Articles and guides for charity teams

A practical decision framework for small charities choosing between a first or next fundraiser hire and an agency engagement - and the hybrid pattern that often

A practical trustee skills audit for small UK charity boards: eight categories, a confidence and capacity scoring scale, and a 30 minute meeting format.

The slim trustee onboarding pack and the structured first 90 days that get new charity trustees contributing from their very first board meeting onwards.

Small charities can run a serious safeguarding programme without hiring a specialist or buying a 200-page binder. The minimum credible setup, written for

The narrow, sensible use of LinkedIn that builds charity reputation, opens funding doors and recruits trustees, without the daily performance most posts demand.

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

The honest pitch, realistic deliverables and stewardship habits that keep charity corporate partnerships renewing rather than quietly evaporating each year.

Most charity reserves policies are boilerplate trustees signed and forgot. The structure, evidence and review rhythm that turn the policy into a working tool.

Practical charity governance guidance for trustees and leaders on board meetings, conflicts, controls, reporting and accountability across the UK charity sector.