Blog

A parallel world without your organisation in it: that’s what you really need to understand the difference you make. Being able to track down the child, the school, the town or the country that your work tries to help, and find out what happened to them without you. What better way is there to assess your impact?

Today a record 12,008 employee volunteers will take part in BITC’s Give & Gain Day. The aim is to get more people to volunteering for the first time, hoping that this experience will make them volunteers for life.

Learning to share is one of the first things we’re taught as children. And not just our toys. Whether it’s sharing food, jobs, cars, houses, or information via social media, sharing can offer more choice, more knowledge, and promote more efficient use of resources.

It may seem like the most simple thing in the world, but time and time again, research shows that our ability to develop positive emotional attachments with significant others is crucial to leading a positive, happy existence. And this applies to people of all ages from all kinds of backgrounds.

Fundraisers in British charities have done an amazing job. Although there is evidence the amount given to charities has declined, especially in real terms, it was still £9.3 billion in 2011/12 (UK Giving). But, and it is a big but, they now appear to be on the horns of a dilemma: the fundraising techniques that still work well also undermine the brand of British charities.