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Recession-proof your fundraising
An impromptu topical session at the International Fundraising Congress in Holland attracted over 100 delegates wanting some reassurance about how the current recession might affect their organisations and what, as fundraisers, they should be doing to minimise the impact. To watch video clips of the session recorded by Howard Lake from UK Fundraising www.fundraising.co.uk on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=wolcp2XSxJo.
Sean Triner of Pareto Fundraising pointed out that evidence from past recessions showed those charities that held their ground and continued to invest in fundraising were the charities who survived in a better shape than those who panicked and immediately cut budgets.
Pareto has set up a blog – www.recessionwatch.blogspot.com - to catalogue data and information from charities all over the world. Triner said data was more valuable than opinion, but all information is useful.
You can also download Pareto's 'Ten Steps to managing fundraising in a recession'
Ten Steps to managing fundraising in a recession - DOWNLOAD
Bernard Ross of the Management Centre in the UK conducted a Global Fundraising Confidence Survey over the five days of the IFC. The survey explores the implications of the global financial crisis for fundraisers. It acts as a guide to fundraisers now on how their preferred strategy compares to global expert views. It will provide data for 12-24 months time on how accurately fundraisers predicted the impact of the crisis. You can download the survey results here:
Global Fundraising Confidence survey - DOWNLOAD
Blackbaud Europe State of the Not-for-Profit Industry survey (SONI)
Blackbaud are delighted to announce the results of the UK and International Blackbaud SONI surveys, also unveiled at the IFC. The purpose of the SONI surveys are to gather and provide an overview of information that can help not-for-profits better benchmark their operations. The survey was extended to European not-for-profit organisations, allowing for direct benchmarking of UK organisations against their European counterparts, and vice versa.
Click here to download the SONI International report
Click here to download the SONI UK report
Blackbaud would also like to invite you to comment on the survey, the results, your opinion and any issues you would like to offer. Please make your comment on the SONI blog.
2008 Closing Plenary: Donors and their dreams - the new drivers of charitable giving
