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Category Archives: Promoting giving
No money? Here’s how you can still make a difference to charity in a recession
This article first appeared in the Daily Mail Online. In a recession, more people turn to charities for support, precisely when donations are harder for charities to find. But there are tricks we can all use to make our donations … Continue reading
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Tagged admin, administration, charity, Comic Relief, corporate giving, corporate philanthropy, donation, effective giving, effectiveness, Fund-raising, Fundraising, giving, group philanthropy, hair, impact, in-kind, philanthropy, ring-fence, ring-fenced, time, unrestricted, volunteering
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How should advice on charitable giving be priced?
Answer: In a way that aligns the advisor’s incentives with those of the beneficiary. But which way does that? Along with many others, I’m often asked to advise donors about finding good charities to support and/or strategies to make their … Continue reading
Why do charities ignore millions of donors?
Despite my giving £200 to Cancer Research UK through JustGiving when a friend did a sponsored something, I never heard a bean from Cancer Research UK about it. A year later, I gave £100 to another charity when another friend did … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, donation, donor, donor recruitment, donor retention, Fund-raising, Fundraising, gift, Just Giving, JustGiving, sponsorship
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Let’s inspire better giving, by… celebrating failure!
When did you last hear of a charity that was rubbish? By some estimates, fully 60% of donations are made with no research into the charity’s performance. Whereas about 0% of commercial investments are made with no research into the … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, donation, giving, group philanthropy, impact, language
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