Due to the current COVID-19 outbreak, I’m really sorry to say that DSC has been forced to furlough almost 70% of our staff effective from 5pm Friday 27 March. Rest assured that our skeleton staff are maintaining our Funds Online product and service as normal. As you may be aware we are almost entirely self-financing.…
Time to protect your investment (and your own mission) by protecting your charities! An open letter to philanthropists, trustees of grant-making foundations, and other funders: Some of the charities you fund are on the verge of going bust. If you haven’t heard from them yet, or it’s still just a trickle of enquiries, it’s quite…
The government’s Coronavirus Business interruption Loan scheme (CBILS) may be more relevant than first thought The government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) has been set up to help businesses affected by the Coronavirus disruption, providing mainly loan finance up to £5m (or £250k unsecured) for businesses with a turnover below £45m. Repayments can be…
Ahead of his upcoming training course – Fundraising in a Day – trainer, George, answers five common questions to get your fundraising plan off to a flying start. Do you know how much money it costs you to fundraise? Finding the most cost-effective fundraising stream is vital to growing your charity. When you consider the…
