Author: Leesa Harwood, Business Owner, By The Waves Charity Consulting In 1991 I accidentally became a fundraiser whilst looking for something else to do. I arrived in my new job with bright eyes and bright ideas. I wanted to change the world. I wanted to change lives. I had a superpower, it was fundraising. It…
Author: Leesa Harwood, Business Owner, By The Waves Charity Consulting What is a strategy? The first step towards creating a fundraising strategy is to be clear about what we mean by strategy. In this case I’m defining strategy as a set of decisions and milestones necessary to set a direction towards a clear, long term…
Author: John Baguley, Chair, International Fundraising Consultancy 1. Let’s go for the cheapest! Okay, let’s not be silly, that may just get you someone who has recently been fired and decided to call themselves a consultant. They come and go continuously. First, look for a consultancy that has tackled a similar problem in the past…
Author: John Baguley, Chair, International Fundraising Consultancy Last week I was giving a talk on how to raise money for charity to an audience of experienced fundraisers and at the end, one of them asked me, “All that is very interesting and useful but very sophisticated. How on earth do you start from scratch?” So…
