On 15th March, David will be in Glasgow to deliver a CPD session with the Institute of Fundraising Scottish Trusts, Statutory and Foundations Special Interest Group. The session will explore the different factors that affect the decisions we make and what this means for us as fundraisers. Focusing on the psychology of making decisions it…
Apollo Fundraising is delighted to be sponsoring the Institute of Fundraising Cultural Sector Network’s 2017 Conference. We believe it is vital for fundraisers across the arts and culture sector to come together to share learning, experiences and best practice. David will be at the conference so please do come and say hello. If you are…
Whether you are trying to write your NPO application or setting your plans for the next year, trying to see where you and your organisation will be in the future can be daunting. “Prospective Hindsight” techniques can help to overcome this. David has written a new blog to help you use prospective hindsight exercises to…
Happy New Year! Wishing you and your organisations a wonderful 2017! If you have already given up on your New Year’s resolutions, it might be because the motivation you had a few days ago has disappeared. In this new blog post on Charity Connect, David looks at the work of Dr BJ Fogg and considers what…
This week Apollo Fundraising began work with Stockton Council on the fundraising strategy for the restoration of The Globe Theatre. The Council has received funding from HLF’s Heritage Enterprise Fund to restore the stunning Art Deco building and to reopen it as a live music and comedy venue. You can find out more about this…
David will be speaking at the 2016 Spektrix Conference at the Lyric Hammersmith on Monday 7th November. The conference is for people in organisations that are using Spektrix. David will be talking about the things that fundraisers can learn from the field of behaviour design, neuroscience and nudge theory to try and make philanthropy ‘addictive’. You…
As Team GB take the Rio Olympics by storm, David has written a new blog looking at what the arts and culture sector can learn from the way the athletes have celebrated the involvement of the National Lottery. The blog forms part of the “Apollo’s Muse” series of posts. You can read the full blog…
Following UK Fundraising’s Tip of the Pops session at the Institute of Fundraising’s National Convention, David has written a blog with fundraising tips (tenuously) linked to Howard Lake’s eclectic playlist. Have a read (and a listen) here – http://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/13/tip-pops-2-now-thats-i-call-fundraising/ Once you’ve read it, pick a song from the playlist and suggest your own fundraising tip in…
This years Arts Marketing Association (AMA) conference will take place in Edinburgh between 12 and 14 July and fundraisers can snap up one of only 100 discounted places at the reduced rate of £200 +VAT. 600+ arts professionals and leading thinkers will gather to create fresh networks, inspire new thinking, and share innovative ideas. This…
If you are attending the Institute of Fundraising’s 2016 National Convention, look out for UK Fundraising’s Tip of the Pops session at midday on Monday 4th July. David will be joining Howard Lake, Laura Croudace, Lucy Gower, Ian MacQuillin, Giles Pegram and Richard Turner for a musical exploration of fundraising advice. For more details and…