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October 31st

FRSB seminar addresses bad data and direct mail

Published on 31 October 2010, by howardlake
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Fundraisers were given best practice advice on working with supporter and prospect data at a seminar by the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) this week, held to address the fundraising issue most oft

October 29th

Acceptable charity and third sector schmoozing

Published on 29 October 2010, by kevin baughen
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Are you a schmoozer?  Do you use schmoozing to work a room full of potential donors or partners or just when attending an even or conference?  According to an article I saw recently, schmoozing is a vital networking skill and is not in fact a load of old cobblers!  The art of schmoozing is defined as:

“To converse informally, to chat, or to chat in a friendly and persuasive manner especially so as to gain favour, business, or connections.”

American Foundation Research

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American Foundation Research
  • Date: 24 November, 2010 - 09:30 - 16:30
  • Venue: InTuition House, 210 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JX
  • Fee: GBP £201.25+VAT Early Bird Discount available

Test the multi-million dollar funding opportunities of US grantmaking foundations.

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Published on 29 October 2010, by barbaradavidson
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Thinking Dollars?

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Thinking Dollars?
  • Date: 25 November, 2010 - 10:00 - 12:30
  • Venue: The King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN
  • Fee: GBP £60.00+VAT

This half day intensive seminar for not more than 25 participants examines the most effective US fundraising strategies being developed today by charitable organizations based outside the USA.

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Published on 29 October 2010, by barbaradavidson
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Help with organising a charity ball

Published on 28 October 2010, by Jilly88
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Is anyone able to offer some input in regards to organising a ball in the summer of 2012 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a registered charity?

Poppy Appeal launches with focus on 'Afghan generation' of troops

Published on 28 October 2010, by howardlake
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Poppies for sale

The Royal British Legion today launched its 90th annual Poppy appeal, with an emphasis on its support for the wounded and bereaved of the British Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan.

#BeGoodBeSocial

Published on 28 October 2010, by guest_blogger
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Last night saw the inaugural #BeGoodBeSocial at the fabulous Melting Pot, Edinburgh.

October 28th

Keeping Up with America

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Keeping Up with America
  • Date: 26 January, 2011 - 10:00 - 12:30
  • Venue: The King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN
  • Fee: GBP £56.00+VAT

Keeping Up with America - a specialist seminar for those who have responsibility for an American 501(c)(3) organisation including compliance and best practice.

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Published on 28 October 2010, by barbaradavidson
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Keeping Up with America

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Keeping Up with America
  • Date: 16 November, 2010 - 10:00 - 12:30
  • Venue: The King's Fund, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0AN
  • Fee: GBP £56.00+VAT

Keeping Up with America - a specialist seminar for those who have responsibility for an American 501(c)(3) organisation including compliance and best practice.

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Published on 28 October 2010, by barbaradavidson
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If you think Facebook isn’t for fundraising you should perhaps think again about just what fundraising is

Published on 28 October 2010, by bryanmiller
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I’m just catching-up on a bit of an email backlog after spending a few days over in Holland at last week’s 30th Annual International Fundraising Congress, and a headline in one email news bulletin happened to catch my eye… “FACEBOOK IS NOT FOR FUNDRAISING, SAYS FACEBOOK EXEC”

That’s pretty eyecatching – so, naturally, I read on.

In short the article was a summary of the Convention session given by Elmer Sotto, Facebook Canada’s ‘Head of Growth’ – which happens to be one of the sessions I attended. However, I certainly didn’t come away from Elmer's presentation with the message that “Facebook is not for fundraising”.

So why did the author think this was the key take-out? I suspect it has to do with a lack of understanding as to the power of Facebook as a Consideration Building Mechanism as well as the need for fundraisers to think afresh about the actual Giving Mechanisms that we offer Facebookers who come across our cause on the site...

Click here to read on at givinginadigitalworld.org

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