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22 December sees peak of online donations via JustGiving

Published on 15 December 2011, by howardlake

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Britons are most likely to donate online to charity over the Christmas period on 22 December - at 13.08 to be precise; and they are most generous on 28 December.

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New fundraising ideas can work - we just have to try

Published on 12 December 2011, by kevin baughen

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Any regular readers will know how I often lament the lack of great marketing and fundraising ideas making it to fruition. All too often, decisions are made to bin new ideas because there is no proven track record of success or because it’s simply ‘different to the way things are always done around here...’

This week, I’ve had my faith restored by two approaches to fundraising that in one case is working and in the other, I hope works. But both are trying something different to stand out from the plethora of charity messages we all receive at this time of the year.

Fundraising, marketing and communications all use the same tools!
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JustGiving seeks angels to spread the giving this Christmas

Published on 5 December 2011, by howardlake

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While JustGiving has helped raise over £770 million for 12,000 charities so far, it does acknowledge that donations do tend to favour the larger, more well-known charities.

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Nominations open for JustGiving Awards 2012

Published on 30 November 2011, by howardlake

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JustGiving Awards 2012 and Charlie Simpson

Online fundraising site JustGiving is seeking nominations for its JustGiving Awards 2012.

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JustGiving reveals average donation values of social media shares

Published on 11 November 2011, by howardlake

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Online fundraising platform JustGiving can now tell us which social media sites drive the most donations and which drive the highest average donations.

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JustGiving publish infographic of Virgin London Marathon 2011 fundraising statistics

Published on 27 October 2011, by howardlake

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Online giving service JustGiving have shared statistics from this year's Virgin London Marathon in the form of an infographic.

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How real people use social media to make a real impact

Published on 12 October 2011, by howardlake

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Jon Waddingham's October 2011 slideshow offers more data on how many visits and income are being generated by social media sites and people using them to share calls to action.