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Dipka, Dawn and Kirsty at Google Analytics Training with Periscopix

Last week Dawn Newton from Healthy Planet organised a free Google Analytics training day for charities, delivered by

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  • How charity shops and commercial brands can work in partnership for mutual benefit

    As one door closes

    Having read that staff at Third Sector magazine are taking over a YMCA shop for a day,  I thought I’d share my experiences of integrating charity shops with corporate fundraising.

    Maximising the value of events

    Group of people having fun

    In the current climate, and despite its often low ROI, community fundraising is still a great way to engage with donors and prospects, but to justify the time and effort you really need to ensure y

    A data protection issue we can’t afford to ignore

    At the risk of scaremongering, I am – to say the least – extremely concerned about the potential impact that the proposed EU legislation changes on data protection will have f

    Brilliant new study into USA fundraising has insights for UK

    The problems that Directors of Fundraising have in the US strikes a strong cord with me and it is great to see the solutions spelt out in this study.

    Fundraising comes in all shapes and sizes

    The No 1 Dress Agency clothes rail

    How did I ever get into this, I often ask myself! Back in March 2012, I was asked to help raise funds at a local ‘Open House’ in Hampshire for Naomi House Hospice.

    Want a graphical glance at UK Fundraising?

    There are now lots of ways of viewing our content, not just in the format we chose to use.

    Barcamp Nonprofits: cut and paste your own conference

    Barcamp Nonprofits. Photo: Howard Lake on Flickr.com

    It's funny how most charity sector conferences and seminars are exactly the same. I don't mean in terms of speakers, content, quality or venue of course.

    The IoF at 30

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    I saw recently that the IoF will be 30 years old this year - a moment perhaps to take stock? Certainly, fundraising has come a long way since the ICFM, as it then was known, was established.

    Farewell to The Summit

    The Summit, an unusual event scheduled for April this year, featuring a range of experienced fundraising thinkers and practitioners and with a lofty aim of helping the sector to raise billions more

    Your UK Fundraising

    UK Fundraising - improving the effectiveness of charity and non-profit fundraisers

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