The response of fundraisers following yet another ideological attack by the UK media on the sector showed the beginnings of a unified front. But Ian MacQuillin asks whether the fundraising profession is properly prepared to stand up for its values.
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KNOWLEDGE: Blog digest March 2015
Each month, the Critical Fundraising blog presents a digest of the best fundraising-related blogs and articles that have adopted a critical fundraising mode of thought.
KNOWLEDGE: Blog digest October 2014
Each month, the Critical Fundraising blog presents a digest of the best fundraising-related blogs and articles that have adopted a critical fundraising mode of thought. Continue reading KNOWLEDGE: Blog digest October 2014
OPINION: Sleepwalking to irrelevance – fundraising’s digital skills gap
Charities are falling so far behind in our digitally-led society that for a talented computer graduate, a job at a charity could be ‘career-destroying’ move. Henry Rowling says it’s time to radically rethink the sector’s digital strategies. Continue reading OPINION: Sleepwalking to irrelevance – fundraising’s digital skills gap
OPINION: Pouring cold water on a great idea
Despite raising more than $100 million, the Ice Bucket Challenge has attracted a curiously high level of criticism. Simon Burne disposes of a few unfounded objections.
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KNOWLEDGE: The Ice Bucket Challenge
Critical Fundraising rounds up some of the pro and anti- arguments, and those that explore some of the more neutral issues relating to the Ice Bucket Challenge.
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