Why we need to learn how to pitch in fundraising
I saw a session once at a conference once upon a time where people tried to pitch, in that way in our head we all think of as a pitch […]
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Why lost purpose in Community Fundraising is a strategic killer
Purpose is hot right now. Like someone woke up one day and went ‘purpose….i’ll package that’. It’s everywhere in charity, business, marketing, branding and personal development. Rediscovered. And yet its […]
How to create a name for a fundraising product
Once upon a time we called every fundraising product ‘athon’. Spellathon. Danceathon. Aerobathon. Easy world then, but now naming a product of activity can make or break its success, especially […]
Let’s focus on achievement in 2017
Do you remember achieving something remarkable? Something that you had built, had changed? For some, achievements are huge…for some, small and every day. Connecting with what achievement feels and looks […]
10 must do’s for middle managers
Middle managers. Salt of the earth. Engines for action. Guardians of delivery. Middle managers need love and attention if they are to do what needs to be done to make […]
How to choose which charity to work for
How about this. Choose the charity you work for rather than they choose you. Find an adventure. Choose a mission and a cause. Choose a bright future and an urgent […]
9 charity board myths that need busting
We need trustees. Good ones, calm ones, listening ones. But sometimes, some of our trustees believe weird things. Like conspiracy theories that gain currency, some trustees can interpret their understandable […]
Why we need more of ‘I made this’
A signature on a work of art can be a powerful statement. Or a name on the spine of a book. Or the credits rolling at the end of a […]
Why small disruption can lead to big disruption
I used to know a brilliant fundraiser who had a habit of ordering her notes and papers on a table as if she had used a set square. I often […]
30 crowd sourced one word problems for fundraising
Talking problems with fundraisers recently, I hit on the idea of crowd sourcing a list of one word problems for fundraising – so thanks to fundraisers through twitter and linked in, […]