Increase in information on the VCS
Public information about the activities and impact of VCOs is increasing. This has been largely facilitated by a growth in new websites and organisations such as GuideStar UK and Intelligent Giving, which aim to improve the accountability of the sector and ensure that money is allocated in an efficient and effective way. This is part of a wider drive to ensure that organisations demonstrate their impact.
What are the implications?
- More transparent and accountable services
- Better evidence of the impact VCOs make
- Increasing trust and understanding of the work VCOs do by the public and funders
- Increased media understanding and reporting of the VCS
- Funding that is allocated in a more efficient and effective way
Moving forward
Engagement with new media tools is likely to be central to securing funding and understanding of the work your organisation does.
- Are you exploiting information portals such as Guidestar and new media/ICT tools to promote your message and communicate with your current, and potential future stakeholders?
- Do you need to invest in resources or training to ensure your organisation is able to provide information in this way?
- Do you have good systems in place to measure your impact, and the financial and social value you create?
Want to know more?
Published by: BOND – an umbrella body for international NGOs
Date: Unknown
Format: Web
What is it? A short briefing on the Guidestar UK website.
How useful is this? A useful introduction to the Guidestar UK website as a new source of information on the VCS. It sets out what the website is and what it hopes to achieve, and highlights both benefits and concerns of what it will mean for charities.
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The impact of new technologies on charitable giving
Published by: NCVO Third Sector Foresight
Date: 2007
Format: Web
What is it? A thinkpiece based on a presentation exploring how new technologies are affecting charitable giving.
How useful is this? This thinkpiece provides a starting point on the impact of new technologies and fundraising. The third section, which looks at information and power, is particularly relevant to this driver. It looks at how the internet is changing the relationship between a donors and organisations, and what this may mean for organisations in the future.
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Charity Commission receives first summary information return online
Published by: Fundraising UK Ltd – an internet fundraising consultancy
Date: 2005
Format: Web
What is it? An article on new developments in making information on charities available to the public.
How useful is this? The article reports on steps taken by the Charity Commission to allow annual returns and summaries of information to be completed on line and then to be displayed to the public. Information will be displayed on charities with annual incomes of over £1 million, allowing the public to better understand where the money goes.
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