Fundraising Bright Spots

After studying fundraising success for nearly two decades, Rob has found that great results rarely come from one stroke of brilliance. Rather, it usually comes from doing helpful (very do-able!) thing...

22 Mai 202231min

When you hear real examples of your charities’ work, that connection to an important ‘why’ has a powerful effect on your fundraising mojo. But in most charities this doesn’t come naturally. It takes a...

19 Mai 202228min

Ciaran Biggins is an experienced fundraiser and the founder of MindFood, a small London charity which uses gardening to help people improve their mental health. In this episode Ciaran shares tactics t...

16 Mai 202222min

Ciaran Biggins is an experienced corporate fundraiser who over a decade ago decided to set up a social enterprise to help people with their mental health, called MindFood. It later became a charity. I...

5 Mai 202230min

This time Rob interviews Martha Awojobi, who two years ago changed the focus of her career from fundraising to anti-racism consultancy for the charity sector. One of Martha’s many achievements is lead...

4 Apr 202236min

Clearly digital approaches can help your fundraising success, but digital also feels daunting to many charities. So how do make it work in practice? In this episode, the brilliant Emily Casson, Digita...

27 Mar 202229min

The first story I share in this episode is of a charity’s appeal raising SIX TIMES more than its (already ambitious) target. How did they do it? I believe the major factor is that they found a way to ...

11 Mar 202232min

Sometimes you can build partnerships informally, without needing to pitch, but sooner or later most corporate fundraisers will be asked to pitch formally to a company. When this happens, clearly the s...

1 Mar 202236min