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Economic uncertainty has posed challenges for both donors and charities alike. Demand is on the rise, while funding can be limited. In this video, we highlight innovative strategies for your fundraising team, including flexible giving, gaming and streaming, and legacy giving. Discover new avenues to support your vital charity services. We have teamed up with Public Interest Registry to explore in-depth insights on fundraising during the cost-of-living crisis. To watch now click here: https://ow.ly/ztLs50Qkz81

In our Sep 23, £1bn funding cuts report, we warned of the risk of structural damage and we may now be seeing the first signs of this. The graph is sector resilience Jun 20 to Apr 24. The big dip on the right is the CoL crisis, deeper and longer then Covid, and to the right you can see the fragile recovery being derailed by the cuts at end 2023. And small charities are being disproportionately impacted. We're 95% of the sector but the vast bulk of sector income goes to large charities, whose fundraising hasn't been impacted nearly as badly. Grant makers must direct more funding to support smalls https://lnkd.in/eA7fxw42

In times of financial strain, such as the current cost of living crisis, businesses, charities, and organisations have various avenues to assist and support their customers. We explore how businesses can help their customers during these challenging circumstances. https://bit.ly/426fV4v

How is economic uncertainty impacting investing for the long term? Is cash still king? Citywealth spoke with Melanie Roberts, our Head of Charities, to shed light on investment strategies for charities, among which the increasing interest that private markets are generating among charity trustees. Read more: https://lnkd.in/esiyVuKF

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Challenges in education caused by a flawed system can't be fully addressed by NGOs or charitable trusts. Only a robust, well-designed system can bring lasting solutions to the issues in education.

Will you be there tomorrow? Join us with speaker Karen Smedley to discuss how to identify the resources available to guide you through the obstacle course of IRA beneficiary payouts including the RIFT Database and the RIFT Advocates working group. Join the national effort for charities to create a united front to flight back against financial institutions holding charities hostage and have the tools to advocate for your own organization on both state level and national levels. More on the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/e7-da2P3 #CPGC #Webinar #SeeYouThere

DOUBLE your impact in March by becoming a monthly donor to KWLT through CanadaHelps! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/g2WAhKth For an organization like KWLT, monthly donations are tremendously helpful: they smooth out our income stream over the year, which can otherwise be quite volatile. (It's been almost three months since our last show closed, and our next main stage show doesn't open until April — that's a long time without ticket sales!) We are profoundly grateful to our existing monthly donors and March is the perfect time for new donors to start giving. For every new monthly donation of $20 or more in March, KWLT is eligible to receive $20 from CanadaHelps. For every existing monthly donation increased by $10 or more in March, KWLT is eligible to receive $10 from CanadaHelps. So take the plunge, and make a pledge! More Information: https://lnkd.in/e6k2GuFu

Financial services sector remains stalwart in charitable giving - https://lnkd.in/gp-CUK52 Financial institutions made up nearly 28% of the charitable giving in Massachusetts among the 96 companies that made this year's list. Those companies gave a total of $101 million to local charities. Read More: Financial services sector remains stalwart in charitable giving

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