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We've already announced Fundraising Day, part of the 2013 Smal

I didn’t make this term up, honest.  It was shared with me by my cousin as he was describing what it felt like when senior managers just spew forth ideas that those a bit closer to the coal face suspect haven’t really been thought through... Here’s the Wikipedia definition.

Lucy Gower reports from Fundraising Ireland's annual conference in Dublin this week.

Stuart Glen, Fundraising Manager at Kilbryde Hospice, recently asked UK fundraisers via Twitter for examples of good tribute fund campaigns by charities.

We all know the importance of effective marketing in advance of our events; setting objectives, targeting our audiences, raising awareness of the event and whetting potential attendees’ appetites with sneak previews and relevant information.

But what about during the event itself?

There wasn’t a recognisable theme to the many appeals we produced for our clients this Christmas.

This week's NFPtweetup, at which charity staff meet up to share experiences of and ideas for using digital media and tools, focused on gamification and how charities could use it.

I went to a very enjoyable breakfast seminar by CharityComms about managing risk and reputation.

The funding situation is changing rapidly in Northern Ireland with a move from grants to contracts.

The British Heart Foundation has worked with augmented reality app specialists Blippar to try to persuade smokers to quit and use the money saved for something else.