Articles and guides for charity teams

A clear guide to UK charity raffle and lottery rules in 2026: thresholds, licences, trustee duties and the habits that keep your fundraising compliant.

How to build a UK charity in-memory programme that respects bereaved families, works well with funeral directors and turns kindness into sustainable income.

The structural choices that let a UK charity Christmas appeal earn well in December without abusing the most engaged supporters who already gave that year.

How a small UK charity can launch a credible legacy giving programme this quarter without a fundraiser, a glossy brochure, or a long delay before action.

Google Ad Grants gives eligible UK charities up to $10,000 a month in free search ads. The working pattern that turns the grant into attributable visits.

How the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme works, the 8,000 pound cap, the matching rule, eligible payment types, and the operational steps to claim it correctly.

The practical digital basics every UK charity shop should have by 2026: EPOS, gift aid capture, stock visibility, online resale and reporting that holds up.

Most grant applications get a 90-second skim. The structure, evidence and tone that consistently survive that opening and progress to detailed review.

The pre-event, mid-event and post-event sequence that turns peer-to-peer sign-ups into completed activities and completed activities into repeat fundraisers.