Research / statistics

Research-led fundraising consultancy Giving Insight reports that £43 billion of the UK public's personal wealth is invested in Premium Bonds.

Visceral Business is running its Social Charities Index for the second year running, with the aim of finding out how UK charities are managing, using and developing social media, both inside and outsi

People who give to charity are much more likely to trust charities than those who do not give. This was confirmed by research commissioned by the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB).

The University of Oxford is to receive £75 million from venture capitalist Michael Moritz and his wife Harriet Heyman.

Last month's Small Charity Week 2012, with its dedicated Fundraising Day on 14 June, has raised over £37,757 for small charities across the UK.

Although nine out of 10 charities now invest in digital, more than 80% of those spent less than £10,000 in the last year.

The Charity Commission has published research conducted by Ipsos MORI which reveals that the public in England and Wales continues to trust charities, sees them increasingly as essential, but has conc

Online fundraising service Give as you Live™ reports that 70% of charities' donations are received through offline channels, with just 30% coming in online.

Writing in the July edition of his monthly newsletter 'Harvest', marketing consultant Andrew Papworth criticises the Fundraising Standards Board's latest annual complaints repo