• When starting out as a fundraiser, or CEO of a charity, it can be disheartening to discover a promising sounding trust or foundation that you know has supported causes in the same sector, only to read “We don’t accept unsolicited applications.”  Learning that this is known as ‘proactive’ funding doesn’t temper the feeling you get…

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  • Pro bono work

    I’ve been a freelance fundraising consultant for just over a month now. I didn’t set myself any targets when setting out, except that of course my new venture had to be a ‘going concern’ after a a certain period. I’m pretty much on track, with a few clients in the pipeline (thank you all my…

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  • Hello World!

    In the past two weeks getting my new business Fund Your Cause set up, I have registered a domain, designed my logo (thank you Adobe and Noun Project), created my website using WordPress, set up my email using Titan, created a company page, launched my new services via a LinkedIn post, set up a CRM using Tape (currently offering 6 months free), got the Toggl app,…

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