Why listening to beneficiaries is more than a moral obligation
Before we get going, let me just dwell briefly on that word ‘beneficiaries’. I wish there was another word, as it carries all kinds of…
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Could it be unethical not to ask for a sufficiently high gift?
As a fundraiser, who do you consider to be your most important stakeholder? Think about it for a while. Actually, you probably didn’t need to…
A Privileged, Middle-Aged, White, Male Has Views on Diversity
I’m not even sure I should be doing this. And that’s part of the problem. You see, while it’s not at all hard for me…
Fundraising is bad for your image
It all started so enthousiastic. Our management wrote us an assignement that said: Go out there and explore our possibillities to raise single payments for…
The importance of annual plans in fundraising
Everyone just started fresh with a new annual plan… hopefully! Annual plans are great. As a fundraiser you can’t live without them, because it’s your…
Communication and Fundraising, the never ending story…
The past 2 ½ years I travelled to different countries and met lots of people engaged in a wide range of fundraising activities and campaigns.…