Publications

A practical resource full of tips and tools to help hospices with their legacy fundraising. It gives an overview of current legacy giving, issues and opportunities for hospices and guidance on developing a legacy campaign, including a campaign action plan. Author: Richard Radcliffe FInstF (Cert). (Published October 2009)

An introduction to good retail practice. (Published March 2009)

A step-by-step guide to raising funds on eBay. (Published April 2010)

This report summarises progress and findings from the start of the Hospice UK Board Development Programme in early September 2011 to the end of December 2012. (Published 2013)

Covers all aspects of recruiting and inducting new trustees.

A balanced scorecard is a select set of strategic, linked objectives and measures that help to understand the key strategic drivers of performance, and then monitor progress against these.

A dashboard is a collection of the key performance measures of current and primary interest to the board, used to underpin their strategic conversations.

Focuses on what makes an effective board meeting, covering key benefits of effective meetings, good governance in meetings, as well as some top tips and resources.

Guidance on effective board reporting, providing the board with information that is concise, relevant, reliable, timely, material and fit for purpose.

Charity Commission staff made review visits to 48 hospices between 2001 and 2006. This guide describes the most common issues affecting hospices found during the visits and offers practical action points and sources of further guidance to help hospices comply with charitable requirements. (Published 2006)