Perspectives

What we're learning as we build a new kind of marketplace for nonprofits and professionals.

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The charity capacity challenge, in numbers

Almost every charity surveyed relies on volunteers, yet nearly half report difficulty recruiting them. For many organisations, workforce shortages are already affecting their ability to meet demand.

16 June 2026 · Dan

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UK Charity Funding Explorer

Compare charitable giving to other UK spending. Build your own comparison.

Reflecting on setting up our first engagements

Twelve projects in the pipeline, three already in delivery, and a clearer picture of what charities actually ask for when you give them access to a curated pool of consultants.

19 May 2026 · Dan

Why even a small payment changes everything

Goodwill produces no grievance. That's its strength as a social bond and its weakness as a way to get anything finished on a deadline.

6 May 2026 · Sam

The charity funding crisis, in numbers

British households gave £14 billion to charity last year. That sounds like a lot – until you put it next to what we spend on gambling.

8 April 2026 · Dan

A first look back: building Rendered's talent community

In the first few months of 2026, we've had conversations with dozens of skilled professionals who want meaningful work, flexible commitment, and the knowledge that their expertise is going somewhere it might not otherwise reach.

11 March 2026 · Sam

Does it matter if I've never worked for a nonprofit?

One question that comes up in our conversations with professionals joining Rendered: will my lack of nonprofit experience be a problem?

3 March 2026 · Sam

Why we built Rendered

I'm Dan, co-founder of Rendered with my brother Sam. We came at the same problem from very different directions - here's how we ended up building this together.