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Why are people cancelling direct debits in this recession?

Some my larger clients report that they, and others, are experiencing the cancellation of direct debits; which did not happen in the last two recessions on any scale.

You’ve just missed a great First Friday, not to mention the muffins and a riff on penguins…

The Glass room at The Hub – Kings Cross was packed with charities of all sizes taxing the experts: fielding the questions from 2.00 to 5.00 for the IFC included Kevin Baughen, Victoria Ireland, Cath

A single child dies…

Neatly encapsulating a fundraiser’s hardest dilemma: how are we to keep attention and giving focussed on a thousand deaths, when one will silence the Commons?

Looking for free expert fundraising advice, but can’t make it to First Friday in London just go online…

For those too snowed in or snowed under to reach The Hub – Kings Cross (34b York Way, London from 2.00 to 5.00) on Friday 6 Feb, you can now seek advice online from First Friday’s Facebook group.

The Next Big Thing in fundraising – Bryan Miller was right!

Imagine being able to put your poster in a public place and have people use their camera-phone to take a picture which clicks them through to your website campaign page.

Both the BBC and SKY broadcast in Israel – is this the reason for their appalling decision not to broadcast the DEC appeal?

Far from being impartial it looks suspiciously like both the BBC and SKY have knuckled under to commercial considerations as they are reported by the Guardian to have had trouble in the past in Israel

Many thanks Kate!

That Winslet girl have given us all a lesson in thanking our donors properly. That is with genuine emotion, no script, no words we have heard a thousand times but straight from the heart.

First Fridays discuss the year ahead – will you be there on the 2nd Jan or the 6th Feb?

As the old year staggers off deflated, to subside crunched in a heap, the New Year crawls forth to be heralded on Friday 2nd January in the Glass Room at The Hub, Kings Cross, 34b York Way, London fro

A quick crunch survey

The International Fundraising Consultancy (IFC) is checking the state of play for fundraising as we sidle into the recession.

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