#39 “It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission”
U.S. Rear Admiral Grace Hopper’s famous quote is one that many face-to-face agencies subscribe to: “It is easier to ask forgiveness than...
#38 - Things I didn’t learn from fundraising
My 15 years of TM and F2F have taught me so much about myself and other people. It has given me the confidence to approach strangers and...
#37 Tougher penalties for PFRA members
Although the title of this series of blogs is ‘Things I learned this week’, and should be filled with all the new learnings from this...
#36 Regular giving Easter wish-list
A quick foreword before we get into it this week. FIA 2018 is fast approaching, and I am looking forward to seeing clients past, present...
#35 I am a Paid Fundraiser and my employer will receive 100% of your first year’s donations
“The first $250,000 donated will cover costs associated with this appeal” is a line you will have never read at the end of a DRTV charity...
#34 The hidden costs of F2F
A comment from my last post prompted me to discuss further the real cost of face-to-face fundraising. By this, I don’t mean the potential...
#33 The death of a salesman
As of July 2018, only two of Australia’s large F2F suppliers will offer commission-only fundraising as their sole-model. Does this mean...
#32 Seven deadly sins - Why your F2F campaign is failing
Fundraising managers from both sides of the agency/in-house fence can often be found with their head in their hands staring at a sheet of...
#31 They want how much upfront? For what?!
Today’s post is in response to a request for information from a former colleague. Yes, she has found a way to get the answers without...
#30 Never work with this F2F supplier!
Whenever a charity commences a F2F program they are warned that it can be a beast. It can encroach into every fundraising space and force...
