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Tag Archives: Humour

10 things a drag show can teach us about fundraising

December 13, 2022David BurgessBlog Summary, Blogs, HomepageArts Fundraising, Fundraising Basics, Humour, Individual Giving, Psychology, Thanking

What can arts fundraisers learn from a drag show? In this guest blog post Marina Jones shares 10 tips inspired by psychology and a visit to a drag show in San Francisco.

Arts Organisation Emoji Quiz

October 14, 2022David BurgessBlog Summary, BlogsHumour

Can you identify the UK arts organisation from the emojis? Just for fun!

Competitive Vitae

July 15, 2021David BurgessBlog Summary, BlogsHumour, Recruitment

Salary secrecy is a harmful and unfair practice, perpetuating pay gaps and having a disproportionately negative impact on women and people of colour. Here’s a playful way you can send a message to recruiters that “competitive” isn’t helpful to anybody.

Birthday gifts from people born on 1st July

July 1, 2020David BurgessBlog Summary, BlogsFundraising Basics, Humour
Happy Birthday to Us! Apollo Fundraising was launched on 1st July 2016. But it turns out we share our birthday with a whole host of unlikely fundraising experts. As a little birthday present* from us to you, here are some fundraising tips we can learn from people born on 1st July.   *Don't worry, we

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Donor You Loved

May 13, 2020David BurgessBlog Summary, HomepageHumour

A fundraising parody of Lewis Capaldi’s ‘Someone You Loved’ for Fundraising Everywhere Festival 2020

Fundraising Lessons from my Favourite Christmas Movies

December 19, 2019David BurgessBlog SummaryHumour

As I’m sure you know by now, there is a fundraising lesson hidden in every film ever produced. As part of my ongoing quest to shine a light on the lessons hiding in plain sight I’ve turned my attention to some of the best Christmas films. (Yes, Die Hard is a Christmas film…).

A cowboy rides a horse in the desert. A quote says "Generally, you ain't learning nothing when your mouth's a jawing"

7 Inspirational Rogues and Cowboys

February 20, 2019David BurgessBlog SummaryHumour

Being called a rogue or a cowboy is often used as an insult. In this light-hearted blog, David looks at whether fundraisers can learn anything from some of history’s famous rogues and cowboys.

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Tip of the Pops – Now That’s What I Call Fundraising!

February 20, 2019David BurgessBlog SummaryHumour

A “humorous” look at what fundraisers can learn from 5 pieces of music, based on Howard Lake’s ‘Tip of the Pops’ session at the Institute of Fundraising’s 2016 National Convention

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Drawing Inspiration from Muhammad Ali

February 20, 2019David BurgessBlog SummaryHumour

Following the death of Boxing’s “greatest”, David looks at how fundraisers can draw inspiration from Muhammad Ali’s many memorable quotes.

A Venn Diagram of two overlapping circles. The left circle is a pound coin, saying Fundraisers. The right is shaped like the Death Star, saying Stars Wars fans. Where the two overlap it says "People Who Should Read this blog"

10 things fundraisers can learn from Star Wars

February 20, 2019David BurgessBlog Summary**Top Reads**, Humour

This is a light-hearted look at the lessons fundraisers can learn from the popular film franchise, without mentioning “the force”!

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