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📊 The Transformative Power of Data: Boosting Trust in Charities 🤝 Data is key in building trust within the charity sector. The Charity Commission for England and Wales (CCEW) has been diligently tracking trust in charities since 2005. Recent research indicates a rise in trust, but challenges remain, and trust is vital for the sector's success. Here's why data matters: 1️⃣ Trust Drives Support: Trust significantly influences the public's willingness to support charities through donations and volunteering. 2️⃣ Key to Trustworthiness: Charity trust is rooted in showing where funds are used, delivering on promises, adhering to values, and upholding the reputation of charity. 3️⃣ Transparency is the Key: When charities transparently demonstrate that most donations reach the end cause and create positive results, trust and willingness to donate increase. A recent qualitative study by the CCEW explored public views on charity transparency data. The findings highlight the public's desire for data on finances, activities, and impact, presented visually and proactively. These insights are a powerful reminder of the significance of data in building trust. The recommendations that emerge from this research are clear: 🔍 Promote awareness of charity data among the public and encourage active engagement, especially when considering support for individual charities. 📢 Emphasize the role of data in growing trust and make it accessible to help the public "know" and understand charities better. ⚖️ Raise the profile of the CCEW as an independent body involved in validating charity transparency data and investigations. You find the full study here: https://hubs.la/Q028DPVn0 Data is not just information; it's the catalyst for change and trust. Let's harness its potential to enhance the charity sector's integrity and success. #DataForGood #CharityTrust #TransparencyData #CCEW #TrustInCharities 📈🤲

The State government has made changes to the Electoral Act 1907 with the aim of improving transparency, strengthening political donation disclosure, reducing misinformation and modernising the Act.   Among the many changes are reforms such as: -Introducing much tighter timeframes for public disclosure of political donations -A ban on foreign donations -Political parties will not be allowed to process postal voting application forms. -Non-voter fines will rise from $20 to $50 for a first offence   Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ghQdmmpi

In our most recent webinar for schools and charities, we looked at why this election year will be different and what organisations can do to prepare themselves.  We discussed why schools and charities will be particularly at risk this year, as campaigns and journalists search for case studies to anchor their messaging, particularly around EDI policies, freedom of expression, and stances on international politics. ➡️ Does an organisation’s risk profile change once an election is called?  ➡️ What are the stories that journalists and political campaigns will be interested in?  ➡️How can an organisation minimise their reputational risks during an election year?   If you missed our latest webinar, you can watch it back on our YouTube Channel. Get in touch with our specialist education and charities team if you want to discuss your organisation’s political risk management. Email us at enquiries@alder-uk.com. YouTube: @Alder_Media https://lnkd.in/e_7HDjpU #election2024 #crisiscommunications #reputationmanagement

While an eventful election year makes the impact of political contributions and donations top of mind, political compliance should be an ongoing concern for firms of all sizes. Read more about effectively managing pay-to-play and political donation compliance in 2024 and beyond: https://lnkd.in/en76TQqe #conflictsofinterest #politicaldonation #donationscompliance #compliancemanagement

To know more about the #SupremeCourt's judgment on ADR's (first and leading petitioner) petition challenging the Finance Act, 2017; Electoral Bonds and Removal of company's limit to donate, visit this link: https://lnkd.in/dhtWaHZ5. #ElectoralBonds #ElectoralBondScheme

Operation Purple Vote passes on this invitation to up to 60,000 charities! With the General Election on the horizon many charities will be considering how to use their voice to speak up for their beneficiaries and highlight their important causes. During an election period charities have the right to campaign, but they must do so in accordance with charity and electoral law.    Denise Bottom, Head of Regulatory Support at the Electoral Commission and Sam Jackson, Assistant Director of Policy, Strategy and Special Projects at the Charity Commission are hosting a joint webinar to discuss charity campaigning and political activity in the run up to the general election.    The Charity Commission will focus on Campaigning and Political Activity Guidance CC9 and the recently issued Charities and Social Media Guidance whilst the Electoral Commission will outline key changes in the new Code of Practice for Non-Party Campaigners. When: 11 March 2024, 12-1pm Where: Microsoft Teams - Joining instructions will be sent after you register to attend. Registration: Complete our form. The form includes questions that will help us tailor the session to ensure it is as useful and relevant to you as possible. Operation purple vote is neither a charity or a political party but we do respect the rules of the Electoral\Charity Commission. Use all your influence.

Did you know that the average donor retention rate globally is alarmingly low at 43%? This signifies that Nonprofits need to gain the skills to manage their donors and funds tactfully, and this is a bad sign of progress! What is to be done? Can there be a silver lining for the Nonprofits? Yes, there are. Read more about this from our recently launched newsletter around NGOs. Subscribe today. Click here- https://lnkd.in/gMERfVaq #salesforce #salesforceservices #salesforceupdates #industryupdates #newsletter #cyntexanewsletter

The public should be able to see the evidence behind policy decisions. Understanding what evidence lies behind a policy is important to many aspects of our lives – from farming to health to climate to housing. That is why we need an #EvidenceTransparency standard in government – a direction to departments to publish the evidence on which a policy is based.    Whoever you plan to vote for at the next election, we are asking you to support us in making openness an election issue by calling for all policy announcements to meet to an evidence transparency standard. #AskForEvidence     Sense about Science has made significant progress in achieving transparency about evidence over the years, and we are confident we can secure a commitment. But we need your help to get our campaign off the ground.     From now until the end of the year, your donations are being matched by a generous supporter—we get an additional £ for every £ you give. Donate now to double the impact of your gift: https://lnkd.in/etPiuGZ4

Is your #charity involved in campaigning and political activity? If so, this webinar from the Charity Commission for England and Wales is one you won't want to miss. #charitygovernance #charitysector #charitychatter #charitysupport

Great to see a joint webinar with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and the The Electoral Commission on campaigning and the general election. The charity and electoral legal regimes do not always fit perfectly so it is really good that the two regulators are presenting together. For example, in relation to hustings. 📢 The Charity Commission's guidance on Charities, Elections and Referendums states that in some circumstances charity law allows charities not to invite a candidate or party on the basis of their views or policies. For example, this could apply to: 🗳 “a representative from a political party which advocates policies which are in contravention of the charity’s objects, or whose presence or views are likely to alienate the charity’s supporters.” The CC is clear that “a charity would have to have very strong reasons for deciding not to invite a mainstream political party.” ⁉ Interesting question: what is a 'mainstream' political party? It will be fascinating to get the take of the CC on this at the webinar! 📢 The Electoral Commission's guidance on Charities Running Hustings states that: 🗳 'It can be justifiable for a charity to hold a selective hustings of this kind. However, in our view, if you decide not to invite a party or candidate on the basis or their views or policies, this is not an impartial reason, in the sense that we have defined in this guidance (its Non Party Campaigner/Hustings guidance) the hustings would therefore be selective. If the selective hustings takes place in a regulated period, then the spending will be regulated and count as regulated spending towards your total in the relevant part of the UK.' The danger is that charities ONLY look at the Charity Commission guidance and not the Electoral Commission guidance and exclude parties or candidates for non impartial reasons without realising that this will likely be a selective and hence regulated hustings. It is possible to not invite all candidates as long as impartial reasons are chosen. For example, only inviting the candidates from the political parties who enjoyed the top three share of the vote in the constituency at the last general election. . In my experience, even where the charity is on very good grounds to exclude a candidate, prospective parliamentary candidates who are not invited to a hustings sometimes send hostile letters about their exclusion, so it is helpful to be tooled up. And great to see joined up thinking from the Regulators at this stage of the electoral cycle. Unless, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak requests a dissolution of parliament by March 26 to trigger the poll on May 2 to coincide with local elections, the prevailing view is that the election will be in the Autumn, so there is lots of time to get this right!