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- IMPACT MEASUREMENT
Distance travelled tools for small charities
How small UK charities can measure change in beneficiaries' lives without a research team or expensive software.
5 Aug 2026
- IMPACT MEASUREMENT
Theory of change: a plain-English guide for small charities
A theory of change explains how your activities lead to long-term change. Done well, it is your most persuasive funding document.
5 Aug 2026
- POLICIES & COMPLIANCE
Data protection basics for UK charities and CICs
You do not need a DPO to be GDPR-compliant. You do need a lawful basis, a privacy notice, a retention schedule and a breach process.
5 Aug 2026
- POLICIES & COMPLIANCE
EDI policy for small charities and CICs: getting it right
How to write an equality, diversity and inclusion policy that is honest, actionable and expected by funders.
5 Aug 2026
- AI FOR CHARITIES
AI meeting notes for charities: safeguarding and consent
AI notetakers are everywhere. Here is how to use them without breaching safeguarding, confidentiality or data-protection duties.
4 Aug 2026
- IMPACT MEASUREMENT
Beneficiary voice in funder reports: doing it well
How to include beneficiary voice in funder reports in a way that is meaningful, ethical and unmistakably real.
4 Aug 2026
- GOVERNANCE
Board skills audit: what funders want to see
Why funders increasingly ask for a board skills audit, what to include, and how to run one in an afternoon.
4 Aug 2026
- AI FOR CHARITIES
AI and grant applications: what many UK funders expect
Where many UK funders draw the line on AI-written applications, and how to use AI without undermining your application.
28 Jul 2026
- AI FOR CHARITIES
AI for charity donor communications: what's safe, what's not
How small charities can use AI to write donor emails, thank-you notes and appeals without losing authenticity or breaking data rules.
28 Jul 2026
- AI FOR CHARITIES
Using AI to research funders responsibly
AI can compress days of funder research into hours — if you verify sources and never rely on it for eligibility.
28 Jul 2026
- FUNDER PROFILES
National Lottery Community Fund: what UK charities need to know
How the National Lottery Community Fund actually assesses UK charity and community applications — and what wins.
21 Jul 2026
- POLICIES & COMPLIANCE
Safeguarding policies UK funders expect to see
What a safeguarding policy has to contain to satisfy UK funders, plus a template outline you can adapt for your organisation.
21 Jul 2026