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A couple of weekends ago, my girlfriend Sarah and I attended a weekend event where Sarah signed up to a charity that had a stand at the event.
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I was having tea with a newcomer to fundraising last week and, as we were discussing what’s hot and what’s not in the sector, I brought up the subject of ‘stewardship’.
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There was a comment posted to my last blog raising this very question, although, like the old adage about there being 10 silent complainers for every one who complains publicly, I’ve heard plenty
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Fundraisers must be absolutely delighted with the figures about complaint levels contained in the Fundraising Standards Board’s Annual Review, which was published last week.
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I was in the PFRA’s offices a couple of weeks ago catching up with Mick Aldridge (as I still get excited about F2F fundraising).
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Unlike Sainsbury’s borrowing of charities’ fundraising messages, which implied that you could do you bit by buying their free range eggs (see my earlier post – Why give to charity when you can s
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My girlfriend Sarah and I were doing our weekly shop at our local Sainsbury’s on Sunday.
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I’ve been a quiet for a while what with moving house, Christmas and the Norovirus.
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