Recession
Loading ...State of the Sector survey results published
January 14, 2010Third Sector has started publishing the results of nfpSynergy’s State of the Sector survey, and according the authors there’s some interesting and unexpected findings to be had amongst the data, including:
What effect has the recession had on charities? – 67% say that income has fallen.
How well do charities work with their stakeholders? – just 25% say [...]
Video: Interview with Margaret Bennett on Fundraising in a Recession
November 16, 2009At the 29th International Fundraising Congress in The Netherlands last month a series of Masterclasses were offered to attendees to provide insights into the latest thinking in fundraising from around the world.
With the effects of the recession still very much a big issue in the not for profit sector, Howard Lake from UK Fundraising interviewed [...]
Fundraising in an Unpredictable Market
November 11, 2009During a recession the one thing we can be sure of is that we will be fundraising in an unpredictable market. In the 1980s and 1990s, fundraisers had few reference points to enable them to look back at and learn from the past, but today we have a wealth of quite recent experience to draw [...]
Recession fatigue
November 3, 2009According to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and despite many economists’ predictions, the UK economy did not grow in the third quarter of 2009 so we have not yet seen the signal that officially ends the UK recession. The third quarter gross domestic product figures (to be released on 23 [...]
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
How do trusts & foundations react in a recession?
August 21, 2009There’s been a lot of speculation in recent months about the effect the recession will have on trust and foundation giving, both now and in the near future. As many trusts and foundations distribute money earned on their invested capital, it is thought the negative impact will take some time to filter through. The extent [...]
In Times of Need: Revisiting the Basics
July 17, 2009No one needs to tell you that the pressure is now on! And it is clear that everyone has heard the message about taking more time to track things on a more regular basis using as much analysis as possible to understand what is really happening. The challenge is; what do you [...]
Direct debit cancellations – new report from Rapidata
July 16, 2009New figures from Rapidata suggest that the rate of direct debit cancellations could be stabilising. The company’s March 09 report had shown an alarming rise in cancellations since the start of the credit crunch in September 2007. Monthly cancellation rates had risen above 5% in July, September, October 2008 and January 2009, compared to a [...]
Welcome to new era for THINK
July 14, 2009Welcome to our new web page and above all a new source of up to the minute thoughts, challeges, solid information and creative thoughts. We’ll do our best with regular Tweets & updates, but we need your inputs & thoughts too!
Twittering today highlighted the need to find new ways to engage donors who want to remain [...]
Recession: Watching Is Not An Option
June 29, 2009A thought piece by Tony Elischer looking at how a recession might impact on the different fundraising areas and how to react.
“The last few weeks have seen unprecedented discussion in the sector around the global recession and its potential effects on fundraising. Minor scares in past years have gone pretty much unnoticed and people have tended [...]
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