Category Archives: Marketing

The new rules of engagement: How charities embrace the “real” Big Society

Last week I suggested major social change driven by the web is fundamentally changing the ground rules for how charities need to engage with their supporters. In this article, I look at how some charities are already rising to the challenge. The boundaries between charities and their supporters are becoming increasingly blurred as the relationship [...]

Marketing your marketing – the challenge for charities

Almost 60% of donors are concerned that charities are spending donations on administration and fundraising. The figures, from research carried out for the Fundraising Standards Board, demonstrate one of the continuing challenges faced by fundraising and marketing teams in charity organisations – justifying their own existence to the people who pay for them. The reason [...]

Challenges for small charities as big fish get bigger

One of the most comprehensive surveys of charitable giving has just been published and shows a picture of increasing donations being fought over by fewer and fewer charities. The biennial Mintel survey shows overall charity income is up – the total annual income of charities grew by 48% between 2004 and 2009 whilst the average [...]