Fundraising Bright Spots

Even major difficulties sometimes bring opportunities. This is the central theme of The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday, a book Rob read in March 2020, and which he has found very helpful during ...

12 Dec 202130min

An important element of successful individual giving programmes is growing income from those who currently support. To achieve this, being organised about asking people to give more, and re-start once...

4 Dec 202133min

It’s one thing to help your supporters / donors understand important issues intellectually, but some fundraisers find creative ways to help their audience connect at a deeper level too. On his courses...

29 Nov 202122min

In Programme 8 of the current series of Strictly Come Dancing, Rose Ayling-Ellis, the programme’s first deaf contestant, did something very powerful. Midway through the routine, the music fell silent…...

23 Nov 202126min

In his fascinating book The Captain Class, Sam Walker found that not one of the 16 most successful captains in the history of sport, was the teams’ star player, scoring the goals. In fact, all of them...

15 Nov 202118min

What behaviours and traits from the leader, help your team raise their game and perform at their very best? To answer this question, leadership expert Sam Walker sought out 16 leaders whose results we...

8 Nov 202129min

Long before the era of lockdowns, gaming was growing steadily more popular and across all demographics. Tantalisingly, its highly likely that some of the people who care about your cause also play gam...

26 Okt 202130min

Under pressure, its all too easy to put most of your energy into the search for new supporters. But if you want to grow fundraising income, a great place to start is to take a careful look at how well...

7 Okt 202132min