Why charity branding (done properly) IS good for fundraising
In the last week there have been lots of conversations around why branding is potentially pointless for charities and can…
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How to use your corporate events budget for charity
Think the limit of an away day is a paintballing trip or a strategic thinking session run by an overpaid…
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Zombie fundraising techniques
Have you noticed how dead-on-their-feet zombie fundraising techniques lurch on from year to year their income falling, their costs often…
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A founding Chief Executive’s view on fundraising
It is a little over 10 years since I had the vision for Create, a charity that would make society…
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Why fundraisers are so ‘angry’
Gosh aren’t fundraisers a defensive, angry bunch of insecure people, lashing out at anyone who has the temerity to criticise…
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Can aligning your brand to a cause do more harm than good?
Forget Nike and Lance Armstrong; that was and continues to be just about the huge sums of money involved. What about when ethical…
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Fundraising and Organisational Culture
The influence of organisational culture on fundraising is rarely discussed in our sector.
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Interview with Kylee Ingram about events fundraising app TeamTap
Yesterday I met with Kylee Ingram who has developed Team Tap, a mobile app that lets spectators at sports and…
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Charities wish good luck to their London Marathon runners
The London Marathon looms large in many charities' fundraising calendar, given that it is currently the largest single one-day fundraising…
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The difference between charity leaders and managers
I was inspired to think about this blog by receiving an email from the Harvard Business Review collating several key works on…
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The art of a simple ‘Thank You’
How can charities say thank you to donors, supporters, event participants, members and anyone else who deserves those two words?
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Lessons from Chichester Festival Theatre’s capital appeal telephone campaign
Telephone fundraising specialists The Phone Room have shared details of their recent successful campaign for the Chichester Festival Theatre's latest…