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April 11, 2025

Honouring Legacy Gift Donors: 4 Meaningful Strategies

Legacy giving is growing in popularity across charities of various sizes, missions, and nations. In the UK, 21% of donors aged 40 and up say they’ve included a charitable gift in their wills as of 2023, up from 14% of this demographic in 2010. Additionally, Giving USA reported that bequests (the most common type of planned gift) grew more than any other charitable revenue source in 2023.

While planned gifts can provide impactful funding for your charity, they also pose unique challenges. In particular, many years often pass between a donor committing a legacy gift to an organisation and the charity receiving that large contribution. So, it’s vital for your organisation to maintain strong relationships with legacy donors, starting by expressing your gratitude.

In this guide, we’ll share four strategies to help your charity meaningfully thank its legacy donors and retain their lifelong support. Let’s get started!

April 4, 2025

2 Simple Things That Help You Build a Strong Culture

It’s the set of core values and assumptions that guide your team. Culture shapes the way people interact, solve problems, and behave even when no one is watching. You could say that performance and culture are like a bird’s wings: both are necessary for soaring to new heights.

A poor culture can lead to low morale, backdoor politics, conflicts, tension, and toxic behaviors. So how do you start shifting or building a great culture? Here are two things that have always worked for me:

Podcast: Global Conversations: Lessons From Around The World

April 3, 2025

Podcast: Global Conversations: Lessons From Around The World

With a panel of senior experienced F2F leaders from Portugal, Mexico, USA and Spain with collective experience working in F2F in more than 30 countries worldwide, we will have a lively debate on the key challenges, solutions and opportunities we face today with this channel. We will look at how F2F and telephone fundraising are vitally integrated as well as do some future gazing of what we might expect in the future. Facilitated by Daryl Upsall, recognised as one of the co-founders of F2F in the 1990s. Essential listening.

Podcast: Conversation With Kel Haney On Taking The Ick Out Of The Ask

March 27, 2025

Podcast: Conversation With Kel Haney On Taking The Ick Out Of The Ask

In this episode of the Fundraising Everywhere podcast, host Simon Scriver has a conversation with proud FE member Sarah Shooter, Head of Development at Theatre Royal Wakefield.

This episode delves into Sarah’s journey as a fundraiser, the unique challenges and successes she’s experienced in the arts sector, and the importance of community and personal touch in fundraising. Discover insights on membership, corporate fundraising, and the art of balancing various fundraising activities within a small team.

Whether you’re a seasoned fundraiser or new to the field, this episode offers valuable lessons on maintaining passion and optimism in the face of challenges.

Podcast: Navigating the World of Theatre Fundraising: A Fundraising Everywhere Member Spotlight

March 20, 2025

Podcast: Navigating the World of Theatre Fundraising: A Fundraising Everywhere Member Spotlight

In this episode of the Fundraising Everywhere podcast, host Simon Scriver has a conversation with proud FE member Sarah Shooter, Head of Development at Theatre Royal Wakefield.

This episode delves into Sarah’s journey as a fundraiser, the unique challenges and successes she’s experienced in the arts sector, and the importance of community and personal touch in fundraising. Discover insights on membership, corporate fundraising, and the art of balancing various fundraising activities within a small team.

Whether you’re a seasoned fundraiser or new to the field, this episode offers valuable lessons on maintaining passion and optimism in the face of challenges.

Podcast: Can we talk? Mastering email strategy for better donor stewardship

March 5, 2025

Podcast: Can we talk? Mastering email strategy for better donor stewardship

In this podcast episode, Muna Hussen from Raisely will guide you through the art of simplifying email marketing and stewardship, focusing on practical techniques to maximise engagement and loyalty from your donor base.

Discover the power of segmentation to tailor your messages effectively, ensuring that each communication resonates with your audience on a personal level.