

#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...


#63 Proud but concerned
The hardest part of writing this article was finding a title. I eventually came up with ‘proud but concerned’ as it encapsulated how I...


#59 Hello gorgeous, fancy a chat about poverty?
This week’s blog was inspired by a particularly poorly researched opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald authored by a ‘journalist’...


#57 Loose lips (and illegal practices) sink ships
Before I launch into this week’s post I need to tell you all to donate to UNICEF. On Friday morning I had the honour of meeting a former...


#56 Scandals, friendraising and accreditation
4 in 10 members of the UK public say they are donating less in 2018 as a direct result of the diminishing trust in charity[1]. In the...


#51 EOFY Budgeting - Just when I thought I was out...
To those Australian fundraisers who have a wider portfolio than just F2F, I hope that your tax appeals are warming up nicely and you’re...


#48 We have the best stories that don’t make the press
We have more great stories than any other industry. We save more lives, feed more hungry, and defend more rights than any other industry....


#46 Sweating the small stuff
The biggest news I heard this week was that 80% of the past year’s PFRA breaches were simply due to easy to fix poor field management....


#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...


#27 The barrier to entry is rising
With the new year comes new ideas. If you are looking to set up a new F2F campaign in the next six months you need to be aware that the...