Richard Sved, Author at 3rd Sector Mission Control

Guest blog: Six tips for fundraisers on becoming trustees

This is a guest blog from Natalie Assad, who is Major Gifts Fundraiser at Friends of the Earth. Natalie, Susie Hills ...read more.

Charities – think like a Hungarian!

You may have noticed in my blog a certain fondness for extending a metaphor to make a point. Recently, for ...read more.

What marshmallows can teach us about fundraising

I like marshmallows. Do you? And do you, like me, work in the voluntary sector? If your answer was yes ...read more.

Thumbs up: what I learned from Stephen Sutton

This month – May 2015 – sees the first anniversary of the death of a young man who taught me ...read more.

How did Comic Relief get to a billion?

Red Nose Day 2015 was another big success. And the icing on the cake this time was the news that the charity ...read more.

Got a charity job interview? Here’s some advice!

This blog is for people who are interested in working for a charity. I can tell from the number of ...read more.

Introducing… the charity coffeehouse rules!

I was in a coffee shop the other day. OK, so I know this isn’t my first blog set in ...read more.

‘My aim is true’ – what Elvis Costello can teach charities

There’s a man I’ve loved since 1979. I’m going to tell you about him today. He’s Elvis Costello, and he is ...read more.

Three lessons on supporter communications from tube announcers

While I’m a rather mild-mannered commuter, there’s one platform announcement on the London Underground that’s guaranteed to irritate me. Picture the ...read more.

James, football stickers and underpants – my top 10 most popular blogs in 2014!

I’ve been blogging about all sorts in 2014, normally just about managing to relate the topic back to some aspect ...read more.

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