The Commission on the Donor Experience
Charity fundraising has never been more important… This is why it is particularly crucial that we get fundraising right.’ So said Sir Stuart Etherington, chair of the UK’s review into fundraising self-regulation. All the showcases on SOFII are important to fundraisers and fundraising’s role in changing the world, but here, thanks to the Commission on the Donor Experience, we have collected a priceless series of practical reports that focus on putting the donor, not the fundraiser’s targets, at the heart of fundraising strategies. Well done CDE!.
Click this link for all the CDE project summaries and where to find them on SOFII. For access to all CDE content on SOFII go to the home page and click on the special CDE portal just below the masthead. All the full projects can be found under their respective pages.
Meet Nana Murphy: lessons in donor care from Merchants Quay Ireland
by SOFII-author
This inspirational case study celebrates the incredible work of Merchants Quay Ireland’s fantastic fundraising team. They transformed the fortunes of this small charity, multiplied its revenue more than tenfold, and provided essential assistance to people experiencing homelessness.
Read moreThe treehouse of knowledge – the 34 fundamental foundations of fundraising
by Ken Burnett
Of all the nuggets of essential fundraising knowledge buried within all the lists, books and articles ever written, which would be the one list, that you’d choose to hang directly above your space, your workplace? This is that list.
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