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Microsoft’s upcoming transition could bring significant costs and disruptions to thousands of charity shops. Are you prepared for the impact?

Modern technology opens the charity retail industry up to new and favourable opportunities. Let’s explore how technology can adapt to the needs of volunteers and supporters, creating an easier way for everyone to take part in doing good.

The Charity Retail Association (CRA) is an industry network organisation for the charity retail sector. This year the organisation celebrates its 25th birthday, and what a way to do it!

Despite improvements in care and support in the last 20 years, people with learning disabilities still experience significant inequalities. Brandon Trust exists to enable children, young people, and adults with learning disabilities and autism to live life in the way they choose. This year, the ...

How a charity has tackled operational challenges to build an exceptional charity retail experience for its community by developing their Gift Aid & donations process.

Finding the right supplier can be tricky. Beneath the sales pitches and enticing features lie the true markers of value – ones that directly impact your charity’s operations and costs, which occasionally might not be clear or identified upfront.

With Wil-U Software And Zettle Payment Processing Primary goal: To give people who come to the Hospice an easy way to support their work. Secondary goal: To be able to collect donations and take payments at fundraising events. The family and friends of patients receiving care at the Hospice are ...

Our planet is facing an environmental crisis that demands immediate and collective action, and as a result, sustainable practices are unequivocally crucial in playing our part in safeguarding the environment. The Charity retail donation/purchase model is inherently sustainable by helping reduce ...

As the director of a small-scale or local UK charity, it’s easy to feel like a little fish in a big pond, continuously outcompeted for direct donations by large national charities (with proportionally larger fundraising and promotional budgets). In the face of this, an effective way for small ...

During an economic downturn, when many charities witness a drop in individual giving donations, charity shops provide an increasingly crucial source of revenue, as supporters will often purchase goods from a charity shop even when scaling back on their direct donations. However, charity shops ...