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Consultancy services for the charity and not for profit sector. Strategy Development, fundraising, governance, collaborations and partnerships.
Stay up to date with developments in the sector and our latest thinking on issues affecting charities and social enterprises.
A common area in which we are asked rot advise new and well-established charities is board development, particularly what is the right mix of skills and experience needed on the board.
Read MoreWith more and more people choosing to set up a Community Interest Company rather than a charity, what doe stash fundraising landscape look like for CICs.
Read MoreThere are big changes coming at Companies House, is your organisation ready for this?
Read MoreDespite years of intensified focus on equity, diversity and inclusion in the charity sector, the evidence continues to suggest that charities can and must do better.
Read MoreThe most recent Good Merger Index report shows that charity merger activities has recovered to pre-pandemic levels and that, with a perfect storm facing many charities, now is the time charities should be thinking about mergers as a path to sustainable growth.
Read MoreThe guest blog from Shelley Hathaway-Batt, Head of Strategic Partnerships & projects at Clarion Futures, reflects on recent experience on the work we have been doing with their partners through The Resilience Programme.
Read MoreWe hear a lot about ‘risk appetite’ as a concept in risk management for charities and social enterprises. but what is it and how do you work it out for your organisation?
Read MoreGifted Philanthropy have recently published the 2025 Trusts and Foundations Insights survey, which include some interesting information about how things are changing in this area of fundraising.
Read MoreDespite guidance from Charity Commission to help charities navigate banking issues and UK Finance’s Voluntary Organisation Banking Guide, banking for charities seems to continue to be a nightmare. What can you do to avoid the troubles other charities have faced?
Read MoreThere’s a lot of hype around about AI and how it can transform just about anything. Can Ai help with bid writing and what are the pitfalls.
Read MoreA recent report suggests that most individual campaigns (including event fundraising) could be boosted by adopting a few simple lessons from behavioural science.
Read MoreWishing you a peaceful and restful Christmas and New Year from everyone at Almond Tree Strategic Consulting Limited
Read MoreThe 2023/24 Community Life Survey reveals that the number of people volunteering in England has fallen to a record low. How could small charities navigate this apparent crisis?
Read MoreAs competition for funding in the charity sector gets ever more intense, we offer some thoughts on how collaborations could give your charity a competitive edge.
Read MoreTrustees’ Week is an annual celebration of trustees and everything they contribute to charities. Ongoing learning and development for Trustees is essential and Trustees week provides a good way for Trustees to do just that.
Read MoreWith whistleblowing complaints to the Charity Commission at all time high, and charity law feeling ever more complicated by the day, compliance is more important than ever. How can small charities cope?
Read MoreBlue State have recently published their UK Giving Behaviours Tracker: 2024 report. What does it tell us about emerging trends in individual giving?
Read MoreA recent report suggests corporate fundraising is getting tougher. What can small charities do to maximise their chances?
Read MoreThe Fundraising Regulator has launched a consultation on the proposed new Code of Fundraising Practice. Is it an improvement on the current code?
Read MoreAre more charities behaving badly? Are more being found out? Or is something else going on?
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