Events

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Looking at reactions to Haiti crisis and recent Twestival events I suspect we can give more than we think we can - but what motivates us to do so?

The London marathon is officially the largest single fundraising event in the world and this year over 36,000 runners will take part and most likely raise over £45m between them for charity. All good, but I was a little surprised to see on the front cover of Third Sector this week how much of an issue runners who “fail to pay” has become.

I’ve been working on a few events with a well-known charity recently and it made me realise what a specific science event planning and hosting is.  Having organised event for years, I almost take for granted the various stages which are critical to ensuring success but meeting with less experienced folks was a wake up call. We often invest significant sums of money and time in events programmes so getting it right is crucial.

For all those amongst you who can’t quite see how social media can help short-term fundraising efforts, I present the following tale.

A recent issue of PR week from across the Atlantic (thanks to Andrew Ballenthin for the tip) covered the story of a record-breaking fundraising campaign which used twitter and other social media as it’s starting focus. 

According to various sources, a 'tweetup' is a physical meeting of those within the twitter community or who would like to know more about how to engage and hopefully benefit their not for profit organisations (the nfp bit).

There are lots of stories in the press about charity events struggling in the current economic climate, but does it depend on the type of charity event and who is running it?

I’ve just finished reading an article in The Telegraph that describes a report by Dr Steve Boorman, an occupational health expert, for the Department of Health suggesting that NHS staff should be ch

I once saw an extremely funny American comedian who explained that the only way you could ever hope to be cured of a major disease was if someone famous also had it. 

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.