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…
The problem with money
I think it is quite ironic that most nonprofits and fundraisers have so much trouble with money. The ways we consider the money we raise…
How can fundraising thrive in Brazil?
What is interesting about a country where the giving culture is still developing? A country with thousands of non-profits, many of them volunteer-based and some…
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…
10 Key Characteristics of Top Performing Fundraising Directors
Fundraising Directors are crucial for success. This incredible mastermind, known as Head of Fundraising in some countries, is in control of a massive budget and…
How’s your persecution complex? Mine’s doing fine, thanks.
I’m lucky enough to work in an organisation (and a management team) where fundraising is seen as an essential aspect of our daily work and…
Integrated campaigning: throw away the best practices
Show me a fundraiser who thinks they’ve solved integrated campaigning and I’ll show you someone who whistles past the graveyard. What exactly constitutes an integrated…
For whom the bell tolls: helping donors find solidarity through unrestricted giving
Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for…
Sofa cushion forts and fundraising
When I was a kid, I used to spend hours building forts: in the living room (generally of sofa cushion construction), outdoors (up a tree…