Communications should pull donors to you
Some communications push and some pull. What do yours do? Push and pull are terms we coined at Bluefrog for describing different types of approaches to talking to donors. A pull communication is one that the donor enjoys receiving and engaging with. it generates a…
Mid value donors and the credit crunch
In 2007, Bluefrog undertook a huge qualitative study on mid-value donors – those who give cash gifts of between £100 and £1,000. We spoke to over a hundred people who gave to a wide range of UK charities. If you’d like to see the full…
Shopping for ideas
I don’t often go to the Bexhill-on-Sea Observer for information on fundraising, but when I worked at the YMCA, I spent a great deal of time in my appeals administration department. Debbie Bland, who ran it, had a very keen nose for assessing how well…
Should you worry about the size of your donation form?
I’ve got to start somewhere, so I’ll ease my way into blogging with a little mythbusting. We’ve been involved in this over the past year or so as we look at testing some of the weird claims about direct marketing that you just aren’t sure…
The Essentials
‘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?
How do donors manage their philanthropic budgets?