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The credit crunch and major donors

Submitted by simonburne on 26 September, 2008 - 11:05.

I'd love to get inside the minds of some of the super rich just now - especially those in the financial sector. What is it that they're thinking.
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The real crooks of the charity sector

Submitted by simonburne on 8 September, 2008 - 13:52.

I found the story of Watford and District Gingerbread being closed down by the Charity Commission upsettin
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Great excuses for poor fundraising success

Submitted by simonburne on 4 September, 2008 - 15:48.

The credit crunch and the recession give us a wonderful opportunity to tell our trustees why our fundraising is struggling.
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Why do we miss the next big thing when it's already happening?

Submitted by simonburne on 24 July, 2008 - 15:45.

How many years have we been talking about major donor fundraising being the next big thing? How many seminars have we attended? And yet for many it has seemed like an unattainable Holy Grail.
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Are attrition rates really down?

Submitted by simonburne on 11 July, 2008 - 09:26.

I was interested to hear the latest PFRA research about attrition rates in Door to Door and Street Fundraising, highlighting that attrition rates are down and giving levels
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Making legacy fundraising fun

Submitted by simonburne on 7 July, 2008 - 11:42.

I was interested to see that piece of research last week about making legacy marketing fun.
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An end to push-button fundraising

Submitted by simonburne on 25 June, 2008 - 13:49.

Well what a surprise – people are giving less .So the latest statistics show that fewer people are giving to charity and we hear all the usual explanations.
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Time for Change

Submitted by simonburne on 8 January, 2008 - 11:39.

Suddenly, everyone in the United States is talking about "time for change". No presidential hopeful can utter a sentence without the word. Not that anyone quite knows what they mean!!

Nonetheless, we could do worse than to adopt the mantra ourselves for fundraising in 2008. Time to do things a bit differently, time to be bold, time to make mistakes, time to lead rather than follow.
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Let's talk about our cock-ups

Submitted by simonburne on 3 July, 2007 - 20:16.

3

Where are the new leaders?

Submitted by simonburne on 3 July, 2007 - 20:08.

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