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Giving In A Recession

Generation Y & Gen X rock Convention

Dividing the participants for the Gen Y seminar into 5 generational cohorts it was surprising to see no one from the Seniors or Silents and very few Boomers, just the people I would have thought neede

A collective noun for fundraisers?

What is the collective noun for fundraisers? There isn't one of course, but that leaves the field open for us to come up with one.

How to use sex to improve your fundraising

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.

Fundraising know-how sought by majority at IFC's First Friday

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.

Register of charities operating in Northern Ireland

Thanks to Paul Atherton (Charity Commission appointed) for drawing my attention to the unveiling of the first ever Charities Commission in Northern Ireland, by Social Develo

And the most influential person in fundraising is... the donor

And quite right too, I suppose. This year's Professional Fundraising magazine 50 Most Influential poll has been topped by a new entrant, never before seen in the poll.

Cleversquirrel apparently not too good to be true

Back in January, I wrote a blog outlining the Cleversquirrel scheme designed to secure money for charities from financial policies and products already in the system. 

Online fundraising and donation – which service to use

If anyone had any doubts as to whether online fundraising platforms are positively supporting fundraising efforts, two key announcements this week must have blown them away.

Six weeks on the wagon raised "how much???"

A little self sacrifice can go a long way. As I've just discovered when tallying up how much money I saved by giving up alcohol for Lent.

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