Report: Hospice and Care Benchmarking report 2019/2020

The Hospice and Care Benchmarking Survey Report is the third study from Haysmacintyre Solicitors, sharing best practice in the care and hospice sector, enabling management and trustees to assess their own structure, governance and monitoring procedures.  The data was collated prior to the Covid pandemic but makes several references to it in the report with regard to the findings. 

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Article: Summary of Hospice Benchmarking Survey 2019/20

Written by the authors of the report, a one page summary of recommendations.

Finance Magazine, May 2020

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Article: How well are your charity’s fundraisers?

This article reports on the findings of a 2019 survey on the wellbeing and mental health of charity fundraisers.  It makes a number of recommendations to improve support, retention, management and leadership.    

Fundraising Magazine June 2020

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Article: Sharing the load: ideas for how trustees can better support fundraising

Following on from the survey on the wellbeing of charity fundraisers, an article looking at the role of Trustees in supporting fundraising teams.

Governance Magazine Sept 2020

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Article: Facing up to difficult decisions on what not to provide

This article acknowledges that deciding which services or support to stop is a particularly difficult decision for charities. It recommends the use of the MacMillan Matrix, a tool specifically set up for the Not for Profit sector to help make the best decisions.

Charity Finance Magazine, June 2020

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Article: Staying in touch while keeping your distance – fundraising customer systems during and post Covid

The article reports on the survey of 300 charities Customer Relationship Systems – CRM’s.  While Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge continues to dominate the big organisations in the £10m income, it reports on newer systems enjoying considerable success and high levels of satisfaction for organisations with smaller budgets.

Charity Finance Magazine, June 2020

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Report: Embedding new ways of working: implications for the post-pandemic work force

This report published September 2020 summarises the results of a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) survey of over 1,000 employers during the first 3 months of the Covid-19 pandemic.  It covers workforce costs, furloughing, redundancies and flexible working.  It reports on the unprecedented shift to homeworking and the high probability there will be no returning to “business as usual” post the pandemic. 

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Article: Terry the Terrible and Beryl the Brilliant: 10 things terrible trustees do, and brilliant trustees don’t

A very good overview of what makes a great trustee.   It also includes 5 useful things to remember about your Executive Team.   Originally published 2015 and reprinted on Directory of Social Change (DSC) 2020 as reminder for Trustees.

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Report: Charities and coronavirus – weathering the storm

A report published by Third Sector Magazine and GoodBox – “A tech-for-Good” company.  It explores how charities coped in previous economic crises, considers a post-covid fundraising landscape and looks at how technology can aid recovery in the third sector.

Third Sector Magazine, 24 June 2020

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Article: Coronavirus opens up a discussion on the reserve policy

An article written at the very beginning of the pandemic (April) discussing reserve strategies to be considered in the context of a crisis.  It covers reserves and risk, designated funds and going forward.

Charity Finance Magazine, April 2020

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Report: Reframing the Ask – trends which will shape giving and fundraising post Covid-19

This position paper, commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, aims to identify some of the trends which might shape giving and fundraising in the post-COVID19 economy.

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Report: The Make Every Child Count Study

This new study confirmed that the number of children in England with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions has continued to rise over the last 17 years.  It acknowledges there is an urgent need to make sure that children’s palliative care services are properly planned, funded and delivered.  It’s hoped the study will make it easier for government, the NHS, children’s palliative care providers and others to do this.  Published April 2020.

Fraser, L. 2020. The Make Every Child Count, Estimating current and future prevalence of children and young people with life-limiting conditions in the United Kingdom study.  Martin House Research Centre & University of York.

A summary of the key findings available here

Article: Have your charity’s insurance needs changed as a result of Covid?

This article recommends charities should be reviewing their insurance cover to take account of any changes in activities as a result of the pandemic.  It covers a number of areas to consider.

Governance Magazine, Sept 2020

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