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A tale of complacency, starving children and the wisdom of twelve year olds...

Over the past couple of months I have been getting more and more enthused about the fundraising potential we are starting to see being unlocked via Twitter, Facebook and numerous other online activiti

How do donors choose charities?

How Donors Choose Charities - cover

I’ve just come to the end of the first piece of research that I’ve been working on as part of my involvement in the new ESRC Centre for Giving and Philanthropy (CGAP), and launched the final report, <

Catch 'em Young!

The recent study into donor motivations and behaviour featured earlier this month in the Chronicle of Philanthropy made for interesting – and potentially useful – reading.

Just how useful are smartphone apps - research results

Following on from my blog a couple of weeks ago, I’ve received lots of useful feedback and thoughts on smartphone apps and have some results to share from the quick survey.

Just how useful are Smartphone apps (we already know they're huge fun!)

Just exactly how useful are smartphone apps (applications) to people at work?  According to social media experts at Mashable, there are now over 100,000 apps on the iTunes store.  Whilst there are other platforms, iPhone is still the dominant player offering apps for seemingly everything our modern lives demand.

Trust and confidence - the sector's version of love and marriage?

Fundraising Standards board promotional stand

The concepts are fundamental, particularly when it comes to fundraising. But they are subtly different and the power to influence them comes from quite different sources.

We need a clearer view on ageing....

There are 2 big issues the sector needs to get a grip on in the social care and ageing debate....

Love is in the air...

This week I found a great website for Childs i foundation that listed ways to give - money, time and rather brilliantly they included love..

The new City Business Library at Guildhall will open on Monday 15 February 2010.

The City Business Library will re-open on Monday 15 February 2010, following its move to the Guildhall. The new address is City Business Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH. 0207 332 1812.

Getting people to talk....

Its amazing what the right few questions can get people to talk. And its amazing what they tell us when we ask..

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