11 snippets of fundraising agency & consultancy news
Melanie May | 2 December 2021 | News
From Daryl Upsall International celebrating 20 years in business, to The Access Group’s partnering with NHS Sheffield Hospitals Charity on a new site, here’s a round up of agency, consultancy and supplier news in brief.
We are 20 years old! Two decades of proudly supporting the non-profit community worldwide https://t.co/YCPVxexdqw via @LinkedIn pic.twitter.com/TNPuVWa3GN
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— Daryl Upsall (@darylupsall) November 21, 2021
Daryl Upsall International celebrates 20th anniversary
Daryl Upsall International has reached the grand age of 20 and would like to thank all of its clients, colleagues, friends, family and fellow travellers that have been with it during the last 20 years. It provides both recruitment and consulting services to international NGOs and UN agencies and some 125 national charities, cultural institutions and universities in more than 60 countries. It has successfully hired over 682 positions for 226 organisations in 129 locations worldwide.
WATCH: Daryl Upsall on 20 years of Daryl Upsall International
Goodbox supports Bernie Hollywood’s Boat of Hope campaign
Goodbox is providing a contactless giving solution to support Bernie Hollywood OBE’s Boat of Hope campaign. The campaign is his latest venture to raise vital funds and awareness for children and young people’s mental health issues. The 63-year-old will embark on a solo row of 3,000 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean for charities Samaritans and Love Rowing. As one of the tech partners for the campaign, GoodBox, has adapted one of its contactless giving devices to help maximise donations as the boat tours the country and aims to raise £1m from the UK public. The campaign is also partnering with Contactless Giving Week this December to help raise awareness of the importance of contactless giving for charities and not-profits across the UK.
Raw London creates DRTV campaign for Battersea
Raw London has created a value exchange DRTV campaign to launch Battersea’s new Rescue symbol. The campaign is part of the charity’s Wear Blue for Rescue movement, which offers a way for animals and animal lovers to show their love for rescue – and help to change perceptions from damaged to desirable. The ad encourages audiences to join the movement by requesting a free badge or tag. The agency also created a series of social media assets as part of the wider integrated campaign.
BHF teams up with Microsoft to provide more personalised experiences
The British Heart Foundation has teamed up with Microsoft to provide more personalised experiences to its supporters, volunteers and customers with the aim of increasing support. The charity will work with Microsoft to create a marketing information and insights system utilising Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365. The platform will allow the BHF to tailor its communications to individual supporters based on their interests and the ways they are most likely to engage with content. It will also use artificial intelligence to maximise the efficiency of its marketing communications.
Blackbaud transitions to remote-first workforce
Blackbaud has officially transitioned to a remote-first workforce approach. Operating remotely since the start of the pandemic, Blackbaud has seen proven success with this approach and the company has committed to remaining remote-first moving forward. While all 3,000 global employees will operate remote-first day-to-day, Blackbaud plans to keep its headquarters office building in Charleston, S.C., and leverage co-working options around the rest of the world to have flexible, in-person space when it’s needed, and safe to do so.
ClearCourse Partnership acquires Cymba
ClearCourse Partnership has acquired Cymba, a provider of mobile marketing solutions to businesses and charities. The acquisition strengthens ClearCourse’s not-for-profit and online payments offering and sees Cymba joins ClearCourse’s Business Services division and its range of brands offering solutions to charities and other NFP organisations, which includes fundraising software provider InstaGiv and charity advisory platforms including Trillium and Hart Square.
FJ Philanthropy directors finalists in top business leader awards
FJ Philanthropy Directors, and brothers, Bryan and Craig Fleming have been shortlisted in this year’s Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland’s 2021 Director of the Year Awards. Over 140 entries have been received from leaders across Scotland, with 47 directors shortlisted across 12 key categories and seven regional categories. Bryan and Craig Fleming are shortlisted in the Family Business category. In addition, Bryan Fleming is shortlisted in the Regional Director of the Year for South of Scotland. The winners will be revealed on 9 December.
RSPB adopts Nutickets events management solution
The RSPB is now using the Nutickets event management solution to meet its event and venue management needs at its 186 nature reserves throughout the UK. Nutickets will support the growth of its events and experiences programmes, and help it in its work to offer inclusive, memorable, and emotive, nature-based experiences to visitors.
RNIB launches new legacy proposition with GOOD
RNIB has launched a new legacy proposition with an integrated campaign, with strategic and creative agency GOOD. The campaign includes a direct response TV ad and highlights the positive change legacy donors can make to the futures of children and adults with sight loss. Build Skills for Life is designed to drive consideration, awareness, and engagement to help fund RNIB’s long-term vision of a world where there are no barriers to people with sight loss. The advert started airing in October, supported by social adverts, press and magazine adverts and inserts and door drops, also created by GOOD. The TV advert was produced by VINCE.
Streeva achieves ISO 27001 & ISO 22301 accreditation
Fintech startup Streeva has received ISO 27001 and ISO 22301 accreditation, awarded for its information security management system and business continuity management. Streeva’s SwiftAid solution helps charities by taking care of the entire Gift Aid process and handling the record keeping for auditing purposes by HMRC. Gaining this accreditation shows that Streeva takes security and business continuity practices seriously when it comes to holding charity donation data and donors’ personal data.
NHS Sheffield Hospitals Charity partners with The Access Group on new site
NHS Sheffield Hospitals Charity has seen its visitor numbers significantly rise after unveiling a new website launched to support its fundraising efforts after the pandemic put in-person fundraising events on hold. The charity partnered with The Access Group on the new site, which allows it to promote in-person and virtual fundraising events online for the first time. It also provides more efficient communication between supporters and links its in-person retail outlet to an ecommerce store. The new site also provides an all-in-one system that makes tasks such as signing up to and booking on to events simpler than before.
About Melanie May
Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.