I think that Salesforce is going to be a big player in 2012 in terms of fundraising databases. We’ve already seen Blackbaud and Convio get together and the rise of Supporter360 from Appichar. So if you’re interested here’s a link to some training materials for Salesforce. One of the best ways to get the most [...]

With much anticipation, I’ve been asked to talk at the Donorflex Regional User Groups about data integration for Charities and their JustGiving Data. This is my first outing this year talking on the subject to groups of charities. I really do enjoy the buzz of talking to charities about data. I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity [...]

A snip from Diana Mackie – PR Manager at the Institute of Fundraising The basics: New technology will enable a range of fundraising trends in 2012; online giving is rightly a focus but its important not to lose sight of the basics involved in raising money. Key areas include: consistent communication of your charitys brand, [...]

Online fundraising platform JustGiving can now tell us which social media sites drive the most donations and which drive the highest average donations. According to the sites own data, donors reaching JustGiving from Twitter are the most generous in that they give the highest average amount of £30.26. People on Facebook however are more frequently [...]

Through this programme, eligible UK-based charities are able to request donated technology products from Partners such as Microsoft, Symantec and Cisco. The products include operating system software and server software, security software and hardware products such as switches, routers, wireless equipment and firewalls. CTT and TechSoup are actively working to further expand the programme to [...]