Archive for October, 2009
Loading ...Will online fundraising ever be more than just a niche income source for charities?
October 29, 2009I think as a consultant that there is more than one answer to this question – but fortunately they are both yes! Let me explain…
Firstly, I think a compelling case can be made, that for some organisations, online fundraising is already more than a niche source of income. One of the main challenges here is [...]
Fundraisers add huge value to organisational planning
October 22, 2009Even in today’s enlightened sector, I still hear people outside fundraising saying ‘fundraising is easy’ and ‘we don’t really need fundraisers, people just give to us anyway’. Perceptions of fundraising have certainly improved in recent years, but sadly there are still organisations that continue to view fundraisers as a ‘necessary evil’ and do their best [...]
A wind of change blowing through the Heritage and Arts Sector
October 16, 2009The UK heritage and arts sector has long enjoyed significant public funding and the operating culture of museums and galleries across the UK is rooted in public sector values and attitudes. Fundraising (or rather development – because of course ‘fundraising’ is too dirty a word for these hallowed places of learning!) has mainly been seen [...]
New High Net Worth Prospecting Tool Launched
October 14, 2009WealthEngine, the American prospect research and qualification product specialist, has announced the release of Prospect Generator, a new searchable database consisting of more than 7 million high net worth individuals. The database provides data on individuals’ real estate holdings, stock transactions, income, business associations, board affiliations, boat and/or airplane ownership, charitable interests [...]
Opening the door to outside influence
October 12, 2009I’ve often wondered why there’s so little exchange between the for profit and not for profit world? As an industry we are often good at exchanging ideas and sometimes even results – at national and international fundraising conferences, in seminars, training courses and other get-togethers of fundraisers and marketers. But its fairly rare that you’ll see [...]
Charities, Charity Trends, Corporate Fundraising, Digital, Higher Education, Individual Giving, Recession
1 in 18
I was delighted to read in the US publication “The Chronicle of Philanthropy” this week http://philanthropy.com/ that WWF Netherlands has recruited 1 in 18 Dutch people as donors. The population of the Netherlands is 16.7 million, so if roughly 13 million are adults that’s around 700,000 people, not so big when you put it in [...]
Diaspora – Jargon or Opportunity?
October 7, 2009For several years now fundraisers have been talking about ‘diaspora’, the broad term used to describe people giving to programmes back in their country of origin or culture. Many people believe this to be an Indian word or concept, but they are just one of the many cultures who actively practice this discipline and need.
The [...]
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