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Mark
20/02/2010
New research on text giving
I picked up on an interesting stream of tweets from @seanpowell last night. He was attending a…
Research
by
Mark
16/02/2010
You really should write to your grandmother more often
One of the first tasks that I give to trainee copywriters is to write an appeal letter…
by
Mark
14/02/2010
Are your donors simply paying spectators?
There's a great video on Social Hallucinations produced by David Gauntlet from Making is Connecting. David looks…
by
Mark
12/02/2010
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…
by
Mark
11/02/2010
Fundraising is child's play
Few of us (in the UK) will have not picked up on Charlie Simpson, the 7 year-old…
by
Mark
06/02/2010
This is the good stuff
What part of communication actually matters? I'd suggest, What you've achieved by giving to us, might fit…
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Mark
05/02/2010
What really satisfies a donor?
Adrian Sargeant found back in 2000 that about half of all cash donors give just once to…
by
Mark
02/02/2010
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…
by
Mark
30/01/2010
January Twitter round up
Apart from the posts on here, I also share loads of other useful and interesting things on…
by
Mark
27/01/2010
Don't be boring
Back in the 80's when Errol Morris was interviewed about his recently released film, The Thin Blue…
by
Mark
24/01/2010
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…
by
Mark
22/01/2010
When should you use suggested donation levels?
A short while ago, Google shared details of a test they undertook on "one of the disaster…
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?