by Mary Cahalane | Nov 11, 2018 | Best of the Week
From mcahalane.com Is annual giving something you take down from the attic once a year? Somewhere along the line, annual giving – the support an organization needs each year to operate – turned into “the one time a year we expect donors to give”. So organizations get... 
by Group IFC | Nov 4, 2018 | Best of the Week, fundraising
IFC Chair, John Baguley, will be joining IFC CEO, Bill King in the line-up of speakers at the Directory for Social Change’s Fundraising Now conference on 28-29 November at Resource for London, 356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA. Fundraising Now aims to help... 
by Mary Cahalane | Oct 28, 2018 | Best of the Week
From mcahalane.com. It’s the most wonderful time of the year… In theory. Would your donor feel that way? John Lepp (of Agents of Good fame) and I sat down to give you a tried and tested YEAR END checklist you can use as you sit down to craft the most meaningful appeal... 
by Group IFC | Oct 24, 2018 | Best of the Week, Funding, Lottery Funding
Did you know that the National Lottery has a quick and simple way for voluntary and community organisations in England to get small grants of between £300 and £10,000? You can apply for a National Lottery Awards for All grant to support what matters to people and... 
by Group IFC | Oct 4, 2018 | Best of the Week, Funding
Not-for-profit and commercial creative and cultural organisations can apply for up to £10,000 worth of funding and mentoring support to develop a digital idea that addresses a social challenge and produces a social benefit. Nesta, the UK Foundation for Innovation is... 
by Mary Cahalane | Sep 30, 2018 | Best of the Week
From mcahalane.com We spend a lot of time thinking about how to raise more money. We labor over the appeal: the language, the images, the right ask. And then, too often, we treat the thank you as an afterthought. It’s really not that hard to write a good, emotional...