Social Enterprise and Social Investment in the Arts
An introduction to new approaches to securing funding for arts projects, with a focus on the brilliant work being done at Live Theatre in Newcastle.
Fundraising Lessons from popular Romantic Movies
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I like tenuous Valentine’s-Day-themed fundraising blogs,
So I wrote one for you.
Snow Day Fun for Fundraisers
A light-hearted blog inspired by the #BeastFromTheEast and subsequent snow days.
8 Tips for Improving your Funding Proposals
David shares some Top Tips for improving your funding applications.
Fundraising with no Fundraiser
We all know fundraising takes time and effort. So what do you do if your organisation doesn’t have a fundraiser? This blog provides some top tips for achieving fundraising success without a fundraiser.
New blog – What is Fundraising?
David has been working with a number of organisations who are new to fundraising. As a result, he has been thinking about what fundraising is and, more importantly, what it is not. This short blog post shares some of those thoughts. You can read it here – What is Fundraising?
New blog – Prospective Hindsight
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…
New blog – Riding the Motivation Wave
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…
New Blog – Proudly Supported by the National Lottery
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…
Proudly Supported by the National Lottery
As Team GB take the Rio Olympics by storm, this blog looks at what the arts and culture sector can learn from the way the athletes have been acknowledging the support of the National Lottery.