

#28 Chugger (charity mugger)
Above, is the first and last time that the ‘C’ word will be written by me. Every journalistic piece written about charity fundraising...


#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...


F2F Fundraising in 2018 Pt2
2017 saw the QLD OFT engage in stricter fundraising regulation, so that any agency that charged more than 100% of Year 1 had a tougher...


#26 Anything you can do, I can do better
With a limited number of reputable agencies available in some states, some WA teams displaying behaviours last seen in the wild west...


#25 How much will you pay for a donor?
What is the fairest and most reasonable fee for a new donor? A comment on my last post got me thinking about the best way to remunerate a...


F2F Fundraising in 2018 Pt1
What’s in store for face-to-face fundraising in 2018? Whilst one or two charities pulled out of the Australian channel in 2017 following...


#24 The cost of F2F is rising
The cost of F2F is rising, but it’s not all bad news. With this rise in costs comes a rise in social responsibility. As the CEO of a...


#23 Are our Australian charities giving you a little nudge in the right direction?
The newest buzzword in fundraising is ‘nudging’. A nudge is a small change in our environment that points us in an alternative direction...


#22 Spending $446 on bunny meds, but I don’t give to animal charities
When I write “I don’t give to animal charities” I don’t mean that I won’t give to animal charities, I mean that I haven’t yet. Six years...


#21 Christmas is coming!
Good news, Christmas is coming! With that, your fundraising, marketing, supporter care, donation processing and volunteer teams are...