johngrain's blog

I received two very contrasting communications over the past week or so that demonstrated very clearly to me the difference between good and not-so-good stewardship.

Last month I was at the IoF Conference presenting on 'Supporter Wow' (and that wasn't my title, I was given it).

Outside of work, family, and football my passion is for music.

Right I’m going to have a moan.

A right big moan.

Last week I was away for half-term with the children and on Friday was in the local supermarket to get a few essentials.

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

I would like to claim this as all my own work, but it isn't.

Many of you will have probably read the article about Trust in the latest edition of Professional Fundraisin

I was talking to the very charming and smart Kate Higgins at the IoF Conference in Belfast last week.

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