It’s hard to be creative without a deadline. Although this is true, it’s also a fairly limp excuse for why this has taken me a while to post. Let me know if it was worth the wait…
Recent research from the University of Kent has suggested that some of the techniques we might associate with the more cheesy end of consumer advertising might actually help to support fundraising campaigns.
Last week I attended IFC's First Friday Fundraising sessions and was interested to note that the same questions seemed to be coming from a wide range of organisations.
The past months have seen a steady trickle of new projects cross my desk in the guise of prospective clients, now this is turning into a veritable flood, as trustees seem to think the time is at last
How do you feel about Twittering? What is your view on the explosion of this microblogging tool? Is it overhyped? Underused by charities? Is Twittering a good thing or a nuisance?
Pity about gift aid, but I’m excited by the funds available to take a leading role in employing young people, aged between 18 and 24 years old from disadvantaged groups and unemployment hotspots.
I still subscribe to the Harvard Business Review newsletters, partly because of my previous commercial careers but mostly because it continues to remind me how many issues and good ideas are shared between nfp and commercial organisations.
Watching one of my friends training for running the London Marathon got me thinking about the kind of stamina and determination that charities need to run the marathon triggered by the current recessi
A recent (free) edition of Information World Review (www.iwr.co.uk) contains a number of interesting articles (as usual). One suggests that the recession could fuel data theft losses.
The Glass room at The Hub – Kings Cross was packed with charities of all sizes taxing the experts: fielding the questions from 2.00 to 5.00 for the IFC included Kevin Baughen, Victoria Ireland, Cath