Have you got a magic drawer?
This is a photograph of Shanon Doolittle's magic drawer. As you'll see, it's packed full of cards – greeting cards, thank you cards, anniversary cards – every sort of card that might be useful to show a donor that you appreciate their support. Of course,…
What would happen if you lived your real life like your virtual one?
A rather entertaining viral video from the English National Opera, that demonstrates what might happen if you used Facebook and Twitter rules for your real life. Nothing really to add apart from the obvious – not all friends are friends.
Where next for mobile giving?
Following from last week's post on mobile giving in the UK, I thought it might be useful to share this rather good presentation from US digital agency, space150 on broader trends in mobile use. Mobile Trends – June 2011 – Trending The Future View more…
It’s a shame about Ray
Data Mining for Fund Raisers by Peter B. Wylie is one of the best introductory guides to the effective use of data that you'll get your hands on. It's pretty hard to track down in the UK, but you can get it from CASE in…
A great example of how to use Twitter as a campaign tool
I'm rather impressed by the Follow the Money Twitter app created in response to the allegation that The News of the World was involved in hacking Milly Dowler's voice mail account. You can read more about it in Melissa Harrison's article in The Guardian, Why…