The majority of Development Directors are hired to grow income. In keeping with the ads and job descriptions, the charities are poised for growth and keen to hire an experienced fundraiser to lead the charge. The job interviews focus on a DD’s ability to raise funds, lead a team and be a senior team player … Continue reading Fundraising Directors – Why is your job so hard?
25 Facts and Stats about NGOs Worldwide
Raising money is hard work, and sometimes, just sometimes, we need some great facts to help remind ourselves that we are doing great work to help society and the world improve. #NGOFACTS is an ongoing online campaign that highlights important data about non-governmental organizations (NGOs), nonprofits, and charities worldwide. You can join the campaign by … Continue reading 25 Facts and Stats about NGOs Worldwide
Radical Transparency
What does Jennifer Coleman-Peers mean by ‘radical transparency’? It’s about pushing beyond the norms of honest and open practice to be open to the extreme, to share all the most important aspects – both the good and the bad – and in doing so to build trust in who we are and what we do … Continue reading Radical Transparency
Better to be kind, than to be right?
In this leadership blog, Shaun Horan discusses how the need to be “right” holds some leaders back: "you can’t bring people with you if you are only focused on yourself." Shaun continues: "Kindness should be seen as an antidote to this. We all know being kind makes us, and everyone around us, feel better. So … Continue reading Better to be kind, than to be right?
Long Read: Head to Head – A Conversation on Behavioral Science and Ethics
An exploration of the intersection of compliance and ethics programmes and behavioural science may not immediately strike you as a top candidate for your summer reading list - especially a fundraising reading list - but it would be a mistake to miss out on this review of a research paper by Meredith Niles. She considers … Continue reading Long Read: Head to Head – A Conversation on Behavioral Science and Ethics
Long Read: The philosophical dispute between fundraising and data protection
At the end of 2016, when the ICO fined several charities for breaching the Data Protection Act 1998, Ian MacQuillin, wrote a fascinating philosophical piece on how charities are perceived by different types of people. Even though this feels like a long time ago, it's still as relevant today as it was back then. Whenever … Continue reading Long Read: The philosophical dispute between fundraising and data protection
How to Make Better Decisions with Less Data
Are you drowning in analysis paralysis? Having data to back up your decision making is good, but sometimes there is just too much! Sometimes people struggle to convert data into effective solutions to problems. The problem isn’t lack of data; the vast amount of data means managers struggle to prioritise what’s important. In the end, … Continue reading How to Make Better Decisions with Less Data
Charity governance, finance and resilience: 15 questions trustees should ask
To deliver against their duties, charity trustees need to be able to identify the critical issues - the charity’s purposes and plans, its solvency, its resilience and quality of governance - and to be able to review these at regular intervals. In this post, the Charity Commission has designed 15 questions to help charity trustees … Continue reading Charity governance, finance and resilience: 15 questions trustees should ask
Funders can unlock good charity governance
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/
Propper Fundraising 