We like to describe a Case for Support as a kind of filing cabinet for your fundraising campaign. It should contain all the information you need for your external activities (grant applications/fundraising letters/web copy/etc) and should be a living document that you add to over time. In its entirety it’s an internal document so organise […]
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Top 5 tips for getting started with major gift fundraising
Little GemsHaving support from a wealthy individual (or two) is the Holy Grail of fundraising, but in reality how many of us are on chatting terms with our friendly local billionaire? That doesn’t mean you should give up all hope of achieving a big donation. Here are our top five tips for major donor fundraising: Define […]
Fundraising: where to start?
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On an almost daily basis, me and my colleagues are asked the same question: ‘we need to raise money but where do we start?’ In fact we’re asked this so often the three of us made it the topic of a seminar we gave at a recent fundraising conference. If this is the question that’s […]
Thanks seems to be the hardest word
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When did you last say thank you to a donor? How did you do it? You did say thank you, didn’t you? At this week’s Richer Lives: Why Rich People Give launch event at The Charterhouse, the reasons why wealthy people give (or choose not to give) to charity were discussed at length. The idea […]
