The Funding School Blog

 Whenever I speak to anyone working in a small charity, the general impression I get is that they are overworked, underpaid and quite simply find there is not enough hours in the day. When I researched the topic of how small charities feel about fundraising, the majority said that lack...

I recently delivered a workshop on this topic for the 'Fundraising Now' conference for the Directory of Social Change, and it was a great hit. I've outlined here the key takeaways. To get the best advice possible, I consulted widely with other fundraising colleagues, so these ideas represent...

Could a mobile phone transform the profiles and awareness of small charities?

If your small charity is like most, communications and marketing is probably one of your last priorities amongst all the other ‘to-dos’ on your list.

 Large charities have comm’s teams or pay...

I've always felt that its really easy to get turned off from writing a fundraising strategy. Just the phrase can make one shudder!

But actually it really isn't that complicated, and believe it or not it can become quite an interesting and fun opportunity to bring people together in shared purpose...