Every one of us is being affected. The effects are different for each of us. We know absolutely nothing about what the future holds in the short, medium or long-term future. We have no idea what the future holds for each of us financially. We have no idea as to the global effects on our
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30 March 2020
Legacy giving during THE VIRUS
- By : Richard Radcliffe
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4 January 2020
Has the world become a better place? Turning donors from pessimists to optimists.
It is Saturday 4th January, I am listening to BBC Radio 4 – a programme called “a small matter of hope”. AWESOME. Listen to it with your fundraising hat on and think “what is the best story telling?”. The programme has nothing to do with fundraising but everything to do with story telling. The programme
- By : Richard Radcliffe
- Alerts & Updates, Best Practice, Contested Wills, Legacy Strategy, Making the ask
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4 March 2019
Don't Write thank you letters
Yes. I am serious. 99% of thank you letters are boring. A thank you letter does not give the final outcome of the appeal you communicated. A prompt thank you for a donation is meaningless. And often unwanted. A later letter – an impact letter – with full outcomes from the appeal – is far
- By : Richard Radcliffe
- Alerts & Updates, Best Practice, Legacy Strategy, Making the ask, Tips
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5 July 2018
Thank you IoF
At the Institute of Fundraising Convention I was awarded the Lifetime Contribution to Fundraising Award. WOW I was totally overcome – even gobsmacked. At the ripe young age of 26 I found myself as Director of Fundraising of the Order of St John (St John Ambulance and their Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem). I really had
- By : Richard Radcliffe
- Alerts & Updates, Best Practice, Legacy Strategy
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