Online donors are old-fashioned too
A particularly interesting report has just been published by Network for Good andTruesense Marketing. It looks at…
Donor needs
Taking protesting from the streets to Facebook
There are many ways to protest and with things like Facebook around, you don't neceassrily have to…
What makes a good banner ad?
I can't think of any areas of fundraising where simple and engaging propositions don't work – and…
Fundraising isn’t a matter of life and death. It’s much more important than that
When fundraisers get together and start dreaming of which organisations they'd like their charities to emulate, it's…
Are you Luke or Yoda?
Donors need motivating, and great storytelling is a rather effective technique to cut through jargon, bringing visions…
You cannot not communicate
“You cannot not communicate. Every behaviour is a kind of communication. Because communication does not have a…
What’s the point of branding?
So you've got a brand. You've brainstormed with stakeholders, you've paid many thousands of pounds for a…
How should we defend face-to-face fundraising?
During my recent break from blogging, I've been keeping an eye on the debate about face-to-face fundraising.…
Flashfunding – donor power in action
I’ve mentioned lendwithcare.org before. Rather than ask people to give money to charity, lendwithcare.org gives people a…
Ten (eleven) best practices for online fundraisers
Sean Powell has just published a rather useful free e-book that will point anyone who isn’t well…
Putting the power of mums to work
Nick Clegg is off to the UN Summit in New York at the end of September andSave…
Why have just one supporter, when you could have a whole group of them?
This is a quick follow-up to my recent post about lendwithcare.org. Even though it’s still in beta,…
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?