Fundraising Archives

When no news is good news – fundraising in the media in 2022

by Charlotte Stewart | Nov 23, 2022 | Fundraising

In our latest guest post Caroline Usher, Managing Director at Chatham House explores why failures in governance have philanthropy making headlines (again) for all the wrong reasons. Yet the spotlight offers a reminder in why oversight and challenge is so necessary in...

What does the Rich List tell us about the super rich?

by Susie Hills | May 23, 2022 | Fundraising

Every year I write about the Sunday Times Rich List and reflect upon what it tells those of us who work in philanthropy. Buying a copy and digesting it has always been a point of excitement for those who work in major gifts fundraising. Are any of our prospective...

Building a Superhero Fundraising Team

by Susie Hills, Catherine Wolfgang, Christian Propper, Doug Thomson, Fezzan Ahmed, Harpreet Kondel, Jason Briggs, Michael DeCristofaro, Nicky Josling, Richard Sved, Robert Dufton, Sophia Robson, Suzie Bannerman, Tony Woodcock | Dec 2, 2021 | Fundraising

Joint CEO Susie Hills describes her perfect fundraising superhero team – and introduces you to Halpin’s very own team of fundraising superheroes… It seems that a new superhero film comes out every month now. Perhaps it’s a sign of our times. When...

Fundraising Under Pressure: Are big gifts getting riskier?

by Susie Hills | Jul 22, 2021 | Fundraising

I must have read the Sunday Times Rich List every year for the past 15-20 years, and this year I noticed something quite different. The editorial tone has changed. The opening paragraph tells of an “unsettling” wealth boom for the super-rich: “Over the...

Fundraising Under Pressure: Small Teams Q&A

by Susie Hills | Jul 20, 2021 | Fundraising

Joint CEO Susie Hills recently had a chat with Consulting Fellow Penny Hubbard about the challenges of fundraising with a small team. Here’s how their conversation went: Susie: The last 12 months have created tremendous pressures for fundraising teams. Many have...

Fundraising Under Pressure: Who is the Case for Support for?

by Shaun Horan | Jul 16, 2021 | Fundraising

Who is the Case for Support really for? It’s not your donors…. The putting together of Cases for Support has long been seen as an essential piece of work for the Development Office. And it’s always painful in a University setting in particular – how do you reduce so...