Events

Every year I witness a litmus test of how the live events industry is performing, and which type of events are booming.

Prix de Lausanne have come up with this great idea and have executed it well.

I came across the flyer below the other day through one of my Austrian contacts on Facebook, and to put in plain English it promotes a Mulled Wine Day where you drink "Glühwein For Charity" and all th

Fortunately, not just yet but Tim Pryde's fundraising robot called Don8er is alive and well and collecting funds at www.timpryde.com

The wonderful thing about world records is that there seems to be an inexhaustible supply of ideas for new ones. Can't be the world's fastest runner, tallest woman, or wealthiest business person?

There are so many ways in which mobile phones can be used in fundraising. Here's another one combining challenge events, competitions, celebrities, online gaming, and geo-location.

The Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29 April is the opportunity for plenty of fundraising. Here are some of the initiatives we've spotted. What have we missed?

I work within the Digital Department at Cancer Research UK and my role is to get as many people as possible fundraising online.

Admittedly that headline reads like a rather cheesy commercial, but I think that's part of the attraction of this event. ActionAid is going to make the best out of one of the worst dates in the year.

Are you a schmoozer?  Do you use schmoozing to work a room full of potential donors or partners or just when attending an even or conference?  According to an article I saw recently, schmoozing is a vital networking skill and is not in fact a load of old cobblers!  The art of schmoozing is defined as:

“To converse informally, to chat, or to chat in a friendly and persuasive manner especially so as to gain favour, business, or connections.”