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New research has revealed that the UK is the world’s second-most miserable country
It may be the International Day of Happiness, but, according to new research by @SapienLabs, us Brits have nothing to be happy about.
The UK ranked second-to-last in their Global Mind Project, which assessed the overall happiness and resilience of 71 countries.
The good news? Action For Happiness is on a mission to put a smile on our faces.
Intrigued? Find out more in our latest blog post.
The rise of the charity shop
The retail sector is fighting for its life. In 2022, almost 50 shops closed every day across the UK, and it was a similar story last year.
But the humble charity shop is bucking the trend. Not only are bricks-and-mortar stores growing in number, but sales are through the roof.
Read on to find out why.
Has the charity telethon had its day?
BBC Children in Need is synonymous with the word ‘telethon’. Since it first hit our TV screens in 1980, the annual event has raised a whopping £1bn for disadvantaged young people.
But the on-the-night total has been declining in recent years, hitting an all-time low in 2023.
Does it spell the end of the traditional telethon fundraiser?
Read our latest blog post to find out.
Charity world records
Want to unite people around a common goal, supercharge your fundraising efforts, and take brand awareness to new heights? Who is Hussain, Challenging MND, and British Heart Foundation achieved all three by breaking world records.
Read our latest post to find out what they did.
Inspiring campaigns: Walk to the Well
Many of us take clean drinking water for granted. But for some, it’s a precious resource they have to walk miles to collect.
Earlier this year, Just a Drop, a charity dedicated to providing safe and clean water, launched a disruptive social media campaign to highlight the issue of water scarcity.
Check out what they did in our latest blog post.