Articles and guides for charity teams

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

Resilient under-£1m charities run on discipline, not scale - the specific reports, ratios, and monthly rhythms that separate them from fragile ones.

A two-page charity risk register that actually changes decisions - the key fields, maintenance rhythm, and traps that turn most registers into shelf-ware.

Small charities under £500k can run a serious safeguarding programme without hiring a specialist. The minimum credible setup and review cycle to have in place.

A decision framework for small charities choosing between a fundraiser hire and an agency engagement - and the hybrid model that often outperforms both.

Most charity board packs are too long, too late and too kind. A tighter six-section template that earns trustees' attention and makes board meetings shorter.