Tag: fundraising
#GivingTuesday is over: Now what to do about those objectionable fundraising messages
An email drafted for you to share your concerns with the communications team.
6 ways to create more ethical fundraising stories
It’s not enough to simply share stories of “the poor” to raise money; we also need to care HOW we share their stories. A guest post by Melissa Pack
The Practice of Global Solidarity
What’s the difference between approaches to global development versus global solidarity?
“An Idiot Abroad” on Geldof
With Band Aid 30 controversy in the news, a so-called moron’s observations seem pretty insightful.
40 ways to help your organization survive tough financial times
Isaac Roy Kyeyune of FIND Partners International in Uganda shares his best advice on how organization can get through resource-constrained times.
The Power of No
Funders, if you know the answer is “no”, offer it quickly and gracefully. Respect the vulnerability, but also the resilience, of those doing the asking.
Hallowed Halls or Ghost Towns?
Are aid workers fighting while propagating the very organizations in which they serve? It’s as if the perpetuation of the institutions themselves slowly, silently becomes what consumes people, rather than the needs and priorities of those they are ultimately meant to serve.
Waiting for Pennies from Heaven
Sharing a list of fundraising resources for community-based organizations in the developing world.
Nothing to Offer
In the wake of such tragedy in Japan, let us never forget the long-term, slow-moving disasters of poverty, inequality and injustice around the rest of the world, where funding IS readily needed.
Pity, Pictures and Poverty
Is fundraising using ‘pitiful’ images justified if charitable organizations use the money effectively? Duncan McNicholl, founder of the “Perspectives of Poverty” project, responds on how-matters.org.
Waiting for Pennies from Heaven
A list of fundraising resources for community-based organizations in the developing world