There's a fundraising technique that's caught on in the last few years based on offering important information as a means to obtain someone's contact details. You probably have seen the type of thing I'm talking about on TV or train ads. Rather than directly offer…

With the ongoing media storm, improving the public perception of fundraising is near the top of every fundraiser's list of concerns. But luckily, not only do we have the Commission on the Donor Experience working on the problem, senior staff from the UK’s top charities recently got together…

The Super Fundraiser seemed to go down well, so here's her nemesis - The Neanderthal Fundraiser. Where the Super Fundraiser focuses on answering donor needs, our Stone Age chum is driven by a burning desire to get as many donors on board as possible – even with…

In the face of the UK's fundraising crisis, lets not forget there are some super fundraisers out there. This is what I think makes them special.

On Friday, we had the chance to see how the plans for regulating the sector were shaping up. I watched online (it’s here if you’d like to see it) and was pleased with what I saw. It was a pretty positive session where the concerns voiced…

As the first part seemed to go down well, we can have a sequel. This time with a few suggestions from your side of the screen. Thanks for sending them in. For many, it seems it was a chance to indulge in a little therapy…

Yes. That’s right. No matter how many years you’ve been working in fundraising, no matter how many books you’ve read or how many tests you’ve been involved in, your grandmother (or mum) is instinctively a better fundraiser than you. She just knows that life is…

Ladybird books are a series of British books that were used to teach children to read in the 1960s and 70s. As anyone who has read one knows, they presented a very stereotyped vision of family life. In 2014, artist, Miriam Elia spoofed the series…