Rob Cope
@robcope.bsky.social
Exec Director at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. Chair of Citizens Advice Lewisham.
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It’s #SmallCharitiesWeek!
If your charity has an annual voluntary income under £50k, this is your reminder: you're eligible for free organisational membership with us! Giving every fundraiser in your charity full access to our benefits and support.
bit.ly/4hBWcjw
If your charity has an annual voluntary income under £50k, this is your reminder: you're eligible for free organisational membership with us! Giving every fundraiser in your charity full access to our benefits and support.
bit.ly/4hBWcjw
June 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It’s #SmallCharitiesWeek!
If your charity has an annual voluntary income under £50k, this is your reminder: you're eligible for free organisational membership with us! Giving every fundraiser in your charity full access to our benefits and support.
bit.ly/4hBWcjw
If your charity has an annual voluntary income under £50k, this is your reminder: you're eligible for free organisational membership with us! Giving every fundraiser in your charity full access to our benefits and support.
bit.ly/4hBWcjw
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We have another jam-packed training calendar for April and May to support fundraisers develop and improve existing skills. This includes 2 brand new courses in May!
Check out our courses below.
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Check out our courses below.
🔗 bit.ly/3F9Li6U
March 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We have another jam-packed training calendar for April and May to support fundraisers develop and improve existing skills. This includes 2 brand new courses in May!
Check out our courses below.
🔗 bit.ly/3F9Li6U
Check out our courses below.
🔗 bit.ly/3F9Li6U
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Charities with an annual income of less than £100,000 have until Wednesday to register their interest to submit a free entry to this year’s Third Sector Awards
Deadline looms for small charities to apply for free entry to the Third Sector Awards
Eligible organisations need to register their interest to enter by the end of Wednesday
www.thirdsector.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Charities with an annual income of less than £100,000 have until Wednesday to register their interest to submit a free entry to this year’s Third Sector Awards
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The deadline to submit your vote for the 2025 Fundraising Campaign of the Year is 5pm tomorrow. Be sure to cast your vote and have your say in selecting this year’s winner.
Don't miss out - your vote counts: buff.ly/WdFbwrU
#NationalFundraisingAwards
Don't miss out - your vote counts: buff.ly/WdFbwrU
#NationalFundraisingAwards
March 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The deadline to submit your vote for the 2025 Fundraising Campaign of the Year is 5pm tomorrow. Be sure to cast your vote and have your say in selecting this year’s winner.
Don't miss out - your vote counts: buff.ly/WdFbwrU
#NationalFundraisingAwards
Don't miss out - your vote counts: buff.ly/WdFbwrU
#NationalFundraisingAwards
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The sun's shining, winter's almost over and it's nearly Easter! We love to give our visitors a treat at this time of year. If you are able to donate we would be so grateful. Last year we received enough eggs for all of our visitors.
Can we do the same this year?
#ThisWeekWeNeed
Can we do the same this year?
#ThisWeekWeNeed
March 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The sun's shining, winter's almost over and it's nearly Easter! We love to give our visitors a treat at this time of year. If you are able to donate we would be so grateful. Last year we received enough eggs for all of our visitors.
Can we do the same this year?
#ThisWeekWeNeed
Can we do the same this year?
#ThisWeekWeNeed
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Two exclusive member webinars this April!
💡 Individual Members: Member Benefits & Resources Refresher
💡 Organisational Members: The Knowledge Hub & Accessing Benefits for Fundraisers
Join us to ensure you're getting the most from your membership: buff.ly/41eZ1Rm
💡 Individual Members: Member Benefits & Resources Refresher
💡 Organisational Members: The Knowledge Hub & Accessing Benefits for Fundraisers
Join us to ensure you're getting the most from your membership: buff.ly/41eZ1Rm
March 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Two exclusive member webinars this April!
💡 Individual Members: Member Benefits & Resources Refresher
💡 Organisational Members: The Knowledge Hub & Accessing Benefits for Fundraisers
Join us to ensure you're getting the most from your membership: buff.ly/41eZ1Rm
💡 Individual Members: Member Benefits & Resources Refresher
💡 Organisational Members: The Knowledge Hub & Accessing Benefits for Fundraisers
Join us to ensure you're getting the most from your membership: buff.ly/41eZ1Rm
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Funding is now open for local collaborations led by #SmallButVital charities working in social security, accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees!
Successful applicants will receive a flexible grant of £100,000 over two years.
Apply by 30 April.
bit.ly/41ae8eI
Successful applicants will receive a flexible grant of £100,000 over two years.
Apply by 30 April.
bit.ly/41ae8eI
Apply for funding under our local collaborations programme.
Under this programme, we will support collaborations led by small charities seeking to influence and achieve local or regional change. Eligible collaborations can apply to a grant of £100,000 over two...
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February 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Funding is now open for local collaborations led by #SmallButVital charities working in social security, accommodation, and support for asylum seekers and refugees!
Successful applicants will receive a flexible grant of £100,000 over two years.
Apply by 30 April.
bit.ly/41ae8eI
Successful applicants will receive a flexible grant of £100,000 over two years.
Apply by 30 April.
bit.ly/41ae8eI
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Online donation growth flatlined in 2024, despite 61 per cent of donors saying they are more likely to donate online than offline, a report has found
No growth in online donations last year, report finds
This is despite more than half of those surveyed saying they were more likely to donate online than they were five years ago
www.thirdsector.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Online donation growth flatlined in 2024, despite 61 per cent of donors saying they are more likely to donate online than offline, a report has found
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Despite there being almost one million charity trustees in the UK, many voluntary organisations are struggling to fill vacancies on their boards.
What steps can charities take to tackle the problem?
What steps can charities take to tackle the problem?
Analysis: How can charities make trusteeship more attractive?
Four in five charities have at least one vacancy on their board. Dami Adewale examines what steps the sector could consider taking to alleviate the issue
www.thirdsector.co.uk
February 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Despite there being almost one million charity trustees in the UK, many voluntary organisations are struggling to fill vacancies on their boards.
What steps can charities take to tackle the problem?
What steps can charities take to tackle the problem?
Great news for those starting out in fundraising 👍🏻
For the first time at #CIOFFC we’re offering an Early Careers Package!
Whether you’re in your first three years of fundraising, switching careers, or returning after a break, this track is designed to help you grow, connect, and thrive in fundraising.
🔗 https://buff.ly/4hJY0aK
Whether you’re in your first three years of fundraising, switching careers, or returning after a break, this track is designed to help you grow, connect, and thrive in fundraising.
🔗 https://buff.ly/4hJY0aK
February 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Great news for those starting out in fundraising 👍🏻
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If you can't afford to buy food, you might be able to get a food bank voucher.
You'll usually need a referral to use a food bank.
Our advice can help ⤵️
bit.ly/4ian4Ye
You'll usually need a referral to use a food bank.
Our advice can help ⤵️
bit.ly/4ian4Ye
February 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
If you can't afford to buy food, you might be able to get a food bank voucher.
You'll usually need a referral to use a food bank.
Our advice can help ⤵️
bit.ly/4ian4Ye
You'll usually need a referral to use a food bank.
Our advice can help ⤵️
bit.ly/4ian4Ye
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The Fundraising Regulator has begun highlighting on its website the charities that have not paid the voluntary fundraising levy
Red warning for charities that have not paid fundraising levy
About 80 organisations have not paid the sum, which charities that spend more than £100,000 a year on fundraising are asked to pay
www.thirdsector.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The Fundraising Regulator has begun highlighting on its website the charities that have not paid the voluntary fundraising levy
Sadly this is a pattern we are going to see more often as charities are forced to compete with commercial companies for Council contracts. Charities don’t have an automatic right to local funding but non-profits are more often best-placed to serve their clients’ needs.
A charity that supports families with disabled children has said it is “devastated” after losing a council contract worth more than £1.5m to a private sector provider
Charity ‘devastated’ after losing £1.5m council contract to private provider
We Are Beams has provided the direct payments support service for Kent County Council for the past 17 years
www.thirdsector.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Sadly this is a pattern we are going to see more often as charities are forced to compete with commercial companies for Council contracts. Charities don’t have an automatic right to local funding but non-profits are more often best-placed to serve their clients’ needs.
Fantastic news 👏
The UK government has accepted an amendment to the Data Use and Access Bill, extending the soft opt-in to marketing emails to charities. This levels the playing field with the commercial sector, helping charities communicate more freely with supporters.
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January 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Fantastic news 👏