From the office

The blog.

How we fundraise, what a charity should ask before it signs, and what the job is actually like. Written by the people who do it.

8 September 2026 · 4 min read

Why we pay a day rate

Commission-only fundraising makes a stranger's rent depend on the next conversation. We think that shows in the conversation.

25 August 2026 · 5 min read

What a charity should ask an agency before it signs

The regulator treats an agency's breach as the charity's own. So the questions worth asking are the ones about evidence.

11 August 2026 · 3 min read

The first four weeks

What training looks like at Skyeline, and why nobody stands anywhere in a charity's name before it is done.

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