The Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers are having a renaissance in popular culture. As a long-time fan of the classical philosophers, I’m all for it! Their insights into the human condition are practical, relatable and timeless. Their wisdom is also very helpful for...

For everyone in fundraisingland it was Halloween – smiling fundraisers went from supplier to supplier to ask for face to face capacity for the next year. Holding out their contract buckets they waited to see whether they would be lucky and get a nice treat. But for som...

We were once a family of subsistence-fundraising farmers. We harvested enough donors to meet the day-to-day need and put some away for a rainy day. We survived on a land that bore low hanging face-to-face fundraising fruit.

We picked this fruit, fed our beneficiaries a...

 There is one question that has puzzled me for the past week - Is it possible to run a direct employment-only model f2f fundraising agency in Australia in 2019?

I’m having trouble naming a f2f supplier who only employs their own staff. Much like the compliant employment...

Thwack was the sound that a clutch of paper pledges made when proudly slapped onto the desk of my manager.

Between 2005 and 2008 - my peak fundraising years, thwack was my favourite sound. Sadly, this noise can no longer be heard as its successor would make a crack perf...

Two years ago, I kept hearing the same problem fall from the lips of my clients. They were told by me and others to move their f2f campaign to the doors as the attrition tends to be better than that of its street and private site cousins, but this led to an unforeseen...

When pasted into a budget, face-to-face fundraising is thought of as a high-volume low-value fundraising channel. A tap to turn on and off to refill your donor base.

We know that fifteen-to-twenty percent of new donors will never successfully debit, and we make very lit...

This is, without doubt or hyperbole, the most dangerous time for face-to-face fundraising. We have recently witnessed the end of a fundraising institution in the UK that has seen more than 600 fundraisers lose their jobs, and, among other things, seen increased regulat...

“They’ve done it again” exclaimed Janet, the RG Manager of a major national charity, as she read an email from the latest bitter recipient of an unwanted charity knocker at her door.

“Bill, this lady had three fundraisers knocking on her door last night. THREE! They we...

Before we set off on another journey together, I feel it would be negligent to not mention the alleged scandal that arose this week in the Australian f2f industry.

My thoughts are as follows:

"I believe in the idea of the PFRA. I think that it has done fantastic work for...