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And now for the plug..

August 3, 2015August 3, 2015 ~ Tobin Aldrich ~ Leave a comment

With no end to the press onslaught on fundraisers in sight, it is more important than ever that charities' senior leadership are fully on top of their fundraising operations. So it seems like a good time to announce my new service, the Fundraising Audit. It's designed to give leaders of nonprofits of any size an understanding of how … Continue reading And now for the plug..

Making the case for fundraising

July 8, 2015 ~ Tobin Aldrich ~ Leave a comment

Who'd be a fundraiser? Another day of unrelenting UK media assault on our profession and many of us are probably wishing we'd chosen a more publicly acceptable career. Like estate agent or merchant banker. Drug dealer maybe. It's depressing and salutatory to see how a vendetta in the right wing tabloid press followed by the other news media. … Continue reading Making the case for fundraising

Is fundraising broken?

June 29, 2015June 29, 2015 ~ Tobin Aldrich ~ 1 Comment

Until this weekend at least, it had been a quiet summer so far for news in the UK.  We know this because the press have devoted a lot of front page space to stories about charity fundraising. It's nice to be noticed. Unfortunately when the right wing press* runs stories about fundraising, they aren't about all the amazing … Continue reading Is fundraising broken?

What do we have to hide?

February 24, 2014February 24, 2014 ~ Tobin Aldrich ~ Leave a comment

If you think that charities are having a hard time in the media at moment, spare a thought for our Irish colleagues. There it has felt like it's been open season on the sector for months. There seems to be a new attack in a major newspaper or other media outlet almost every day. For … Continue reading What do we have to hide?

Shouldn’t we work for free?

February 15, 2014February 15, 2014 ~ Tobin Aldrich ~ Leave a comment

Most of the time charities get a pretty good press and frankly a fairly easy ride from the media. Every now and then we don't and some aspect of what we do comes under more searching scrutiny. I think that's a good thing, honestly. Charities raise large sums of money from the public, deliver all … Continue reading Shouldn’t we work for free?

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