Glossary

Charity terms in plain English

Definitions for finance, governance, fundraising, digital and operations terms, with clear practical examples for charity teams.

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Finance

Unit cost model

Unit cost model is a framework in finance focused on tracking restricted versus unrestricted funding, allocating overhead costs, and managing non-cash asset valuations.

Finance

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds are charity resources that trustees may spend on any activity that supports the charitys objects.

Fundraising

Upgrade campaign

In fundraising, Upgrade campaign refers to an operating term used for increasing supporter retention and lifetime value through better proposition and stewardship design.

Digital

Uptime monitoring

Uptime monitoring is a charity digital term for running reliable web operations, automated code delivery, and secure cloud datasets for digital workloads.

Fundraising

Urgency framing

Urgency framing is an operating term in fundraising focused on increasing supporter retention and lifetime value through better proposition and stewardship design.

Digital

UTM governance

UTM governance is a charity digital term for measuring supporter interactions across web and marketing channels to capture accurate performance insights.