Vali Ugolini, Head of Regional Fundraising & Events at the British Red Cross, shares her inspiring journey from intern to leader. In this honest, uplifting interview, Vali talks about innovation, community-led fundraising, learning from failure—and what pasta and radical candour have to do with great leadership. And why pizza and chicken on pizza are very very very bad.

“Each balloon moved differently — just like each life it represented.”

In this moving interview, CALM’s Fundraising Director Emily Clayton takes us behind the scenes of the Missed Birthdays campaign — a striking installation of 6,929 balloons that brought suicide prevention to the heart of Westfield London. From creative challenges to emotional breakthroughs, this is a masterclass in turning grief into action.

Discover why diversity isn’t just a moral imperative but a driver of innovation in the charity sector. Learn how inclusive teams outperform, adapt faster, and create real impact—whether Musk and Trump like it or not.

Innovation can feel like navigating a maze without a map, but trusting proven processes like the Double Diamond can guide you to success. This blog offers practical steps to uncover audience insights, foster creativity, and deliver impactful solutions. Discover how to overcome challenges and drive meaningful breakthroughs with confidence.

It’s 2024. We’ve talked about the decline in our key channels for fifteen years. The world has changed immeasurably - but has our fundraising?

Read on to find out why I’ve joined Flying Cars as Creative Innovation Director and why we should collectively invest in innovation this year.

Flying Cars shared a coffee with Bronwyn Carter from Mental Health charity, Mind to understand more about their journey into streaming fundraising.

Sharing her recent experience representing Mind at TwitchCon in Amsterdam, Bronwyn talks about giving away the clothes off her back, connecting with streamers and growing this community of committed supporters.

Read on to hear Bronwyn’s top tips on how to get started in the streaming fundraising space.

Building a successful innovation team is tough. When creating innovation teams, common mistakes are made in culture, structure, and working methods. We outline the top 5 mistakes we have observed. And how you can fix them to build a successful thriving innovation team.

We are recruiting for a new position of Innovation Consultant at Flying Cars after a very busy past 12 months.

We work with many leading charity brands across the world to find innovative new solutions to complex social problems. And you can as well

The March Dog Walking challenge was a massive success for Dementia UK. We lift the lid on the Flying Cars innovation process that led to thousands of dog lovers mobilising in March.

We want to help you create a strategic approach to innovation that will grow your impact. Inspiring words, lofty aspirations and sprinkling the word innovation across your key business documents will not bring results. The Innovation Growth Diagnostic will - it is a free strategic tool that will improve your innovation portfolio.

What’s all the hype about?

If you are yet to hear much about Clubhouse you soon will. The newest social media platform in town has just hit a $1 billion valuation and rising. It was bizarrely valued at $100 million when it only had 1.5K users. Here we suggest 7 ways your nonprofit could use Clubhouse to engage and grow new audiences.