More Insights Into How You Can Supercharge Your Regular Giving. Plus Another Giveaway!
If you’re looking for deeper insights into what’s working (and what’s not) in regular giving, Giles Pegram CBE and I are back with Part Two of our deep dive into all things RG on this episode of Two Ps on a Pod. Here’s what we’re…
Crack the Code to Regular Giving: Insights, Strategies, and a Special Giveaway!
How is your Regular Giving programme functioning? Do you need more insight? Are you facing problems with recruitment and retention? If you are, the new episode of Two Ps on a Pod, could be just what you are looking for as Giles Pegram CBE and…
Top Ten Christmas Fundraising Ideas
To wrap up the year, we have a final Christmas episode of Two Ps on a Pod to share. Giles Pegram CBE has pulled together a top-ten list of brilliant Christmas fundraising ideas from around the world that we’ve put into an Alan Freeman type…
40 years on: Why wouldn’t you wear a Band Aid T-shirt?
The reception of the re-release of Do They Know It’s Christmas? as a super-mix to mark its 40th anniversary highlights some shifting attitudes toward global charities that need to be understood by fundraisers who work for INGOs. Unlike its past successes, the single failed to…
What does the CIOF have planned for us?
Today, Giles Pegram and I have the absolute pleasure of chatting with the fantastic Harpreet Kopndel- Harps to her chums – who is the newly appointed Chair of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. With an impressive 30 years at the fundraising coalface, Harps brings a…
If your income is in decline, here’s five things you can do…
Is your income down because of the cost-of-living crisis? There are some gut-wrenching figures shared by Rathbones Charity Investment Management today. Put simply, senior execs at UK charities have reported that the financial health of 61% of UK charities has deteriorated over the last few…
‘Tis Halloween. Keep to the light and beware the Four Fundraisers of the Apocalypse!
In the eerie world of fundraising, not all strategies are as they seem—some lure you in with charm only to drain your resources and leave you haunted with regret as costs mount and income falls. As Halloween looms, meet the Four Fundraisers of the Apocalypse:…
Why do wealthy donors give?
Have you ever wondered what drives wealthy people to make six and seven figure gifts to charity? At Bluefrog Fundraising Limited our conversations with donors have shown us it’s rarely about tax breaks or social recognition. We always find that the reasons are deeply personal,…
Who gives what to charity?
Do you know who gives what to charity? This chart is a simplified version of a presentation we use at Bluefrog to try and get fundraisers to consider which audiences they should focus on when developing fundraising strategies. It’s all self explanatory, but acts as…
Do younger donors like direct mail? And do they care about being thanked?
One of the things that’s seems to have entered the fundraising psyche over the last year or so, is the thought that younger people are a completely different philanthropic creature to their parents and grandparents. Most importantly, there is a sense that they are going…
The Essentials
Crack the Code to Regular Giving: Insights, Strategies, and a Special Giveaway!
‘Tis Halloween. Keep to the light and beware the Four Fundraisers of the Apocalypse!
Why do people give? The Donor Participation Project with Louis Diez.
A guide to fundraising on the back of a postcard
What does the latest research tell us about the state of fundraising?