I'd be grateful for any advice about the following matter:
A supporter of the hospice where I'm Fundraising Manager wanted to organise an event at a local hotel and she engaged a professional events organiser. No contract was signed. At the end of the evening, the event organiser left with the funds raised with the agreement that he'd pay suppliers and then we'd organise a cheque presentation. That was four months ago;despite letters, phone calls, a letter from our solicitor, a visit from the police and contacting our local paper, we still don't have the money that was raised (approx £700). It's not a criminal matter as there was no contract, and the paper weren't interested in the story.
The supporter is devastated - her father was cared for in the hospice and obviously family and friends gave generously because of that connection. She's adamant that she won't give up until she gets the money to us, but we don't know what else we can do! Does anyone have any ideas?
