In my fundraising I have always taken the approach that different charities need different approaches to fundraising. I have always believed that not every income stream is suited to every charity and the balance of the funding mix is not always the same (although a mix of income is essential). What has always surprised […]
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Jan
Jan
I have been away from this blog for longer than I would have liked, but I have been navigating a tragic bereavement, whilst also ensuring that all my work with charities and individual fundraisers was still honoured. I hope you are all doing well and have managed to get a little down time over […]
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Aug
Aug
For the past few years, I have been Mum to a school-aged child and wife to a teacher, so unsurprisingly, I am very tuned in to the phases of the school year. But even before that was in my life, I always saw September as a significant time in the year. A bit of a […]
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Jun
Jun
I was reflecting on one area of my life recently and was thinking about progress. On the surface it felt like there was little change, but when I really examined it there was a huge amount of change which had been achieved by slow, incremental and consistent progress. This certainly isn’t the story across […]
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Jun
Jun
It’s funny how you can do something so many times but often don’t realise how important it is to you. I have just been for an evening walk after a long day sat at my desk and popped on a podcast. I have spoken before about how I am a fan of podcasts and how […]
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May
May
I have been building up to writing this post for weeks now, so here goes…… This is the tale of a role that on one hand I loved, but on the other I hated. In that role I was bullied by a member of the board who also felt it was appropriate to call my […]
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Apr
Apr
I am on the lookout for some great buddies! No, I haven’t sacked off all my friends….I am looking for Fundraisers who want to connect with each other, build their support networks and discuss the topics and issues that matter to them in a safe space. During my career I have mainly worked for small- […]
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Apr
Apr
We live in a world where there are lots of opportunities to do training courses, join coaching programmes and become certified by professional bodies. None of these are bad, in fact I have participated in all three at different points in my career and gained a lot from them, but they do often cost significant […]
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Mar
Mar
One of my favourite Brene Brown quotes is “You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort”. Today I encourage you to think about your current situation and ask whether you are choosing courage or comfort. It hasn’t always been easy, but I believe for most of my career thus far, I have chosen courage. […]
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Mar
Mar
I just wanted to give a massive shout out to anyone who is juggling work and other life commitments and feeling frazzled, unseen or unappreciated. You are not alone! Everyone has different roles, responsibilities, challenges etc. but the one common thing is that I bet at some point everyone has felt frazzled by life, unseen […]
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