Please note – we’ve now published the 2016 diary here Don’t miss this handy reference to your essential diary dates for the UK voluntary sector 2015. You won’t find it anywhere else – we’ve compiled this calendar of charity and health awareness days and fundraising events for June – December 2015 from a wide variety … Continued

There’s no shortage of advice in the fundraising sector (whether in blogs, conferences or other channels) on how to achieve big things – such as how to build massive mobile-driven campaigns, how to tell stories via a range of integrated channels or how to come up with big, game-changing creative ideas. Whilst this advice is … Continued

I witnessed an amazing bit of asking this week that I want to share here as it seems to have a connection to the art of fundraising. I was in a baker’s shop when a well-dressed man came in and put a teabag on the counter. Man: Hello. My friend outside told me that if … Continued

We’re delighted to welcome Kate Wright to ChangeStar, who starts this week as our new Account Director. Kate has tons of communications experience – including direct mail, social media, branding, digital media, advertising, media buying and print production – and loads of charity experience, including Whizz-Kidz, RNID, ChildLine, The Terence Higgins Trust, the British Red … Continued

Earlier this week I attended SOFII’s 2014 ‘I wish I’d thought of that’ to see twenty well-known figures from the third sector present an idea they feel changed the face of fundraising. The afternoon began with a brilliantly delivered anecdote, addressing the ever appropriate question I’m sure all fundraisers have been asked before: why is … Continued