Bad call - the Pell & Bales telephone fundraising scandal 1
Tags: Individual giving
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.
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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.
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.
The offer of cash to UK addicts who agree to be sterilised by a US charity is so wrong Suzie Who barely knows where to begin.
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.
Unsurprisingly organisers of the London Marathon are outraged by the recent Dispatches programme.
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Clever move by DEC, or the triumph of internal politics?
Tags: Individual giving | Human resources
I hear on the grapevine that Disasters Emergency Committee has appointed a fundraising manager. And in a shock move they have selected someone with no experience of fundraising.
I am in two minds about whether or not it is such an issue that cheques are being withdrawn. Being an old-fashioned kind of girl I still like to write the odd cheque so will be sad to see them go, but even I am prepared to pay with plastic or online nowadays.
The dilemma facing GirlGuiding Scotland is fascinating. We are all used to watching charities struggle with whether or not to accept donations from certain companies whose motivations may not be entirely honourable, but it is rare to see this kind of debate over legacy pledges.