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. Inclusion in this digest does not indicate that Rogare agrees with any arguments presented, only that we thought they made a good argument.
Continue reading KNOWLEDGE: Blog digest June 2017NEW IDEAS: How anthropology can give us new insights into donor-centred fundraising
Responding to the debate around donorcentrism, Ashley Scott asks whether fundraisers should look to anthropology to better understand what donorcentrism means, and how it could generate completely new insights into their donors.
Continue reading NEW IDEAS: How anthropology can give us new insights into donor-centred fundraisingOPINION: The Commission on the Donor Experience – a good thing in itself, but philosophically confused
The Commission on the Donor Experience has received an overwhelmingly positive reception. But Ian MacQuillin argues philosophical flaws at its heart mean many of its recommendations are not supported by evidence.
Continue reading OPINION: The Commission on the Donor Experience – a good thing in itself, but philosophically confusedNEWS: Rogare’s theory of change aims to change ‘copy the case study’ learning culture
- Encourages fundraisers to ask questions about evidence and theory
- Basis for a new ‘movement’ of critical thinkers in fundraising
- Aim to change fundraising by ‘influencing the influences’
NEW IDEAS: Teach a fundraiser to fish…Rogare’s theory of change for fundraising
Amanda Shepard outlines Rogare’s new theory of change, which aims to move fundraisers away from a ‘copy the case study’ model to a situation where they demand to see the evidence for what they are being told to do.
Continue reading NEW IDEAS: Teach a fundraiser to fish…Rogare’s theory of change for fundraisingKNOWLEDGE: Space bar – reducing the distance between donors and the fundraising events they attend
People think about things they feel close to in a different way to things they feel apart from. Harriet Day explains how Construal Level Theory can be applied to transform fundraising events by making donors feel psychologically closer to the action.
Continue reading KNOWLEDGE: Space bar – reducing the distance between donors and the fundraising events they attendOPINION: The case of the accidental fundraiser and the need to professionalise fundraising
Is fundraising a ‘profession’? As Rogare publishes a green paper on the subject, Ian MacQuillin argues that it isn’t, and can’t be while you don’t have to know anything about fundraising in order to become a fundraiser.
Continue reading OPINION: The case of the accidental fundraiser and the need to professionalise fundraisingNEWS: Fundraising needs to professionalise for the sake of future generations of fundraisers
- Fundraising falls short of being a ‘profession’ assessed against usual criteria
- Lack of professional status leads to lack of respect from peers
- Formal entry route into fundraising needed.
NEWS: New report series will identify fundraising challenges and issues around the world
A series of reports highlighting issues and challenges facing the fundraising professions in various countries around the world is to be launched by Rogare, the fundraising think tank.
Continue reading NEWS: New report series will identify fundraising challenges and issues around the worldNEWS: Irish fundraising agency Ask Direct joins Rogare as an Associate Member
Plymouth University’s fundraising think tank, Rogare, is delighted to announce that Irish fundraising agency Ask Direct has become an Associate Member.
Continue reading NEWS: Irish fundraising agency Ask Direct joins Rogare as an Associate Member
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