Articles and guides for charity teams

The slim charity impact report structure that funders, trustees and supporters actually read, with the outcome data that makes the next funding ask easier.

The settled version: principles, patterns and trustee oversight that keep a charity hybrid policy working for staff, beneficiaries and the underlying mission.

What funders look for, how to build a case they can say yes to, and how to write a grant budget that stands up to scrutiny, for small charity teams.

How to write volunteer role descriptions that attract the right people, run a welcome that works, and build the habits that make good volunteers stay for years.

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.

How Gift Aid works, which donations qualify, how to register and claim through HMRC, and the mistakes that get claims rejected. A plain guide for charity teams.

A grounded sustainability guide for small UK charities: where to start, what is proportionate, what counts as greenwashing, and the governance that makes it real.

How to write a UK charity EDI policy that staff and trustees actually use: structure, length, operational hooks, and the governance that keeps it alive.

The seven cyber security basics every UK charity should put in place this month to block the attacks that actually happen across the sector each year.