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Fundraisers beware – people are fickle!

There was much amazement on Channel 4′s Paralympics/comedy show The Last Leg when a knitted Adam Hills doll on EBay was mentioned and bids rocketed up to over £34,000, with Great Ormond Street Hospital...

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I’m leaving my job DO NOT BUY ME A DRINK

I’m still going for leaving drinks, but if you are inclined to buy me a drink, please don’t. Instead spend the pound or two (or being in London let’s face it, four or five) on making a donation to the...

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How to fail – my top 5 mistakes (plus an infographic of some things I did right)

After six years and quite a few job titles, the time has come for me to move on from the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign to an exciting new role as Director of Fundraising and Marketing for Dignity in...

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“Why is Direct Marketing behaving in this way?”

A bit of a taster or my recent IOF London’s First Thursday masterclass “How to set up a direct marketing fundraising programme” “Think of a cause, any cause, and I will give them £10…” I started my...

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“Fundraising isn’t something they want to be seen to tweet about”!

A tale of a hard-working fundraiser trying to make the case for use of digital in fundraising. I like helping out past colleagues, it’s a good way to stay in touch, chew the fat and talk a little shop....

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The (perceived) discrepancy between Facebook insights and the posts on your...

Juding by the amount of questions listed when you serach for “discrepancy” in Facebook help, a fair few people are puzzled by what they see on their page VS what they see in insights. At first glance...

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Social media: Are we doing it right? #socialconvo

I went to an unusual event yesterday. Unusual because it felt like the start of a conversation. I didn’t even tweet much on the day (I know!), I was thinking… What the hell is going on with Facebook?...

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I don’t want your money, I want your love! #BarcampNFP

Oh alright then, we’ll take your money ;-) The next Barcamp Nonprofits unconference event is penciled in for February 2013 (possibly for Social Media Week) and I have been tasked with finding a few...

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I don’t care if the reach of your page is down and neither does Facebook!

There is always a lot of talk about Facebook but articles about changes that kicked in early in December last year seem to keep coming back and it’s starting to get on my wick! So before I read yet...

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Why your charity should think twice before abandoning Facebook

I’m sick of people complaining about reach on Facebook. But what’s more worrying is that charities seem to be buying into this guff. At a recent Institute of Fundraising event someone told me reach on...

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