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By Harvey Duthie, Belmont Fundraising Ltd., 6 March 2026 When I wrote earlier this year that 2026 would be a pivotal year for Catholic diocesan fundraising in the UK and Ireland, I sensed momentum building. In the months since, that sense has only strengthened. Across the UK and Ireland there are quiet but important tailwinds emerging for Catholic parishes and causes. Not dramatic ones. But real ones. And they matter. Part of the reason is that the wider fundraising landscape

Reflections from The Humanitarian Finance Summit, London Last week, leaders gathered in London against the backdrop of a stark reality: global humanitarian funding is projected to drop by as much as $25 billion this year . The numbers are sobering. Jobs have been cut at an unprecedented scale. Frontline services are contracting. Hard-won development gains are under strain. From where we sit, working alongside Belmont Fundraising partners in London, Uganda, Dublin, Rome,

By Harvey Duthie, CEO, Belmont Fundraising As we get ready to attend The Humanitarian Finance Summit we reflected again on the fact that if Davos 2026 confirmed anything, it is that the humanitarian sector is no longer navigating a funding cycle — it is navigating a structural break. Last year’s Global Humanitarian Assistance data already told the story many organisations were reluctant to fully internalise: the era of dependable aggregate growth in humanitarian funding is o

By Harvey Duthie, CEO, Belmont Fundraising Ltd. University philanthropy across the UK and Ireland enters 2026 in a demanding but decisive phase. Ambition remains high. Donor appetite for impact is real. Advancement teams are more professional than at any point in the sector’s history. Yet the operating environment is less forgiving. Cost inflation, political scrutiny, reputational risk, and structural pressures on higher education funding mean universities can no longer aff