Nick Betts

A vendor-neutral buyer's guide to choosing accounting software for small UK charities: fund accounting, Gift Aid, SORP reporting, integrations and cost.

A vendor-neutral framework for choosing a charity website platform, covering total cost of ownership, accessibility, integrations, SEO, security and lock-in.

Compare UK charity fundraising platforms on fees, Gift Aid, payouts, recurring giving, data ownership and total cost, with a practical framework to decide.

A five-minute diagnostic for your charity's CRM. No consultants, no demos, just five honest questions that reveal where the system is quietly leaking value.

A practical buyer's guide for small UK charities choosing their first or next CRM. Use a clear framework covering needs, budget tiers, migration and red flags.

Practical UK charity guide to WordPress hosting decisions: uptime, security posture, backups, support SLAs, and total-cost trade-offs for small digital teams.

Where charity digital skills stand in 2026, which gaps hurt small organisations most, and how to close them without a big budget or dedicated digital staff.

How UK charities can build a single supporter view on limited budget using identity discipline, integrations, phased delivery, and GDPR-safe data design.

A side-by-side decision guide to the three UK charity CRMs on every shortlist, scored on data model, reporting, integrations, support and five-year cost.

A realistic UK charity plan for migrating from Salesforce NPSP to Nonprofit Cloud: data model changes, customisation audit, sequencing and budget guidance.

A practical guide for UK charities to apply recency, frequency and monetary segmentation without 5x5x5 grids: scoring, cell actions, refresh, and testing.

Practical UK charity guide to push notifications: consent design, segmentation, frequency caps, and measurement controls that improve engagement without fatigue.

UK charity guide to predictive fundraising models: use cases, data readiness, governance controls, and rollout patterns that improve targeting without added risk.

Practical comparison for UK charities choosing Power BI or Looker Studio: cost, governance, modelling depth, sharing controls, and team capability fit.

UK charity guide to phishing simulations: realistic scenarios, learning metrics, staff trust safeguards, and governance reporting that reduces incident risk.

How UK charities register for payroll giving, work with the agencies, pitch HR teams for match funding, and forecast income from year one to year three.

How UK charities can roll out a team password manager safely: vault design, MFA enforcement, least-privilege access, and clean offboarding controls.

The Microsoft 365 nonprofit grant is generous; the configuration is not. The setup steps that turn the grant into a working productivity and security platform.

UK charity guide to Microsoft 365 nonprofit licensing: eligibility, plan selection, tenant security baseline, and setup mistakes that increase risk and cost.

A pragmatic 30-day plan to enforce multi-factor authentication across staff, trustees and volunteers, aligned to Cyber Essentials and insurer expectations.

Quarterly UK charity email list hygiene routine: four diagnostic queries, suppression rules, re-engagement window, and workflow that protects deliverability.

Most charity lead-scoring projects collapse under their own weight. A simpler model - three signals, three tiers, refreshed weekly - outperforms the predictive

How UK charities can redesign KPI dashboards by team accountability and outcomes, reducing channel-noise reporting and improving cross-team decision quality.

UK charity guide to choosing Google Workspace or Microsoft 365: governance, collaboration, security controls, admin overhead, and migration trade-offs.