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…
Tag: success story
Make fundraising great again!
I’d be shocked if there were any, or many, Trump supporters among this community of fundraising hipsters. But how many otherwise great people inadvertently emulate…
The WOW moment (part 2)
In part 1 of this blog post I referred to a presentation by Karen Osborne ….in which she addressed the (lack of) WOW-factor in fundraising.…
The WOW moment (part 1)
Three months ago I was part of an audience listening to Karen Osborne giving a presentation on ‘Stewardship’. Great presentation, as usual, most of which…
The seven deadly sins of fundraising appeals – and how to avoid them
Over the years, and the appeals, I’ve learned much about the factors that determine success in fundraising – and even more about what to avoid…
Dutch Cancer Society recruits 50,000 donors via telethon
2010 was a very special and historic fundraising year for KWF, the Dutch Cancer Society. We reached €100 million gross income from fundraising and recruited 115,000…