Some major news for non-profits from Facebook – they’re expanding their Facebook Fundraising function to a wider range of countries (including Ireland), and are giving 100% of donations raised directly to the benefiting charities: Facebook are apparently processing a huge backlog of applications from charities to receive funds on this platform; only a small number […]
There are now not one, not two but THREE Charity Lab events open for booking. All taking place in Dublin this Spring…. 28 March – Intensive Google Ads Workshop for Charities This is a new venture for us – an intensive workshop that will work with a small group (max 6 people) to give them […]
I got this press release today from the UK-based Pure Fundraising, who are partnering with the wonderful Charity Hack on a ‘mystery shopper’ giveaway for Irish charities: Pure Fundraising is teaming-up with Charity Hack 2016 to offer five lucky Irish charities the chance to take part in a live mystery shop in Dublin on Monday […]
There’s a really handy piece by Matt Collins of Platypus Digital on the JustGiving blog, about common errors that charities make on their Christmas appeals. Are you remembering to properly connect with people in your appeal? Are you sending people to an unbranded donation form or does it haveimagery that references the appeal, like in […]
I love this Year End Fundraising guide from Care2 and Sea Change Strategies – it’s full of extremely practical and actionable advice, and gives some great big-picture perspective on online fundraising. Take a step back and see if you’re properly inspiring and thanking your supporters. I also couldn’t agree more with the advice to create […]
I’ve been slightly taken aback by the amount of “12 Days of Christmas” and “Advent Calendar” themed emails that I’ve been receiving this month, both from charities and commercial brands. Some of these emails have very good content, but if yours is the fifth email to arrive in an inbox with the subject line “On […]