Vera Jefferson: growing Oxfam’s second-hand bookshops from one to the largest in Europe
I met Vera when I co-founded a student fundraising group for Oxfam in 1986 at Oxford University. We ran two…
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Scott Chapman: fundraising will be successful if the CEO gets it
Like many successful fundraisers and charity leaders, Scott Chapman didn’t start out in the sector. In fact, until he joined…
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Naomi Steer: human connection & authenticity is everything in fundraising
From lawyer to diplomat, to working in the union movement, and establishing Australia for UNHCR (as well as much more…
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Lutheran World Relief: How a single proposition revolutionised fundraising
Around five years ago, Lutheran World Relief (LWR) was mid merger with IMA International to unite under the Corus International…
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A distinctive fundraising model pioneered in war time
Azov, a volunteer brigade within the National Guard of Ukraine, was set up in 2014 when Russia began occupying Crimea,…
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Learning from benchmarking: fundraising trends & success factors for nonprofits in Australia & New Zealand
The pandemic years were challenging for fundraisers everywhere as in-person activities came to an abrupt halt in an environment of…
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Outward Bound reaches for the sky
Last week, nine years after the original event proposal, UK charity Outward Bound attracted international coverage for its fundraising abseil…
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Feenix: uniting communities to remove the barriers to education
The only organisation in South Africa to combine crowdfunding and bursary management, Feenix launched in response to #FeesMustFall, a movement…
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Tackling Romania’s loneliness pandemic in a new fundraising economy
In 2016, inspired by a programme running in France, Never Alone was set up to help Romania’s lonely elderly integrate…
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The Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria: embracing face-to-face fundraising
The RFDS operates from 21 bases across Australia, using a fleet of specially equipped aircraft and vehicles, relying on a…