Are your donors simply paying spectators?
There’s a great video on Social Hallucinations produced by David Gauntlet from Making is Connecting. David looks…
Donor needs
How do donors choose which charity to give to?
I’ve just read a very interesting piece from Beth Breeze in Civil Societylooking at how donors decide…
Fundraising is child’s play
Few of us (in the UK) will have not picked up on Charlie Simpson, the 7 year-old…
This is the good stuff
What part of communication actually matters? I’d suggest, What you’ve achieved by giving to us, might fit…
What really satisfies a donor?
Adrian Sargeant found back in 2000 that about half of all cash donors give just once to…
You no longer control the message. And that’s OK
This is a very short talk (3 minutes) from Alexis Ohanian (one of the people who set…
January Twitter round up
Apart from the posts on here, I also share loads of other useful and interesting things on…
Don’t be boring
Back in the 80’s when Errol Morris was interviewed about his recently released film, The Thin Blue…
What should you do with newly recruited Haiti emergency donors?
There have been a number of posts in the blogosphere offering advice about what charities should do…
When should you use suggested donation levels?
A short while ago, Google shared details of a test they undertook on “one of the disaster…
Social networks don’t seem to be driving extra traffic to help Haiti
Bill Tancer of Hitwise has reported on some fascinating data on his blog. The earthquake in Haiti…
The DEC tells donors what their gift will do
Featuring huge numbers of people in need in fundraising materials serves to make the reader feel helpless.…
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?