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By Richard Sved
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Posted on November 22, 2023
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“The human connection is always stronger” – my notes from Tim Lockie’s plenary talk at Fundraising Everywhere’s #FundraisingTech conference

Today I attended an excellent talk by Tim Lockie, Founder and CEO of The Human Stack entitled ‘The Human Stack? ...read more.

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By Richard Sved
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Posted on November 16, 2023
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“I love strategy! But it can be really hard.” Tess Nixon-Spiller on fundraising strategy at Fundraising on the Margins

Next up at Fundraising on the Margins is “How to write a strategy people will believe in” with Tess Nixon-Spiller, ...read more.

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By Richard Sved
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Posted on November 16, 2023
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“Build community. Come together in unity and the magic happens.” Toby Gorniak MBE at Fundraising on the Margins

Today I attended the excellent conference Fundraising on the Margins, organised by South West Fundraisers Forum. Here are my notes ...read more.

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By Richard Sved
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Posted on October 27, 2023
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“What will we worry about next?” my notes of Trinh Tu from Ipsos’s session at NPC Ignites

Trinh Tu is the Managing Director of Ipsos Public Affairs and I very much enjoyed her session at NPC Ignites ...read more.

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By Richard Sved
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Posted on October 27, 2023
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The UK charity digital benchmarks study is back – and why I think you should sign up:

Want to know how much money is being raised by email? Want to know what % of digital advertising budget ...read more.

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By Richard Sved
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Posted on October 25, 2023
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On mission: This is who I was. This is what I did.

OK, so I’m a bit of a hoarder. But this is something I’m glad I kept. This week, I (literally) ...read more.

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By Richard Sved
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Posted on October 12, 2023
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Key data, trends and insights from the UK Civil Society Almanac 2023

This morning, I attended a webinar organised by NCVO taking us through the key insights from the most recently published ...read more.

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By Richard Sved
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Posted on September 26, 2023
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“Understand your data and what it is telling you!” – my notes from Fundraising Everywhere’s Members Conference 2023

I attended the excellent Fundraising Everywhere’s Members Conference today. Below you’ll find a few notes from one of the sessions, ...read more.

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By Richard Sved
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Posted on September 19, 2023
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My top 10 tips from 10 years of running my company! Part 2: tips 4 to 6

Now we are ten… I am very proud, having set up 3rd Sector Mission Control in the spring of 2013, ...read more.

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By Richard Sved
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Posted on September 4, 2023
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Fundraising strategy: what do leaders need to do? Blog 4 – what are we leaving for our organisations’ future leaders?

This blog series is based on a session I presented at Fundraising Everywhere’s Charity Leadership Festival alongside Desiree D’Souza, Executive Director of ...read more.

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