fundraising support Archives

November 21, 2024

How Supporter Welcome Journeys Can Boost Your Fundraising Income

Personalised event experiences can turn attendees into loyal supporters by making them feel individually valued and connected to your charity’s goals. When planning fundraising events, incorporating small personal touches—before, during, and after the event—can boost engagement and strengthen long-term commitment.

Let’s explore how you can create memorable, tailored experiences at each stage of your event to build deeper connections and lasting support for your cause.

November 13, 2024

How to Create Personalised Fundraising Event Experiences for Attendees

Personalised event experiences can turn attendees into loyal supporters by making them feel individually valued and connected to your charity’s goals. When planning fundraising events, incorporating small personal touches—before, during, and after the event—can boost engagement and strengthen long-term commitment.

Let’s explore how you can create memorable, tailored experiences at each stage of your event to build deeper connections and lasting support for your cause.

November 11, 2024

A Letter To Your Boss

As a fundraiser working in the philanthropy space, I am very excited by every single session happening at Trusts and Major Donors 2024.

This year’s conference will focus on practical skills (following feedback from last year’s shindig).

The curators have been very intentional in matching speakers to topics. Beth and Caroline have been doing this work for a long time. They know the state of the sector and have both done major gifts and trust fundraising successfully in a number of different settings.

October 31, 2024

Sarah Tite Responds to Fundraising Everywhere’s Research Report

As a One of Many™ certified leadership coach and trainer, Sarah Tite brings together many years of leadership experience with tools and techniques that help people face challenges with confidence. She is Director of Sarah Tite Coaching Ltd.

I was excited to have an opportunity to read and reflect on the findings of this important piece of research.

October 25, 2024

How Fundraising Everywhere Makes Learning & Development Simple for Fundraisers

Learning and development (L&D) is crucial for fundraisers, but finding the time and the right opportunities can be challenging. Our recent research highlights these barriers, and at Fundraising Everywhere, we’re making L&D simple and flexible with content that fits your schedule and needs.

October 10, 2024

The State of Individual Giving Fundraising in 2024: Key Challenges and Solutions

In the world of fundraising, Individual Giving remains a critical pillar of support for charities of all sizes. But as we move towards 2025, the landscape is shifting, presenting both challenges and opportunities for fundraisers.

September 3, 2024

5 Ways Fundraisers Can Get Their Co-Workers Interested In Fundraising

Fundraising challenges come at you from all directions.

Sometimes the most disheartening and difficult challenge is the resistance you might receive from your co-workers. At some stage you’ve probably witnessed the other staff in your charity complain about fundraising or felt their lack of support and interest. You might even have felt alone in your organisation. Look around the staff meeting…are you the only fundraiser?

It doesn’t have to be us and them.

With a bit of ‘internal marketing’ you can get your co-workers on your side… and even get them happily fundraising for you. Here are five tips:

March 3, 2023

A Letter To Recruiting Managers, Yours Sincerely – A Job Seeker: Part 2

A year ago, I was 2 months into my current role after almost a full year of redundancy, job hunting, interim work and a general feeling of being unsettled and unsafe. I had finally been fortunate to find a role that provided me with familiarity – working with people I had worked with previously so I could feel safe, whilst doing what I loved.

August 19, 2022

How Fresh to the Sector has helped me settle into and succeed as a Fundraising Officer

Written by Emma Rolinson My name is Emma and I’ve worked as an Area Fundraising Officer for Acorns Children’s Hospice for the past six months. A parent never imagines their child will be diagnosed with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition. But when the unimaginable…

February 1, 2022

A letter to recruiting managers, yours sincerely – a job seeker

Dear recruiting managers,

I write this to you as something needs to change with the traditional way of recruiting.

This sector is great, but whilst we champion wellbeing, diversity and fairness externally in our charitable work, we are failing those who seek to support these efforts as potential employees.