Article index
All 125 articles on Goodwilly, by section.
Giving & Donating
Section page →- Why Unrestricted Money Is Worth More Than the Same Amount Ring-FencedAug 11, 2026
- What Happens to a Donated Sofa Between Your Door and the Shop FloorAug 9, 2026
- Why Fewer, Larger Donations Beat Spreading Money ThinlyAug 5, 2026
- What a Standing Order Buys That a One-Off Gift CannotJul 31, 2026
- The Donation Drive That Ends Up Costing the Charity MoneyJul 29, 2026
- How to Read a Fundraising Appeal for What It Is Actually AskingJul 25, 2026
- Why Aid Agencies Ask for Money and Not BlanketsJul 23, 2026
- Why Charities Ask You to Confirm Your Tax StatusJul 19, 2026
- Choosing Between a Cause Down the Road and One Far AwayJul 16, 2026
- Why Every Appeal Asks for a Specific NumberJul 12, 2026
- Naming a Charity in a Will Without Creating a ProblemJul 9, 2026
- What Employer Matching Schemes Actually MatchJul 6, 2026
- The Second Gift Is the One Fundraisers Care AboutJul 3, 2026
- Giving to a Disaster Two Months After It Leaves the NewsDec 1, 2025
- What Happens When an Appeal Raises More Than It Asked ForNov 25, 2025
- The Crowdfunding Page and the Registered Charity Are Not the Same InstrumentNov 23, 2025
- Sponsoring a Child, a Goat or a Well: What the Metaphor HidesNov 18, 2025
- Why Charities Keep Writing to You After You Gave OnceNov 16, 2025
- Giving Anonymously and What It Costs the OrganisationNov 13, 2025
- Donating Shares, Property and Other Things That Are Not CashNov 8, 2025
- The Sponsored Walk, the Raffle and the Bucket: Fundraising Formats ComparedNov 5, 2025
Volunteering
Section page →- Why One Afternoon of Help Can Cost an Organisation Two DaysJun 27, 2026
- The Volunteer Roles Charities Struggle Hardest to FillJun 24, 2026
- When Your Day Job Is the Thing a Charity Actually NeedsJun 22, 2026
- What a Volunteer Coordinator Does All DayJun 18, 2026
- Turning Up Every Week Beats Turning Up Once, and the Reason Is DullJun 16, 2026
- Why Volunteering Starts With Forms, Checks and WaitingJun 10, 2026
- The Corporate Volunteering Day, Honestly AssessedJun 8, 2026
- Trusteeship Is Volunteering, and Almost Nobody Calls It ThatJun 4, 2026
- How to Leave a Volunteering Role Without Leaving a HoleJun 2, 2026
- Volunteering Abroad and the Questions Worth Asking FirstMay 29, 2026
- The Emotional Load in Frontline VolunteeringMay 24, 2026
- Why Some Charities Turn Volunteers AwayMay 22, 2026
- Expenses Are the Quiet Barrier to Who Gets to VolunteerNov 3, 2025
- Micro-Volunteering and the Tasks That Actually Suit ItOct 31, 2025
- Why Volunteer Roles Have Descriptions and Why That Is Not BureaucracyOct 27, 2025
- What Training a Volunteer Costs and How Long It Takes to RepayOct 23, 2025
- Remote and Online Volunteering: Which Roles Genuinely TransferOct 19, 2025
- Why Weekday Daytime Volunteers Are Worth More Than Weekend OnesOct 15, 2025
- Student and Placement Volunteering: Who the Arrangement Actually ServesOct 14, 2025
- Rotas, No-Shows and the Real Cost of an Unfilled ShiftOct 9, 2025
- Fundraising in Your Own Time: What Charities Need You to Ask FirstOct 6, 2025
Secondhand & Thrift
Section page →- The Best Second-Hand Buys Are the Ones Nobody Brags AboutMay 18, 2026
- Why the Same Jumper Costs Three Times as Much Three Streets AwayMay 16, 2026
- Why the Good Stuff Rarely Reaches the Shop FloorMay 12, 2026
- Used Furniture: What Repairs Cheaply and What Never WillMay 9, 2026
- Reading Wear on Clothing Before You Buy ItMay 5, 2026
- Why Used Electronics Are the Riskiest Thing on the ShelfMay 3, 2026
- Vintage, Retro and Just Old: Where the Premium Comes FromApr 27, 2026
- What a Cheap Used Item Costs After You Get It HomeApr 25, 2026
- Buying a Used Bicycle Without Buying Someone Else's ProblemApr 22, 2026
- Children's Gear Is the Strongest Case for Buying UsedApr 17, 2026
- Online Resale and the Charity Shop Are Different BusinessesApr 15, 2026
- When to Buy Used and When to Wait: Reading DepreciationApr 12, 2026
- The Thirty-Second Inspection That Prevents Most RegretApr 7, 2026
- Auctions, House Clearances and Estate Sales: Where the Trade BuysOct 3, 2025
- Why Second-Hand Books Are Nearly Worthless and Which Ones Are NotSep 30, 2025
- Buying Used Tools: The Category Where Old Usually Beats NewSep 27, 2025
- Sizing, Shrinkage and Why Used Clothing Fits UnpredictablySep 22, 2025
- The Charity Shop Pricing Decision, From the Other Side of the CounterSep 18, 2025
- Smells, Stains and Mould: What Cleans Out of Used Goods and What Does NotSep 16, 2025
- Consignment, Auction and Marketplace: Choosing Where to Sell Your Own ThingsSep 12, 2025
- Counterfeits and Misattribution in the Used MarketSep 10, 2025
How Charities Work
Section page →- The Overhead Ratio Is a Bad Measure, and Here Is What to Read InsteadApr 4, 2026
- Reading a Set of Charity Accounts Without an Accounting DegreeApr 2, 2026
- Why a Charity Sitting on Money Is Not Necessarily HoardingMar 28, 2026
- What a Charity Regulator Actually RegulatesMar 26, 2026
- Trustees, Staff and Who Is Actually in ChargeMar 23, 2026
- Why a Fully Funded Charity Can Still Run Out of MoneyMar 18, 2026
- Why Charity Rating Sites Disagree With Each OtherMar 16, 2026
- The Grant Cycle and Why Small Charities Live in Twelve-Month ChunksMar 12, 2026
- Charity Mergers Happen Less Often Than They Probably ShouldMar 8, 2026
- What Non-Profit Does and Does Not MeanMar 4, 2026
- Fundraising Costs Money, and the Sector Is Bad at Saying SoMar 2, 2026
- Impact Reporting: Outputs, Outcomes and the Gap Between ThemFeb 26, 2026
- Why a Charity's Staff Are Paid, and How Pay Gets DecidedSep 6, 2025
- The Income Mix Tells You More About a Charity Than Its Mission StatementSep 3, 2025
- Public Service Contracts and What Happens When a Charity Becomes a SupplierAug 31, 2025
- Campaigning, Lobbying and the Line Regulators DrawAug 25, 2025
- Legacies Are the Most Volatile Income a Charity HasAug 24, 2025
- What an Independent Examination Is and Why It Is Not an AuditAug 19, 2025
- Why a Charity Sets Up a Separate Trading CompanyAug 15, 2025
- Safeguarding Failures Are Governance Failures, Not Bad LuckAug 13, 2025
- Why Two Charities With the Same Name Are Different OrganisationsAug 8, 2025
Community Projects
Section page →- Why Most Community Projects Stall in Their Second YearFeb 24, 2026
- The Founder Problem: When a Project Cannot Outlive Its StarterFeb 18, 2026
- Starting a Community Group Without Registering AnythingFeb 15, 2026
- Finding a Room: The Constraint That Decides Most Local ProjectsFeb 12, 2026
- Community Fridges and the Logistics Nobody SeesFeb 8, 2026
- Why Small Grants Come With Disproportionate PaperworkFeb 6, 2026
- Opening a Bank Account Is the Hardest Part of Starting a GroupFeb 2, 2026
- Constitutions, Committees and What They Are Actually ForJan 31, 2026
- How Community Gardens Survive Their Third WinterJan 26, 2026
- Insurance for a Volunteer-Run ActivityJan 24, 2026
- The Difference Between a Group of Neighbours and an OrganisationJan 19, 2026
- Working Out Whether a Local Project Actually WorkedJan 17, 2026
- Succession Beats Recruitment in Small Local GroupsJan 13, 2026
- The Group Chat Is Your Infrastructure, and Nobody Backs It UpAug 6, 2025
- Why Free Labour Still Needs a BudgetAug 4, 2025
- Working With the Council Without Being Absorbed by ItJul 30, 2025
- The Community Event That Loses Money and Still WorksJul 27, 2025
- Who Owns the Equipment When a Group Falls OutJul 22, 2025
- Consultation Fatigue: Why Nobody Comes to the Meeting Any MoreJul 20, 2025
- Every Local Project Reaches the Same Fifty People FirstJul 16, 2025
- Handing a Project to a Bigger Organisation Without Losing ItJul 12, 2025
Repair & Reuse
Section page →- Why a Repair Café Works Socially Before It Works MateriallyJan 8, 2026
- The Economics of Repair Versus Replacement, HonestlyJan 7, 2026
- Tool Libraries and the Items People Actually BorrowJan 3, 2026
- What Makes an Appliance Repairable and What Makes It DisposableDec 29, 2025
- Right-to-Repair Rules and What They Have Changed So FarDec 28, 2025
- The Few Skills That Fix Most Broken Household ThingsDec 23, 2025
- Why Giving Something Away Is Harder Than Throwing It OutDec 19, 2025
- Giveaway Group Etiquette and Why Collections Fall ThroughDec 18, 2025
- Textile Recycling Is Not What Most People PictureDec 12, 2025
- Furniture Reuse Organisations and the People They Actually ServeDec 10, 2025
- When Repair Is the Wrong AnswerDec 7, 2025
- Spare Parts Are the Real Bottleneck in Household RepairDec 3, 2025
- Batteries Are the Reason Most Cordless Things DieJul 11, 2025
- Why Shoes and Bags Are Worth Repairing When Clothes Often Are NotJul 6, 2025
- Service Manuals, Exploded Diagrams and Where They HideJul 2, 2025
- Upcycling Usually Destroys Value, and Occasionally Creates ItJul 1, 2025
- Why Bicycles Are the Most Repairable Machines Most People OwnJun 25, 2025
- Storing Things You Intend to Repair Is How They Become WasteJun 23, 2025
- Screws, Glue and Clips: How a Product Is Fastened Predicts Its LifeJun 20, 2025
- What Happens to Electronics at the Recycling CentreJun 16, 2025