop? If not, you could be missing out on a healthy chunk of income.

Find out how Cats Protection raised a whopping £50k in four months in our latest blog post.

Following the unprecedented success of the Big Help Out in May 2023, the organisers have announced it will return in 2024.

But this time, it’ll take place over three days, from 7-9 June, to coincide with the end of Volunteers’ Week.

Read on to find out how to get involved.

BBC Children in Need is synonymous with the word ‘telethon’. Since it first hit our TV screens in 1980, the annual event has raised a whopping £1bn for disadvantaged young people.

But the on-the-night total has been declining in recent years, hitting an all-time low in 2023.

Does it spell the end of the traditional telethon fundraiser?

Read our latest blog post to find out.

Climate change is real, folks. The earth is warming at an unprecedented rate, and, according to Nature Sustainability, if we don’t take action now, 22% of the earth will be uninhabitable by 2100.

Charities have a vital role to play in promoting climate change awareness. And some, like Katharine House Hospice, are doing it in creative and impactful ways.

Find out more in our latest blog post.

Fancy upskilling your fundraisers - for free? Thanks to the Charity Mentoring Network, you can.

The UK’s first nationwide mentoring scheme has launched to connect people working across the sector and help them become more effective in their roles.

@‌TheRoyal Voluntary Service, @‌StJohnsAmbulance, @shelter, and @‌EpilepsyAction have signed up. Should you?

Read our latest blog post to find out.

Recruitment is a people business. So, we thought we’d introduce you to the people behind Bamboo in our new ‘Team Talks’ series.

In this post, Recruitment Consultant, Conán talks about his passion for hurling.

Brummie comedian Joe Lycett is notorious for his playful political trolling, but his latest 'attack' resulted in more than £66,000 for @Crisis UK.

Find out more in our latest blog post.

Want to unite people around a common goal, supercharge your fundraising efforts, and take brand awareness to new heights? Who is Hussain, Challenging MND, and British Heart Foundation achieved all three by breaking world records.

Read our latest post to find out what they did.

Planning your fundraising activity for 2024? Why not capitalise on EURO2024 fever by slipping a football fundraiser into the schedule?

Want some inspiration? Check out these campaigns from Homeless World Cup Foundation, UNICEF, and CALM.

The traditional interview format has been around since the 1920s.

But is it still relevant?

Working practices have changed dramatically. The five-day working week is no longer the norm. Nor is office-based working.

Isn’t it time we overhauled the interview process?

We chew it over in our latest blog post.

Many of us take clean drinking water for granted. But for some, it’s a precious resource they have to walk miles to collect.

Earlier this year, Just a Drop, a charity dedicated to providing safe and clean water, launched a disruptive social media campaign to highlight the issue of water scarcity.

Check out what they did in our latest blog post.