We are proud of our positive culture here at Purity: a culture where we work to ensure everyone feels fully supported and able to come to anyone, from their line managers to me, if they have any worries or concerns that they want to talk about. However, it’s vital that we never become complacent when...
There are many terms used in business about working together with clients or indeed other related businesses– “we want to build a partnership” or “we aim to be an extension of your business” – some call them clichés and they can be if used without really working to actually make that true partnership happen. I...
Unbelievably, as I write this we are hurtling towards August 1st, which is exactly 1 year on from when our Head Coach, Tania, made our first call (a pledge of course!) at Purity Fundraising. It hardly seems possible. In those first whirlwind 6 weeks, when we were rushing around securing investment, offices, IT kit, dialler...
As Purity excels and grows, the time seems right to upgrade our training programme to ensure that the quality and values of our business continue to exceed all expectations. Our stringent recruitment process means that only 2% of candidates interviewed make it through to training, with a high percentage of these already having had experience...
As Operations Director, I write and maintain the Purity policies. Not the most exciting of tasks I hear you cry, but there are hidden depths nestling amongst the mundane. Take our DPA policy for example…. standing solid like a Roman legionnaire to guard against infiltrators and fraudsters, assisted ably by the more than capable anti-fraud...
Answer: When it’s a Gift Aid tick box! Did you know that according to the latest findings by HM Revenue and Customs a staggering 200,000 charities didn’t add a Gift Aid tick box to their donation appeals, and as such have lost out on an eye watering £600 million (yes that’s right, six hundred million...
In recently released research, by Work for Good, it has been discovered that nearly half of UK charities are missing out on crucial support and funding by SME businesses. Work for Good, a giving platform that matches charities to SMEs, has found that around 60% of small to medium sized enterprise businesses make regular charitable...
Telephone Fundraising of course. Congratulations the day is finally here. The arrival of new data protection legislation is surely being met with joy throughout the land (at the very least our inboxes are a little lighter both professionally and personally). For Purity Fundraising our first 9 months in business have been proudly spent helping our...
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...
