The Partners in Fundraising Awards The Partners in Fundraising Awards are a celebration by the charity sector of the contribution of organisations who work with in the sector. As an agency working solely within the sector we are delighted that partners in Fundraising are recognised.  This year we are especially pleased  that Future Fundraising has [...]

Future Fundraising have been nominated and are on the short list for the Partners in Fundraising Award from the Institute of Fundraising. As Darren Luff, Head of Fundraising at Mencap puts it: “We’ve been working in partnership with Future Fundraising for 2 years and I can honestly say that they have an amazing approach to [...]

The DARS Survey* for 2012, which tracked the donations of 1.5 million donors, was presented by Rupert Tappin and Morag Fleming at the PFRA AGM and revealed new data about face to face fundraising. Charities were asked for the first time about face to face fundraising taking place on private sites like shopping malls.  Previously [...]

DARS the Donor Acquisition and Retention Survey is now released for 2012.  Charities are invited to enter information about their face to face fundraising campaigns.  Rupert Tappin and Morag Fleming feed back information at the IOF convention in July which helps to benchmark current trends in attrition. “By measuring attrition more carefully we can isolate [...]

At Future Fundraising we are looking forward to the IOF London annual dinner tonight. It is a great opportunity to network with colleagues and charity clients.  Of course it will also be fun to get into our glad rags, have a great dinner, and yes, catch up on our dancing skills! As well as our [...]

Third Sector reports that charities are committed to street fundraising despite Gift Fundraising going into administration on Friday. The agency, which said it worked with 18 major not-for-profits including the National Deaf Children’s Society and Rethink Mental Illness, ceased trading on Friday Charities that used the street fundraising company Gift Fundraising to carry out face-to-face [...]

Face to face fundraising has got off to a great start this winter. January can be more challenging for fundraisers as donors want to keep warm rather than having a conversation on the street and door. This year our face to face fundraisers have been having great conversations with donors and potential donors even though [...]

Future Fundraising meeting up for a look back at the year before we party. After a successful year of charity fundraising – including during the winter months – we are getting ready to celebrate with our party. Rupert Tappin outlined the main acheivements of the year and indicated what 2012 will bring. In the photo [...]