Having worked and volunteered in fundraising for over three decades, I have noticed that there are a few questions that I am asked repeatedly, particularly when I consult on mobilising resources for non-profits: 1. How can we raise money quickly? (or: Where can we find the low hanging fruit?) My response is generally to suggest […]
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In all the years that I have been posting blogs; I have never featured a book. However, when something phenomenal is published, how can I NOT share it? Alan Clayton’s Great Fundraising Organizations, one of the very few (possibly the first – I have not been able to establish whether it holds this record –
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In an increasingly digital world, non-profit organisations’ staff and volunteers face mounting pressure to optimise their fundraising efforts. Limited budgets and competition for donor attention and funding (particularly following USAID cuts) are making it more challenging than ever to sustain vital projects. Fortunately, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), offer transformative
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NPO team members focus much of their time on all aspects of planning – overall strategy, project planning/updating, resource mobilisation planning – and much more. These exercises can take many hours (and if consultants are hired to bring independence and experience, can increase costs). All planning is necessary, in fact, vital. However, too often, too
As the working year begins and NPO, school and tertiary fundraising staff resume their duties, the focus is on raising money. Raising more money; raising money in new/innovative ways; CEOs and boards will be stepping up their pressure and asking for updated fundraising plans: How much money will be raised? From which donors? Via which
Anyone in the NPO sector who ignores the rapid advent of artificial intelligence (AI), does so to the detriment of their non-profit. THIS is the time to gain an understanding of this invaluable field and to harness its power to assist, where appropriate, in your organisation. AI is way more than Chat GPT assisting with
I was asked in a consulting session the other day, ’How can our Patron assist in our fundraising?’ I asked who she was. I had not heard of her (but that did not matter as she is a sportswoman, and I don’t follow sport). I wanted to know how strong her social media presence was
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I’ve come to recognise the signs. In well over two decades of fundraising consulting, I have had many people book a session ‘to discuss how we can increase our income’. As this is something that I can generally assist with, I schedule their slot. I feel it to be ethical to check what clients need
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