‘The Money’ is a piece of participative theatre in which half the audience (the ‘benefactors’) get to decide how to spend a pile of cash … Read more
Category: Philanthropy Events
Top marks for donor appreciation
I’m buzzing after spending the morning at our university’s ‘Donor Appreciation Day’. This was a super initiative, led by Anne-Marie Rigley in our development office, … Read more
Something worth blogging about: Open Philanthropy UK
One of the paradoxes of engaging in social media is that the busier you are doing things that are actually worth blogging or tweeting about, … Read more
Why does the philanthropy sector ignore fundraisers?
Wonderful to spend time at the Institute of Fundraising convention last week. I bumped into lots of great colleagues and enjoyed hearing Adrian Sargeant, Joe Saxton, … Read more
When is it a bad idea to ask a billionaire for a donation?
It’s said that becoming rich means never eating another bad meal and never telling another unfunny joke. On the back of my experience this week, … Read more