How the direct debit cycle works
I posted a piece last week on Rapidata's paper on what's happening to direct debits in the…
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Return to Melksham
Just before my short break, I had a very interesting conversation with Helen Reynolds of Sue Ryder…
Pay what you choose experiment is a success
I blogged about the Sue Ryder Care charity shop experiment a few weeks ago. For a two…
Are your donors giving out of fear?
I was de-briefed on some research a while ago. During one of the workshops a female donor had said…
Not another bloody graph!
Yep. Another graph. But hopefully the last one for a while. I'll try to get back to humorous videos,…
Pay what you choose
It seems the downturn in the amount of goods being donated to charity shops is continuing. David…
How do donors differentiate between charities?
Donors often struggle to describe what makes one charity different from another. I've seen people in research groups trying…
Test results: Recession based copy reduces appeal income
I blogged about the effects of directly talking about the credit crunch in appeal copy in early December. I’m…
The trouble with The Guardian
Polly Toynbee in The Guardian on Saturday painted a grim picture of the current state of philanthropy.…
Results on credit crunch copy vs normal copy test
This is a quick heads up on one of the tests we've been involved with on the effect of…
New Research on attitudes to cancelling direct debits
There is another piece of research available on the effect of the economy on giving to charity.…
37% of donors say they are less likely to give to new charities
During the recent rocky times, the fear amongst fundraisers has been of donors cutting back on giving,…