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Whatever Jumo is, it isn't magic

I'm sure people sometimes confuse me with Harry Potter. They invite me in to discuss a new piece of work and the conversation goes a little like this... Hopeful fundraiser: We need to raise (insert very large sum of money of your choice here) urgently....

If Santa was a brand

Santa Claus has been around for a fair few years now and there can't be many of us who don't understand what he's all about. But what would happen if Santa turned up at an advertising agency looking for some advice on how he could...

Online donors are old-fashioned too

A particularly interesting report has just been published by Network for Good andTruesense Marketing. It looks at online giving in the US. It's a massive study that covers $381 million in online giving through Network for Good's platform including 3.6 million gifts to 66,470 different...

How to get a £1 million donation

The Coutts Million Pound Donors Report 2010 has just been published. It takes a look at the condition of British philanthropy at the very top of the giving scale – which, as you might guess, covers gifts of £1,000,000 and more. There were just 201...

What makes a good banner ad?

I can't think of any areas of fundraising where simple and engaging propositions don't work – and that includes online display ads. And here's an example to prove it. You've probably seen the recent fundraising campaign on Wikipedia, where they have tested a number of...

Are you Luke or Yoda?

Donors need motivating, and great storytelling is a rather effective technique to cut through jargon, bringing visions and missions to life. Through using great stories, we get people giving and doing. And if you'd like to improve your storytelling skills, I'd recommend you addResonate by...