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: teamwork
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…
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…
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…
Staff like donors? Recruit, develop, retain them…
101fundraising…OK, so back to the basics of fundraising, hey?! Let me think, should I speak about ROI, LTV, DRTV, hum… yeah, why not! But something…
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.…