Jun 23, 2024, 8:00 AM
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Small charities need a louder voice
Since the pandemic, funding for grassroots charities has fallen by £4.6bn, while…
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May 22, 2024, 9:30 AM
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Legacy fundraising: now or never?
“We know we need to do legacy fundraising, but we don’t know where to start.”…
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May 16, 2024, 9:00 AM
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Big Give Christmas campaign – now is the time to start planning
Funders receive tens, if not hundreds, of applications – how can you make yours…
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Apr 16, 2024, 9:00 AM
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Scrabble without the rules – It all spells creativity
Some individuals – and perhaps even more so some groups – find it difficult to…
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Apr 9, 2024, 8:00 AM
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Action Planning and the Stephen Lloyd Awards – incubating brilliant ideas
Now in its 10th year, the Stephen Lloyd Awards is an invaluable catalyst for…
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Mar 15, 2023, 8:30 AM
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Storytelling: Lessons from the parables
What does Biblical fundraising look like and can asking for funds ever be…
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Feb 15, 2023, 9:00 AM
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Unspent budget? Four dynamic ways to make it pay
We’re approaching the end the financial year, which may come as a relief if your…
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Jan 16, 2023, 12:00 PM
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Investing in the Kingdom; Biblical fundraising
What does Biblical fundraising look like and can asking for funds ever be…
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Dec 15, 2022, 12:00 PM
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Appreciative Inquiry: a positive approach to problem solving
Problem solving is an important attribute for any charity leader, or indeed…
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Mar 24, 2021, 1:00 PM
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5 ways to build resilience as your people return to the office
Over the past year I’ve noticed that charities are starting to see the real…
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Jun 30, 2020, 1:00 PM
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10 tips for a successful review of giving?
The lockdown and absence from buildings will have hit some churches harder than…
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May 27, 2020, 3:00 PM
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Fundraising Strategy during the twists and turns of the Coronavirus crisis – and beyond
There are many principles from the INGO world that can be helpful as you respond…
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May 26, 2020, 10:00 AM
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The Times They Are a-Changing, but will they change us?
The idea of the ‘impetus’ has been the elusive challenge that I have been…
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Feb 20, 2020, 10:00 AM
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Growing a sales mindset in a not-for-profit organisation
Is your organisation looking for new funding streams but knocking up against a…
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Dec 20, 2019, 9:00 AM
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Big Society depending on church social action – but where will the money come from?
This past decade of austerity and cuts in publicly funded services has seen…
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Dec 19, 2019, 9:43 AM
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It's all about the people! – How can you nurture your human resources in 2020?
Looking back over 2019 as an HR consultant working with a range of different…
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Dec 18, 2019, 1:00 PM
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Has insight helped your decision-making this year?
Over the past year I’ve noticed that charities are starting to see the real…
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Dec 17, 2019, 9:00 AM
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Review is the word – how did your Governance look in 2019?
One of the great things about being an Action Planning consultant is that I get…
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Dec 16, 2019, 10:18 AM
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An exciting time but still big challenges ahead – so how was your fundraising year?
2019 has been a really exciting year for fundraising. Despite the challenges…
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Dec 16, 2019, 10:18 AM
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What chance of 2020 vision in 2020? And then what?
I like to think I was perhaps one of the first people to harness ‘2020 Vision’…
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Nov 29, 2019, 2:26 PM
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Reflections on Conference Season
November saw Action Planning set up its stand at both the NVCO Trustees…
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Nov 20, 2019, 9:14 AM
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Week 4 - Re-energise: Sometimes we all need to switch off and start again
In the last of her four-part series on overcoming the cultural barriers to…
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Nov 13, 2019, 9:20 AM
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Week 3 - Grow: Give your team the confidence to tap into their talents
In the third of four articles on overcoming the cultural barriers to…
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Nov 6, 2019, 12:28 PM
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Week 2 - Reconnect: Overcoming cultural barriers to fundraising
In the second of four articles on overcoming the cultural barriers to…
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Oct 30, 2019, 12:28 PM
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Week 1 - Reboot: Overcoming cultural barriers to fundraising
In the first of four articles on overcoming the cultural barriers to…
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Oct 18, 2019, 3:00 PM
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£5.75m tech fund to tackle unemployment
A new fund has been launched to support charities that are helping to reskill…
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Oct 18, 2019, 2:00 PM
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£2m fund for organisations tackling loneliness
One year after the publication of the Government’s landmark Loneliness Strategy,…
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Jun 18, 2019, 8:00 AM
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Futures for Women: The Next Episode
Back in January we published a case study on our work with Futures For Women,…
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May 24, 2019, 8:00 AM
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Virtuous Circles: collective giving is a powerful way to develop better donors
Getting together to give is not new. People have acted collectively to donate…
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May 24, 2019, 8:00 AM
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CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP: PREPARE TO SUCCEED
As fundraisers, we all know how difficult it is to get through the door of a…
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Dec 13, 2018, 8:00 AM
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You Can't Tickle Yourself!
Interviewed at the recent Christian Resources Exhibition, Chairman David Saint…
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Nov 8, 2018, 8:00 AM
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What Is A Content Strategy, And Do You Need One?
Online content is the most cost-effective way to reach large numbers of people.…
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Sep 13, 2018, 8:00 AM
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Marketing And Communications In Small Charities
Marketing and Communications in small charities has its own particular…
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Jul 5, 2018, 10:41 AM
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Legacy fundraising: don’t leave it to luck!
Legacies are an important source of funding, yet more than half of charitable…
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Feb 8, 2018, 10:41 AM
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How to diversify income
Any organisation that is dependent on one source for more than 30% of its income…
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Jul 12, 2017, 10:41 AM
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When is it the right time to do a capital appeal feasibility study?
An appeal for a major capital project is not an everyday occurrence for most…
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