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There is a fundraising revolution happening right now, and funders are feeling the full force of it. Here's what it means for your next application, and why the answer involves leaving your desk.

The reorganisation of Kent's councils is on hold, and a lot of good organisations have had the wind knocked out of their sails. Here's what the pause actually changes, and what it doesn't.

Every VCSE organisation does good work. Fewer can say, clearly and with evidence, exactly what that good work adds up to. That gap matters more than it used to, funders increasingly want to see it, but honestly, it's worth doing even if no one ever asked, because understanding your own impact is one of the most useful things a small organisation can do for itself. I want to be upfront about something: impact measurement doesn't need a data team, a complicated framework, or ho

Resilience gets talked about a lot in this sector, usually in the context of funding, cash flow, or simply keeping the lights on. But there's a quieter form of resilience that I think gets far less attention: who you choose to work with. Every social enterprise I've worked with ends up leaning on other people at some point. A local authority commissioning a service. A supplier who understands why you do what you do. Another CIC that shares a building, a grant application, or

Relying on a single grant, contract or benefactor is a bigger risk than most VCSE organisations realise. Jason Martin explains what a resilient income mix actually looks like.