This new toolkit provides 5 valuable lessons for fundraising that could be critical for the 99% of UK charities with an annual income of £5 million or less. The lessons include: How to start an Individual Giving (IG) programme Do a touch point review before spending money on recruitment How to raise funds for difficult … Continued

Our next ChangeStar Friday Fundraising call will be at 11am on Friday 7th October 2022! We’ll be talking about the critically important topic of ‘Fundraising and mental health’, and speaking to the hugely experienced charity fundraiser and Chief Executive David Murray about his own experiences of this issue. If you’d like to grab a FREE … Continued

In this session our Director, Richard Docwra, is joined by is joined by Mark Barkaway, Head of Marketing & Income Generation at Albion in the Community – the charity arm of Brighton and Hove Albion football club – to explore ‘how to recruit new supporters cheaply and effectively‘. ChangeStar have recently helped AITC to build … Continued

In this new podcast series, ChangeStar founder Richard Docwra wants to challenge your views of how we – human beings – think and behave. Most of us have a completely inaccurate view of the creatures we are, and the truth, revealed by researchers over recent decades, is mind-blowing – and could change how we think … Continued

Hospitals, and the charities attached to them, should have some of the most successful Individual Giving programmes within the charity sector. But many have so far failed to get programmes started, or build them in an effective way. In this article, we will explore how hospitals can start to build IG programmes that reach their … Continued

Our lives – both at home and at work – have been turned upside down by the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s time to reflect on what’s happened, how to move forward and what we can learn to make our lives and world better. I’d like to share a new publication with you that I’ve written for … Continued

We’re delighted to say our director, Richard, has a new book out today!  It’s called ‘Life – and how to think about it’ and is the user’s manual for life that you’ve always wanted! You can buy it here and from all good bookshops. Here are some more details below. Why am I here? What’s … Continued

Our next Friday fundraising Zoom call will be taking place 11am and 1pm, Friday 23rd Oct looking at How to use data to improve your fundraising. To sign up, please email Kath and we’ll send over the details. Places are limited so be quick if you’d like to join! We’re really excited to be running … Continued

This week we’re exploring How to build an effective high value donor strategy. To join us this Fri 9th Oct at 11am, just pop an email to kath@changestar.co.uk and we’ll send you an invitation for the Zoom call. We’ll look at how to identify your existing and potential high value donors and what to include … Continued