howardlake's blog

Angie Turner at The Children's Trust has just explored how many Twitter followers the top UK charities (by fundraising income) have attracted.

A few months back I was pleased to see that Charity Times had begun publishing an iPad edition, alongside its website and print edition.

DataKind's Data Dive and Charity Hack Weekend are two events that should prove useful for charity technology staff, as well as developers keen to improve their skills.

I've been lucky enough to sit on three judging panels this year for charity awards. And I've been a judge several times over the past few years.

Charity shop volunteers and staff never quite know what they are going to find in the next bag of donated items. Some donated items are very odd indeed.

Over the past few months we've been introducing a new classified advertising section to UK Fundraising, designed to help fundraising companies and charities appear in the top 10 search results on Goog

I still remember the sense of achievement from cycling up the Ditchling Beacon towards the end of the London to Brighton cycle ride nearly 30 years ago.

Saying thank you is a fundamental part of fundraising, as you know, not least because it helps to demonstrate your impact.

Fundraisers don't often get good press. You all know that you're often met with a wary joke about 'hope you won't be asking me for money' if you tell someone what your job is.

A few months ago I mused (and shared my musings on Twitter of course) about combining LEGO® with fundraising. I've now found a good example of this combination, courtesy of GlobalGiving.