# charity sector (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover charity sector. Page: Feed: --- ## [Charity Excellence 2.0: Making Small Charities Findable, Fundable and Future‑Ready](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/charity-excellence-2/) _2026-06-07 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ Charity Excellence 2.0 - A Radical Re-imagination of Charity Sector Support The only way to deliver the large scale, low cost, UK wide functional support charities tell us they want is by a technology solution. It's the most useful website I have come across since joining the charity sector - there's such a wealth of \[…\] ## [Charity Excellence Birthday Party Presents - June 2026](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/charity-excellence-birthday-party/) _2026-05-26 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ Charity Excellence Birthday Party We launched on my birthday - 2 June 2018 and by the end of 2021 we were the largest UK charity community. Since then, that number has tripled to 50k. For each birthday and Christmas we have presents for the front line charities because you're brilliant. This year, I have Kate \[…\] ## [Charity Excellence Case Studies](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/charity-excellence-case-studies/) _2026-05-19 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ Charity Excellence Case Studies Thank you to Iain at Charity Excellence for always having the small charities back! We invited charities to tell us what it is we do they value and this is what they said. And we're always enthusiastic about shouting out about the brilliant work of our front-line charities. Click any name \[…\] ## [Small Infrastructure Charity Crisis - Vital but Slowly Closing](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/small-infrastructure-charity-crisis/) _2026-04-26 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ Small Infrastructure Charity Crisis - Vital but Slowly Closing For our Small Charity Crisis - Vital and Under Threat report charities told us they often couldn't find the support they needed but, if they could, it'd have real impact. They also told us they want local and functional (not national) support, and they don't want \[…\] ## [Small Charity Crisis - Vital And Under Threat](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/small-charity-statistics/) _2026-04-18 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ Small Charity Crisis - Vital and Under Threat Despite comprising 95% of the sector and their recognised unique and vital contribution, small charities are increasingly struggling in a worsening funding environment. Our findings show that this is being made even worse by the fact that they are locked into a system that favours scale over \[…\] ## [Board Governance Resources For Charity Trustees](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/charity-trustee-board-governance-resources/) _2026-04-13 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ Board Governance Resources For Charity Trustees An index of our board governance resources for charity trustees to make governance simple - advice, checklists and Charity Commission guidance explained simple. Governance Resources for Charity Trustees The Charity Commission CC3 guidance for trustees explained simply. Charity Trustee Code of Conduct. Charity Chair & Board - role descriptions \[…\] ## [How to Maximise Your Charity Gift Aid](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/how-to-maximise-gift-aid/) _2026-04-10 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ How to Maximise Your Gift Aid Claim UK charities are missing out on claiming an estimated £500–£560 million in HMRC Gift Aid each year. Most of this money is lost not because charities are ineligible, but because Gift Aid is missed, misunderstood or feels too hard to manage. The good news is that most of \[…\] ## [How Charities are Using AI in Writing Grant Applications](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/charity-ai-grant-application-writing/) _2026-04-09 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ How Charities are Using AI in Writing Grant Applications AI is already being used by many charities in writing grant applications but in careful, limited and very human ways. Findings from the Charity Excellence Grant Making Trust & Foundation Survey 2026 show a sector that is experimenting, learning, and setting clear boundaries around how AI \[…\] ## [Future Charity Part 1 - Charities and AI in 2026](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/charity-ai-survey/) _2026-04-09 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ Charity Sector AI: Where We Are Now — and Why It Matters AI is no longer something that is “coming” to the charity sector. It is already here. Across the UK, charities are quietly using AI every day to write bids, draft communications, analyse data and manage workload. Much of this use is informal, ungoverned \[…\] ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/TFwJsoRCsEJc) _2026-04-09 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [HMRC Gift Aid Checklist - All The Different Types](https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/hmrc-gift-aid-checklist/) _2026-04-08 · Ian · Charity Excellence_ HMRC Gift Aid Checklist - All The Different Types Many charities don't appreciate just how many different types of Gift Aid can be claimed. Here's our checklist of the many different types that UK charities and CASCs can claim, including retrospective claims, Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS), charity events, membership, donated goods (Retail Gift \[…\]