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Fundraising and Zombies

Zombies - photo: Rodolpho.Reis on Flickr.com

My dear old friend Paul had a great very well paid position, as head of fundraising at a very venerable charity.

The Cup Trust

According to its website, The Cup Trust (1129044) “seeks to raise funds to enable us to make grants to other UK based registered charities”.

Transport of delight: CLIC Sargent's refuse lorry generates funds

There is no shortage of ways in which individuals can show their support for charities.

The Summit has great news for small charities

The Summit - Giles Pegram CBE at The Bishopsgate Institute, London

Admit it. Sometimes you feel discouraged and maybe even a little annoyed when a big charity shares their latest fundraising innovation.

Screening Data for Charitable Trust Links

A common demand placed on trust fundraisers is to find new prospects, which in a mature operation can often be a challenge, especially if all the usual sources have been exhausted.

The Million Pound Donors Report

Over the last few years, I have occasionally sent details of charitable donations of over £1,000,000 to Beth Breeze at Centre for Philanthropy at t

@vineapp - you've got 6 seconds so make them count!

Two days ago my colleague Paul (@paulashton1979) sent me a link to this new video service from Twitter called Vine (@vineapp) - he described it as "Like instagram is for quick, nice, easy to share

Companies House documents are now available on Duedil

Duedilhas just announced that more than 100 million UK Companies House documents dating back over a century are now available from its website.

This time, on to the Summit!

Cader Idris - photo: benefit of hindsight on Flickr.com. Spot the heart shape?

When I was 18 my employer sent me on an Outward Bound course to Aberdovey, in Wales, in winter. It sorted me out; made a man of me. I loved every minute of it.

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