The best online community fundraising hubs

As any good community fundraiser knows, local people who regularly volunteer or raise money for your charity and recruit others…


Second that emotion

Campaigns for a specific appeal can mobilise people who care There are thousands of different causes that are appealing for support…


5 ways to grow support with user-generated content

Every charity needs good content to help it stand out from the crowd. It gives you creative licence to persuade…


Digital skills beyond the digital team: 4 things you can do

It’s so important for charities to have a joined up approach to digital if they are to make the absolute…


Metrics mania: the numbers you just have to know

On Monday I had the pleasure of speaking at the Institute of Fundraising’s Fundraising Convention 2017. For those that missed…


INFOGRAPHIC: Big event fundraising trends

Today, we spoke at the Institute of Fundraising’s annual conference, Fundraising Convention, and shared the key event fundraising trends we’ve…


How Jo’s Trust harness the power of Google AdWords

If your charity was offered a cheque for $120,000 (about £95,000), you definitely wouldn’t turn it down, no matter how…


Bridging the gap between digital and fundraising teams

Fundraising is all about connecting the donor with the cause. So with more and more of today’s donors (and future…


5 charities with stand-out online legacy fundraising

Charities rely on legacy fundraising. Many large charities say that legacies account for a third or half of their income….


Five reasons GOSH Charity loves email marketing

Email marketing is really important to GOSH Charity. We use it to speak to our supporters all over the country….


Have the wheels come off agile?

As someone who advises organisations to be more agile, I was shocked to read that British businesses waste an estimated…


Be first off the start line with challenge events AdWords

Open a new tab on your browser, and do a quick search for “London marathon charity”. Right at the top…