Research / statistics

The first nonprofit to achieve one billion views on YouTube is Sesame Street, a production of Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organisation.

Cathy Pharoah, Professor of Charity Funding at Cass Business School in London, discusses the trends of charitable giving during the Christmas period.

Chloe Stables, Parliamentary and Media Manager at NCVO, interviews Beth Breeze from Centre for Charitable Giving and Philanthropy at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Civil Society and Volunteering

Dr Griet Verhaert and Professor Dirk Van den Poel at the University of Ghent, Belgium, present a summary of findings on the role of database marketing in improving direct mail fundraising.

Alistair McCall, Editor of the Sunday Times Giving List explains how the list is compiled and provides an overview of philanthropy by the UK's wealthiest 1,000 individuals.

GuideStar UK is the online charity database that was established to provide easily accessible and comprehensive information about these essential organisations in our society.

Londoners discuss whether the recession will affect their giving habits.