Training

I've been completing application forms for volunteer opportunities and aside from the fact that they are very long, it struck me that they are almost indistinguishable from job application forms.  It appears charities are becomming fussier about who they will accept as volunteers; and I think this is a good thing.  But that's for another blog.  What I liked were the thought-provoking questions around successful teams and team dynamcis.

Kirsty Thomson, Head of Events at the Institute of Fundraising, is moving on after six years.

Earlier this month I attended the Institute of Fundraising's Scottish Conference in Glasgow.

The first anniversary of SOFII, the Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration created by Ken Burnett, was celebrated at the 29th International Fundraising Congress in Holland.

This year's International Fundraising Congress in Holland has attracted dozens of delegates who are using Twitter to share their thoughts and experiences of the event.

Whether you are present at the 29th International Fundraising Congress in Holland this year or not, you can keep up with a wide variety of comment, information, reports and chat using Twitter.

Yesterday I reported live from The Management Centre's Global Fundraising Futures conference in London.

So much of the sector media and conference slots seem to focus on larger charities with fundraising teams that it’s easy to forget that many fundraisers work alone in smaller organisations - often w

The fourth NFPtweetup will be held at Breast Cancer Care's offices in London on the evening of 24th September.

The Resource Alliance is promoting the 29th International Fundraising Congress with an amusing video created by Whitewater, with a voiceover from Whitewater's Kevin Kibble.