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The CASE Insights Report reveals a huge fundraising opportunity for HE

by Susie Hills | May 29, 2024 | Fundraising

Reading the CASE Insights report 2022-23 (alongside the headline story of the generosity of nearly 170,000 donors who together gave £1.37bn to higher education in the UK and Ireland), there is a hidden story of a missed opportunity in legacy fundraising within the...

Time for Turbo-Charged Alumni Relations

by Susie Hills | May 9, 2024 | Fundraising, Strategy & Transformation

I first wrote on this topic in 2016, when Trump’s election and Brexit created shockwaves politically and economically. With universities continuing to face significant financial challenges, and the communities they serve suffering from the cost-of-living crisis, it...

How to develop and sustain mass giving in your institution

by Rob Drury | Apr 9, 2024 | Fundraising

Mass giving (raising lots of small gifts from lots of people) is an important element of university fundraising efforts. But, given the myriad of other worthwhile causes eclipsing the headlines on a daily basis, should higher education (HE) be worried about where it...

How do you know if your institution and team is ready to be more ambitious philanthropically?

by Caroline Usher | Oct 9, 2023 | Fundraising

This does not have to mean are you considering whether to launch a major fundraising campaign – it could mean are you ambitious to recruit volunteer boards or are you ambitious to invest in new roles to reach higher targets for engagement and income? Regardless of...

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...