Thoughts & learnings

The 7 Pillars of Fundraising framework is a comprehensive approach designed to guide charities in building diverse and sustainable income streams. By focusing on seven core areas—grants, partnerships, community fundraising, appeals, regular giving, membership, and major donors including trusts and foundations—this framework ensures a...

Yes - you are right. There is a secret to fundraising no one is telling you about! Those nights you lay awake thinking, "It shouldn't be this hard!" Yes - it's true! It shouldn't be this hard. Making an impact should not cost you your life, happiness or passion.

An effective Major Donor program can be one of the most significant ways to increase your impact through fundraising. Initiating and growing your Major Donors requires less time and staff resource than many other types of fundraising, while growing your organisational revenue in a considerable way.

I had the pleasure of speaking at the Connecting Up conference in May and I thoroughly enjoyed understanding the challenge not-for-profits are facing in their fundraising and partnership programs. One of the questions at the end was not something I could say I'm an expert in, but it's definitely an issue I've faced.