Boards play a crucial role in helping a charity achieve its mission and deliver the greatest impact possible. Sonali Patel discusses that when charities follow best practice in governance, they are more effective, forward looking and efficiently run. Funders of charities require good governance for a charity to be effective. While there are exceptions, it … Continue reading Funders can unlock good charity governance
What working on the easy-read Trustee Guide taught me about making trusteeship more accessible
Dan Francis from the NCVO shares key findings from the Good Trustee Guide. Amongst the recommendations, Dan discusses how to make boards more diverse, accessible and make inductions less complex. https://blogs.ncvo.org.uk/2016/12/09/what-working-on-the-easy-read-trustee-guide-taught-me-about-making-trusteeship-more-accessible/
Nonprofit Board Members Have The Potential To Become Great Ambassadors!
Nonprofit board members have the potential to be exceptional ambassadors for the charity. However, finding the time to coach board members in the art of putting the organization’s public face on view can be tricky. In some cases, the CEO simply doesn’t encourage contact between the board and staff. At other times, they fail to … Continue reading Nonprofit Board Members Have The Potential To Become Great Ambassadors!
Institute of Fundraising Convention 1 – 3 July 2019
If you're on your way to or from #IoFFC and feel inspired to find more insightful topics to consider or discuss, here are a few worthwhile blogs to review: Charity fundraising: how do you ask for, and get, a million pounds? How data analysis can help your charity to enhance its fundraising results Fundraising lessons … Continue reading Institute of Fundraising Convention 1 – 3 July 2019
11 Mind Tricks That Win People Over and Help You Get Ahead
The reference to mind tricks makes this blog by Dr Travis Bradberry sound a little sinister, but making yourself more astute and aware of your surroundings, and the way people engage with you, can give you an edge when dealing with prospects. As soon as you become aware of these 11 tricks, they start popping … Continue reading 11 Mind Tricks That Win People Over and Help You Get Ahead
Here’s How to Establish Rapport with a Donor or Prospect
How do you set the right tone when you meet a donor or prospect for the first time? Martin Leifeld has recorded an 8 minute video in which he discusses how you can pose meaningful questions, combined with gratitude and compliments to effectivley engage with your prospect. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/case-you-missed-heres-how-establish-rapport-donor-prospect-leifeld-1/
Charity fundraising: how do you ask for, and get, a million pounds?
Raising mega-gifts may be the fastest way for charities to achieve a step-change, but securing such large donations is easier said than done. Matthew Ferguson and Gemma Peters provide invaluable insight into how major gift fundraising from those who have a net wealth of at least £50m is very different to other types of fundraising. … Continue reading Charity fundraising: how do you ask for, and get, a million pounds?
How impact investing can complement but not displace philanthropy
Impact investing, which aims to generate measurable social and environmental impact as well as financial return, is a wealth management buzz term right now. Yet while wealthy individuals and foundations are drawn increasingly to impact investing to advance their social missions, it is creating a few tensions in the philanthropic community. Some argue that impact … Continue reading How impact investing can complement but not displace philanthropy
7 key considerations before you embark on major donor fundraising
Major donor fundraising is not about quick wins. Instead, careful and considered relationship building between key stakeholders can support the process in much more effective terms. How can this be achieved and institutional expectations met? UKFundraising comes to the rescue with 7 key considerations to make. https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/03/7-key-considerations-before-you-embark-on-major-donor-fundraising/
Learn Everything about Sentiment Analysis using R
In this technical blog, Suresh Kumar Gorakala explains how to turn written comments into descriptive sentiment. This is extremely helpful when trying to categorise, segment and understand your audiences better. This example focuses on Twitter comments, but this technique can be applied to any text field, including telephone call notes and emails. http://www.dataperspective.info/2013/08/sentiment-analysis-using-r.html?m=1
Propper Fundraising 