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#80 Do not spoil what you have
The Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers are having a renaissance in popular culture. As a long-time fan of the classical philosophers,...
Peter Coleman Ph.D.
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#79 What's the scariest thing in your contract?
For everyone in fundraisingland it was Halloween – smiling fundraisers went from supplier to supplier to ask for face to face capacity...
Paul Tavatgis
2 min read


#78 Green thumb fundraising
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...
Adam Watson
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#77 A New Hope or a Phantom Menace?
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...
Adam Watson
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#76 Simpler times
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...
Adam Watson
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#75 Not a one-stop Shop
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...
Adam Watson
3 min read


#74 We want marriage, they want a fling
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...
Adam Watson
4 min read


#73 The most dangerous time for F2F fundraising
This is, without doubt or hyperbole, the most dangerous time for face-to-face fundraising. We have recently witnessed the end of a...
Adam Watson
3 min read


#72 If you’re not training your team, who is?
“They’ve done it again” exclaimed Janet, the RG Manager of a major national charity, as she read an email from the latest bitter...
Adam Watson
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#71 Mixing it up with f2f
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...
Adam Watson
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