johngrain's blog

Isn’t it funny in this time of credit crunch, collapsing banks, economic crisis, and more doom and gloom predictions everywhere you turn, how some fundraisers and organisations appear to be obliviou
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I would like to claim this as all my own work, but it isn't.
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Many of you will have probably read the article about Trust in the latest edition of Professional Fundraisin
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I was talking to the very charming and smart Kate Higgins at the IoF Conference in Belfast last week.
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I was at the Professional Fundraising Awards last night, firstly to support Michael Dent from WRVS on his thoroughly deserved Highly Commended award in the Fundraiser of the Year category, and also to
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Last week I was lucky enough to spend some time with the Director of Fundraising of a large France-based NGO with many fundraising offices all over the world.
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A friend sent me this link recently. The cynic in me can't help think that this might be more reflective of some views than we would care to admit or acknowledge...

http://tinyurl.com/6eurro

I have spent some time recently reviewing a number of donor newsletters and also comparing them with editions sent a few years previously (and before you even think it, I know it is sad to keep hold
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Recently, I have had a number of conversations about how best to offer donors' genuine choice in terms of the communications they receive from charities.
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Firstly, apologies to all for the tardiness of my posting on here – I have many excuses, but none that are any good so I’m not going to bother making any.
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