Why isn’t there a Big Brother Big Sister in the Big Society?
If ever there was a time for a national, co-ordinated, mentoring volunteering movement, the time is now. But a quick web search tells a very different story. Take a look […]
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Sometimes you don’t know the value of what’s in front of you….
Imagine that pretty, old, but not unremarkable object sat in the corner. I don’t mean your gran….I mean the 18th century ming vase worth £53 million that you didn’t know […]
Legacy effectiveness….result….
Its pretty tough to prove something in advertising isn’t it? That’s why the IPA Effectiveness awards exist. And the latest Remember a Charity legacy campaign put together by DDB and […]
The real IFC winner for 2010 is…authenticity..
The art of fundraising knows many ways to describe its power….passion, inspiration, courage, love. Sometimes the vehicle is the simple truth of authenticity. The 30th IFC in Holland last week […]
The 6 leadership tips from a journey with a sat nav…
Have you ever driven a van around central london using a sat nav to get you from a to b? I wouldn’t want to do it every day but sometimes […]
Legacies are a conversation – not a hard sell…
‘Feet on the ground – soul in the sky’ said Virginia McKenna at the beginning of Remember a Charity’s awareness week. A perfect description of the yin and yang of […]
Why I resent not being thanked….
Ken Burnett contributed recently to a Third Sector article about donors being thanked, in response to a blogger who felt they shouldn’t – we know what side Ken would be on and […]
Why online and offline is the new community fundraising blend…..
Once upon a time, several hundred years ago, I had forgotten the second spool for the film I was to show at the Luton Ladies Circle. Disaster. In those days, we […]
10 tips to check your fundraising pipeline..
As the gulf disaster continues and oil pours from a fractured pipeline it make you wonder at the quantity that is seeping through. A reservoir that big feels endless. And when you […]
Daughters to their mums – something wonderful…
With the launch of the new NSPCC legacy and tv campaign the response has been revealing, exciting and inspiring. Results are one thing but insights are something else. On the […]