Management

Dear Mr Shawcross

For our fundraising teams 2013 has already been a year of tremendous learning.  But the biggest, conclusive, insight so far is this:

We cannot fundraise alone.

One thing no book or training course can teach fundraisers is passion for the cause.

It is a little over 10 years since I had the vision for Create, a charity that would make society fairer, more caring and more inclusive by using the power of the arts to transform lives.  Whe

The influence of organisational culture on fundraising is rarely discussed in our sector.

I went to a very enjoyable breakfast seminar by CharityComms about managing risk and reputation.

The problems that Directors of Fundraising have in the US strikes a strong cord with me and it is great to see the solutions spelt out in this study.

When I was 18 my employer sent me on an Outward Bound course to Aberdovey, in Wales, in winter. It sorted me out; made a man of me. I loved every minute of it.

This month, the IoF launched its new consolidated Code of Fundraising Practice.

There’s been some debate recently around the subject of TOIL in the charity sector and during my recent holiday, it got me to thinking about the other benefits of working in the sector. The old chestnut of lower salaries than commercial equivalents is a debate we can’t really advance in one blog but, having asked around, I was surprised at just how many other tangible benefits there are.