We’ve got a cracker of a podcast for you today. On Two Ps on a Pod we are diving into the world of face-to-face fundraising. 

Giles Pegram CBE and I are joined by Dominic Will, MD of Gather Campaigns, who brings over two decades of frontline experience. He’s worked with hundreds of charities and helped recruit hundreds of thousands of donors and what he shares here is going to be a real help to anyone even slightly engaged in face-to-face.

What Dom shares is an experience-based look at what works, what’s changed, and what too many organisations are still getting wrong.

Whether you’re sceptical about the channel or already using it and want better results, this episode explores:

  • How public and sector perceptions have shifted, and what’s actually changed.
  • The reality of early attrition and the strategies that genuinely improve long-term retention.
  • How new tech (like real-time verification and recurring card payments) is transforming results – and where the limitations still lie.
  • What effective stewardship looks like after sign-up – and why most charities still don’t get this right.
  • Why success depends more on messaging, flexibility, and organisational alignment than brand recognition.

As Dom says, “It’s easy to criticise face-to-face, but how many campaigns fail simply because charities don’t invest in what happens next?”

This episode is about learning what good looks like – and how to get there.

Happy Fundraising!