Blog: Crisis or opportunity? The case for mergers 0
Topics: Mergers
Suzie Who
Suzie Who is a senior fundraiser for a top-100 UK charity who is writing under a pseudonym so she can lift the lid on contentious issues around fundraising and beyond without jeopardising her employer's reputation. She will use her unique insider’s perspective to challenge the sector to examine its methods and up its game - and of course to give credit where credit is due.
It is interesting to see that Crisis are yet again in merger discussions. The number of mergers we are seeing in the sector can only be a good thing even if they are driven by necessity.
It is encouraging to see so many charities make it into the line up of best companies to work for, but for many fundraisers disillusionment can come as part of the job.
The breach of confidentiality at the National Bullying Helpline undermines the organisation's ability to fulfill its charitable purpose. The charity does not exist to play party politics.
Telephone fundraising agencies are an easy target - as the recent News of the World attack shows - and fundraisers should defend them because they are critical to the success of our charity's work.
I once worked in a charity that bought everyone badges saying ‘I love fundraising’ and tried to instil in all employees the belief that they shared responsibility for fundraising. But there are risks...
I'm the kind of girl who likes to stay ahead of the curve. I think I have noticed the next big thing, and it is not integrating campaigning into your fundraising, it is integrating volunteering.
The fact that 47 per cent of women at the top fundraising jobs of charities when women fill almost two-thirds of all charity jobs is shocking.
The sector has gone crazy. Charities running prisons? Thank god that the Charity Commission is stepping in as this is utter madness.