Author: Ian Thomas (Ian Thomas)

The third sector has been riddled with bad press of late. Sadly, mud sticks in our industry; taking far longer to become yesterday’s ‘fish and chip’ paper. The public put their trust and hope in charities – helping to do good, to improve and empower those less fortunate. Donations, whether they are monthly direct debits,...

Yet more bad press damaging the third sector! Sadly again this week (w/c 14th May) we hear of another third sector CEO charged with criminal activity, defrauding a high profile charity. This time, a court found former CEO, from 2007 to 2015, John Br iers, guilty of stealing £700,000 from Age UK Concern. The third...

Prior to our arrival in Ghana, word had gone out to local schools that the Kicking Off tournament would be taking place on 17th February, and schools within a 50km radius were invited to apply. We were delighted to receive a staggering 28 applications, however, we had the difficult task of selecting just 8 to...

As a trustee for charity Kicking Off, I’ve spent the last 7 days with the team in Ghana helping empower local communities through football. We arrived late evening into a very hot and dusty Accra and were delighted to find a bus driver waiting for us. Over an hour later we were still waiting for...

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Dear Colleagues and Friends, 2017 was an outstanding first year for Purity Fundraising with 88 % of our campaign targets smashed and our fundraisers raising over £1 million pounds for amazing causes (and a complaint rate of just 0.0001%!). It’s hard to believe an idea imagined on a wing and a prayer in a Brighton...