The Mercian Trust’s Post

An important annual reminder of the contributions, size and diversity of this sector to our Australian communities and economy… $200Bn in Revenues and over 10.5% of the employed workforce… “profit for purpose” matters…worth the read of the executive summary attached…

Join 14 other fundraiser on 26 March as I reveal how to lead the strategic development of your charity’s narrative, so that it enables great fundraising. In Sargeant and Jay’s book “Fundraising Management: Analysis, Planning and Practice” it was shared that longitudinal analysis demonstrates that charities who consistently convey and reinforce what makes them distinctive, outperform others in the long run. Fundraisers can gain strategic control of this distinctive narrative through careful cross-organisation collaboration to define their charity’s value proposition. https://lnkd.in/gQfyXqfq

civil Society and its governance are ever more vital

This resonated a lot. Development Trusts shouldn’t have to be stepping into the realm of housing, public transport, net zero transition, community ownership of shops, pubs and land in order to get the outcomes that their communities need - but when the public sector and private sector aren’t delivering those outcomes, who takes up the slack? The Third sector, of course. But we’re not resourced to do it and we can’t do it alone, so it’s exhausting. A new model of partnership working across the sectors is needed.

An important update on charity campaigning from the CharityCommission. To find out about other guidance and legislation governing charity campaigning during General Elections then just sign up for my webinar next week!  https://lnkd.in/dr6Nwvyx #GeneralElection #CharityCampaigning 

Hear from Weh Yeoh, Author of Redundant Charities, on his thoughts on the development world in 2024. “These charities are unique because they’re thinking about how to deliver outcomes with less resources by solving problems rather than addressing symptoms”. Check out Weh's thoughts on 2023, the year ahead and where development is heading in our leaders series. https://lnkd.in/gHy7YK4X

Today we’ve published the findings of our market inquiry report, which urges charities to review their subcontracted face-to-face fundraising relationships. Read more and download the report: https://bit.ly/3VvQhEY

One week since #smallcharityweek where we heard from Chloe Purcell, SAFE! and Jenny Farthing, Trinity Winchester on our video with top tips for small charities and volunteer organisations to use Trusted Standard to support their future: 1. Use the standard to assess your starting point and existing structure 2. Have a clear understanding to benchmark where you excel and where you need to focus going forward 3. Use the standard step by step to review and build for your future 4. Share the workload across your team including your Board 5. Use our platform to collect and validate evidence to save time. We can help you and the work you do that #improveslives

ExpensePlus own Dan Bishop shares some advice on managing financial risks faced by churches and charities. Read more on this topic and many others via our blog at expenseplus.co.uk/blog

Dive straight into our latest blog! Discover the dynamics of Public Trust and Confidence in charities! Link here> https://buff.ly/3mZiEd0 ⭐️