Insights for UK charities
Practical, up-to-date guidance for the people running small UK charities: how to write winning grant applications, stay Charity Commission compliant under SORP 2026, and measure impact that funders trust. Written under the byline of CharityIQ founder Ivan Siyanko, who runs a UK registered charity himself.
Phishing Attacks on Charities
Phishing attacks on charities, with three real anonymised cases (CEO fraud, invoice redirection, donor-data phish) and the control that stops each.
Tesco Stronger Starts
Tesco Stronger Starts explained: how the blue-token vote works, nomination to shortlist to vote, grant sizes, and local tactics to actually win…
Charity Cyber Security
Charity cyber security in one afternoon: the NCSC Small Charity Guide applied, MFA and backups on a budget, the annual-return questions, and…
GDPR Training for Charities
GDPR training for charities without the jargon: what it must cover, a free 45-minute session plan you can run, and how to…
Charity Budget Template
A free charity budget template with project and core tabs, the cost lines funders expect, full-cost-recovery built in, and the 5 red…
Comic Relief Funding
Comic Relief funding has shifted to intermediaries and partners. See what's actually open to you now, the funded partners to watch, and…
‘What Difference Will Your Project Make?’
How to answer the grant application question that sinks most bids: the 4-part need-change-evidence-measure structure, with weak and strong examples.
Charity Impact Report Examples
Five real charity impact report examples, annotated: what works, what funders notice, the patterns across all five, and a structure you can…
National Lottery Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund explained: Awards for All versus Reaching Communities, which to choose by project size, and how much you…