Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) has launched a supporter survey to assess their performance as a charity.
ARUK are working with charity research agency, nfpResearch, to compare ARUK to other charities and understand more about how ARUK can improve.
You can access the survey here: https://surveys.nfpresearch.com/s3/Alzheimer-s-Research-UK-Supporter-survey-2025 The survey is live until Sunday, 23 February 2025.
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