Critical Fundraising

OPINION: The groundbreaking opportunity awaiting the new Fundraising Regulator

While the FRSB can consider itself hard done by in Sir Stuart Etherington’s review, Ian MacQuillin says the new Fundraising Regulatory can learn from FRSB’s failings to create the world’s first bespoke model of fundraising regulation.

NEWS: Cult of personality is stifling criticism and debate

The fundraising profession suffers from a ‘personality cult’ that is stifling the culture of criticism that the sector needs in order to rebuild following its summer of discontent, Rogare’s director Ian MacQuillin has said.

OPINION: Stop confusing ‘old’ and ‘vulnerable’

Christian Dapp thinks the conflation of ‘old’ and ‘vulnerable’ is stifling debate on how to protect people who really are vulnerable.

OPINION: For beneficiaries’ sakes, don’t allow people to opt out of even being asked to help them

Sir Stuart Etherington’s review, published today, recommends allowing donors to opt out en masse from being asked to make a donation. Ian MacQuillin, rather unsurprisingly, thinks this is a bad idea. Continue reading OPINION: For beneficiaries’ sakes, don’t allow people to opt out of even being asked to help them

NEWS: Telling people what others haven’t done is more effective at encouraging them to consider a charitable bequest

People are more likely to consider leaving a charitable bequest if they are presented with social information about what other people have not done, rather than what they have. Continue reading NEWS: Telling people what others haven’t done is more effective at encouraging them to consider a charitable bequest

NEW IDEAS: The fundraising commons – not quite the tragedy we might think

How do we prevent chronic over-fundraising leading to a tragedy of the commons in donor recruitment? Ian MacQuillin believes the solution has bee around for the past 15 years. Continue reading NEW IDEAS: The fundraising commons – not quite the tragedy we might think

OPINION: ICO ruling on telephone fundraising is ethically-unbalanced regulation

The ICO’s recent ruling on contacting TPS-registered donors is ethically-unbalanced regulation that potentially harms beneficiaries, argues Ian MacQuillin. Continue reading OPINION: ICO ruling on telephone fundraising is ethically-unbalanced regulation

NEWS: Telephone agency Ethicall becomes Rogare’s fourth Associate Member

Bristol-based telephone fundraising agency Ethicall is the latest fundraising specialist to become an Associate Member of the fundraising think tank Rogare.

NEWS: ‘This is a fundraising office’ – put up our manifesto and be proud

With fundraising seemingly under constant attack from the media and government in the United Kingdom, Rogare has launched a new fundraising ‘manifesto’ to remind fundraisers they do something to be proud of. Continue reading NEWS: ‘This is a fundraising office’ – put up our manifesto and be proud

KNOWLEDGE: Rogare’s recommendations for IoF National Convention

The Institute of Fundraising’s National Convention takes place in London next week. As usual it will mix sessions that offer practical fundraising advice with those that explore bigger themes and issues. Here Rogare and our Associate Members offer our recommendations for those sessions looking at the bigger issues through a critical fundraising lens.