Last year, the global billionaire population increased by 8.5 percent to 2,825 individuals, with North America and Asia seeing the strongest growth in both number of billionaires and collective net worth; however, not all billionaires are created equal, and even the 1 percent have been significantly impacted by the fallout from COVID-19. According to the … Continue reading Not All Billionaire Philanthropists Are Created Equal
EU-UK data flows, adequacy and regulatory changes from 1st January 2021
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement ("the Agreement") between the EU and the UK contains good news for data protection practitioners. The free flow of data between the EEA and the UK can continue after the end of 2020. This is extremely welcome. Recent research showed that the cost of having to put in place alternative transfer … Continue reading EU-UK data flows, adequacy and regulatory changes from 1st January 2021
From beggars to buskers: what can modern charities learn from street artists?
Walking past a beggar can be a deeply uncomfortable experience. Clocking the beggar from afar, most of us immediately start to play arguments in our minds: to give or not to give? As we reach the beggar, we steel ourselves for the ask – ‘spare any change guv?’ – and we are forced to confront … Continue reading From beggars to buskers: what can modern charities learn from street artists?
Have an exit strategy (and other unexpected lessons learned)
Like many of us, Kurstin Finch Gnehm, Deputy Director of Philanthropy at the Royal Academy of Music had an unplanned, crash course in virtual events earlier this year. With four cultivation 'Coffees with the Principal' and a Scholars' Recital in the books and her team still emotionally intact, Kurstin shares some of her lessons learned. … Continue reading Have an exit strategy (and other unexpected lessons learned)
The 4 biggest risks to campaign success
Fundraising campaigns rely on many factors to achieve success. But high-impact campaigns all have one thing in common – the institution has given time and consideration to a thorough campaign risk assessment, identifying and mitigating areas of weakness. Susie Hills discusses the four biggest risks to the success of your campaign: https://www.halpinpartnership.com/debate/4-biggest-risks-campaign-success
“How much will you raise?” The importance of benchmarking and Return on Investment fundraising data
“How much should we be raising for our investment in fundraising?” is a question that is asked very frequently. The answer can be very complicated. But it’s an important question that needs answering, of course and there’s not been enough good data to help fundraisers and charity decision makers (senior managers) to work out which areas … Continue reading “How much will you raise?” The importance of benchmarking and Return on Investment fundraising data
How Do You Measure Project Performance – The KPIs That Really Matter
With any business initiative, there’s an expectation that performance is monitored and measured to gauge return on investment and to determine if goals were achieved; business projects are no exception. Since data drives many decisions today, you will likely be expected to measure project performance with data. Here, Bernard Marr shares some of the key … Continue reading How Do You Measure Project Performance – The KPIs That Really Matter
Visualizations That Really Work
Not long ago, the ability to create smart data visualizations, or dataviz, was a nice-to-have skill. For the most part, it benefited design- and data-minded managers who made a deliberate decision to invest in acquiring it. That’s changed. Now visual communication is a must-have skill for all managers, because more and more often, it’s the … Continue reading Visualizations That Really Work
Donor Thank You Down and Dirty
No doubt you know the donor thank you is important. You may not fully grasp how important. Gratitude kick starts the process of building relationships and establishes trust. And trust, of course, is the foundation of all lasting relationships. If you want more than one-time transactions, you absolutely must master the power of thank you. … Continue reading Donor Thank You Down and Dirty
The Ladder of Fundraising Effectiveness
As one of the founders of modern fundraising, Redmond Mullin left us a huge amount of his knowledge in his books. Redmond’s Ladder of Effectiveness is a simple approach to segmentation where the methods most likely to work for a given set of segments are applied in an order where they reinforce each other. What … Continue reading The Ladder of Fundraising Effectiveness
Propper Fundraising 