IFC – The End of Fundraising as we know it
It’s been a month since the IFC 2018 has ended. The danger is always to return to ‘business as usual’. However, more than ever this…
Tag: partnerships
How to collaborate successfully for greater impact
Managing one culture is tricky enough but what about when two or more organisations want to work together to achieve a shared outcome? How can…
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…
Why getting together is good for fundraising
There was once a piano in the centre of the bar in the hotel where we gathered to share fundraising stories. As the night wore…
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…
Have I told you lately that I love you? (part 2)
OK, so you’ve done your strategic speed-dating (also known as ‘a pitch’), and it’s time to get on with some proper work. All being well,…
Have I told you lately that I love you? (part 1)
Relationships, eh, who’d have ‘em!? We talk about them a lot in fundraising don’t we? So today I want to give a tender caress to…
Love is in the air: corporate fundraising
Bij veel goede doelen is het besef gekomen dat bedrijven een cruciale rol spelen bij het creëren van een betere wereld. Maar voor veel goede…
Corporate fundraising is less and less about funds
In the eight years that I’m a fundraiser, the profession has become a lot more fun. But not easier. I don’t tell anything new when…