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Video – how to build a successful Individual Giving programme

In this edition of our Friday Fundraising Calls, our Director, Richard Docwra, is joined by the hugely experienced charity fundraiser and Chief Executive Karen Gallagher to discuss ‘How to build a successful Individual Giving programme’. It can feel like a daunting task to build a successful Individual Giving fundraising programme – particularly in the current … Continued

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Video – How to transform your income from legacies

In this session our Director, Richard Docwra, is joined by is joined by James Huitson – Senior Global Fundraising Manager at Care International – to discuss ‘How to transform your income from legacies’. Many charities still aren’t making the most of their legacy fundraising and their opportunities to gain gifts in wills. In this session … Continued

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Friday Fundraising Calls are back! Next one – 3rd December 2021

We’re delighted to say that, by popular demand, our Friday Fundraising Calls are coming back!On the first Friday of every month (or thereabouts) at 11am we’ll be hosting an online event to bring fundraisers together and share some ideas and insights on how to do fundraising better.In each episode we’ll be joined by senior, experienced … Continued

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Your 2021 Fundraising ‘To Do’ List

Hello and happy New Year! I hope you managed to have a good break over Christmas even if things were rather different. At ChangeStar we’re feeling refreshed and ready to take on the year ahead! Below we share 5 things we think are crucial for all fundraisers to do this year, whatever 2021 holds in … Continued

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5 Challenges of Fundraising

It’s not easy being a fundraiser. All that asking. All that rejection. And in the middle of all that, getting the materials and investment needed to put the appeals together in the first place. But fear not – in this blog post we’ll provide some ideas and inspiration to help you tackle 5 of the … Continued

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How to develop a strong Christmas appeal this year

As this challenging summer draws to an end, our focus as fundraisers has turned to Christmas. It’s hard to know where we’ll be at the end of this year but one thing is certain – Christmas fundraising appeals this year are going to be more important than ever for most charities. The sector has been … Continued

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Fundraising and coronavirus – update #2

Last month, we wrote our first blog post to try to take stock of the coronavirus crisis for anyone involved in the world of fundraising, politics and social change, and offer some assistance and ideas. Here’s our second offering. These ideas and types of assistance will change as the situation develops, but please get in … Continued

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