How do you sell a fire extinguisher?
I hope your summer is starting well! Whether you're bribing small children to stay cool and calm with ice cream, or glued in front of a...
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- Jul 24
- 1 min
How to love a fundraiser...
I've recently been back in the dating game - and it's got me thinking a lot about love languages. I'm big on the memes that say things...
- Jul 11
- 3 min
Does your charity need a USP?
If you haven't seen Inside Out 2 yet, I really recommend catching it in cinemas. I don't know about you but I find the focus and...
- May 31
- 2 min
Some dates for your diary!
I've gotta be honest with you. The original plan for this blog was to be three things fundraisers can learn from Taylor Swift, but I got...
- May 17
- 2 min
Was Ursula right? The importance of body language.
I was recently rewatching The Little Mermaid and the line that Ursula, the sea witch, says of ‘don’t forget the importance of BODY...
- May 1
- 3 min
How long have you got?
Almost every fundraiser that I've ever met has been rushed off their feet. The day to day firefighting can make it very difficult to have...
- Apr 21
- 2 min
4 books you should read
I hope your financial year is starting or continuing well! Thanks to all of you who entertained my bonkers Happy New Year email a while...
- Apr 3
- 3 min
Do you feel ignored?
Happy Financial New Year to all those who celebrate! I like any excuse for a party... so I’ve been celebrating non-traditional New Year’s...
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Are you a corporate gossip girl?
I hope you’re having a good week - my brother got married last weekend and my head and sleep schedule are just about back to normal! It...
- Mar 6
- 2 min
The work we don't do
I hope you’re doing well. I’m just back from Kenya having had the exact holiday that I needed it to be. The charity that I’m a chair of...
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Things to look forward to...
Firstly, I’d like to thank those of you who reached out after the last newsletter, where I mentioned that I’d learned the hard way that...
- Feb 7
- 3 min
How to say no.
I both can't believe it's February already, and also can't believe it's only February - it felt like January lasted 3 minutes and 6 years...
- Jan 26
- 3 min
What can fundraisers learn from The Traitors?
I don't know about you, but the last three weeks I've been obsessed with The Traitors season 2. Season 1 was excellent, but it really...
- Jan 10
- 2 min
What are you hungry for?
Happy New Year! I hope the return to work has been decent for you. I have to admit, I struggled to get out of the cosiness of my bed on...
- Dec 13, 2023
- 1 min
Stocking fillers for Fundraisers
If you're anything like me, you promised yourself you were going to do all of your Christmas shopping in the Black Friday sales....
- Nov 29, 2023
- 2 min
What can fundraisers learn from drag?
While talking to another fundraiser, Casey Carlos, about why we love Drag Race so much, we realised there's actually a lot that drag...
- Nov 15, 2023
- 3 min
What keeps you going?
It really feels like we're in winter now, doesn't it? After the clocks have changed, it feels like we're living in a lot of darkness. And...
- Nov 1, 2023
- 1 min
Fireside is one!
Today marks one year of Fireside Fundraising. What a year it's been! As I write this, I'm taking a moment to think of the incredible...
- Oct 25, 2023
- 2 min
Are you in survival mode?
After the busiest few weeks ever, life is finally starting to return to normal. That being said, this week I have flown to Amsterdam for...
- Sep 27, 2023
- 3 min
How much are your values worth?
Guest blog with Michelle Muri One of the core questions of the Evolve conference is how to balance your need for income with your...
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