Guest blog: Return on Investment in High Value Fundraising
Pound for pound, return on investment figures differ depending on the type of fundraising you’re doing and tend to be higher for trusts and foundations, major gifts, grants and capital appeals.
Quick turn-around, make-or-break trust fundraising
Deanna Wolf, Senior Consultant – Trust Fundraising, has 5 tips for dealing with emergency trust fundraising needs. Alongside her recommendations for building a strong trust fundraising programme, these tips will help you keep your doors open and your projects funding.
#MoneyTreeTakeouts: – Trusts at IoF National Convention 2019
I love the Institute of Fundraising National Convention. I absorb its full-on menu of learning for days and weeks afterwards. Here are my top ‘trusty’ takeaways from Day 3’s Trust Fundraising sessions: How green is the grass? A great reminder...
My Takeaway from the IoF Fundraising in the Health Sector Conference
The inaugural 2019 Institute of Fundraising in the Health Sector Conference was an unqualified success. It focused on hospital charities, air ambulance charities and hospices, but was relevant to the vast majority health-focused charities. The...
#MoneyTreeTakeOuts: IoF Trust Fundraising Conference 2019
Money Tree Fundraising’s Deanna Wolf found insight, inspiration and recurring themes at the Institute of Fundraising’s Trust Fundraising 2019 Conference at the beginning of February. Trust fundraisers from charities of all sizes across the UK met to improve their practise, hear from pivotal funders, network and prepare themselves (and their organisations) for the challenges and trends that are on our horizons.
#MoneyTreeTakeouts: IoF Major Donor Conference
The 2019 Institute of Fundraising Major Donor Conference was an unqualified success. It brought together trends, challenged accepted norms and best practice and gave us insights into what major donors like and don’t like. I was delighted to chair a panel...
The 3 essentials of major donor stewardship
Over the last couple of years we have been fortunate to interview many major donors as part of our work with a wide range of charities. One area we are always keen to hear about is the donor’s perspective of stewardship. We really want to help...
Practical Major Donor Fundraising in a GDPR Climate
GDPR is still an area of confusion and contention for many charities and fundraisers, particularly in the area of major donor fundraising. GDPR guidelines are one thing, but do they tell you when and how to research donor prospects, how much research is fair at what stage, who to invite to events, when and how to follow up, when and how to communicate privacy notices, what about new or cold prospects? So many of these are still up for debate as the legislation is deliberately open to interpretation. So how do you kick on with your major donor fundraising with confidence whilst being sure of GDPR compliance?….
A Recipe for the ‘Perfect’ Grant Application
Trust fundraising, like baking, requires practice, attention to detail, good measuring and an understanding of the impact of environmental factors. Money Tree Fundraising’s Deanna Wolf shares her recipe for trust fundraising success….
Will major donors give unrestricted donations?
The short answer to this oft-asked question is; it depends how much you are asking for! Our recent survey of over 50 major donors, to a range of causes, showed that the larger the gift the more likely it was to be restricted. This is no...