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I work at a not-for-profit membership organisation and want to help promote our new members discount for small charities (with annual incomes under £150k) however I am finding it difficult to generat...
I work for a small, local charity based in Derbyshire.  We have recently moved away from a PR partner we were working with, and we are looking for other avenues to self-promote (that we can do intern...
Jessica Riddell
Hi there Wondering is anyone has experience of recruiting celebrities and influencers to their cause? We are a small-ish charity with a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May this year and are look...
Eleanor McMahon
Hi, I work for a 13-strong charity team in the fundraising dept and I work on our monthly fundraising supporter newsletter. I have a background in design, and my role is to visualise the newsletters...
Ella Mason
We are a new charity in Pembrokeshire. Any advice please on how we can get our message out there to young people would be helpful. Our web address s tenbyandcountytrust.org
David Blackmore
I have enjoyed a career as an advertising and portrait photographer and along the way have worked with many agencies and directly with charities in many sectors. This is now the direction I am hoping...
Lorentz Gullachsen
Hi there, I have been asked to incorporate a way to donate on our website and have been looking for options, but just wondered if anyone had any recommendations through experience, I know PayPal offe...
Catherine Fenwick
Hello We are in the process of moving to a new website provider and want to increase our accessibility offer and rating.  Does anyone have any recommendations?  Recite me seems to be the go-to, but I...
Liz Waters
Would it be a viral social media campaign?  A high-impact Google Ads blitz?  Or something else entirely?
John Crosland
Hello everyone, Happy new year! When trying to find answers, I sometimes invert the question I ask. I thought about why people give, and decided to ask why they don't give to arrive at a new answer....
Happy Friday everyone! I do most of the social media for our foodbank charity. We find most of our foodbank family on Facebook but we're also on LinkedIn to build relationships with local businesses...
Lorraine Schulze
Would you amplify your message through social media, launch a massive ad campaign, or create inspiring video content?  Share your ideas below—let’s inspire each other!
John Crosland
Hello everyone, We recently sent our monthly supporter email. This month was a bit different. We found a retail story to tell. It was about a campaign we did with young people in families. We asked t...
Craig Schoolkate
I'm a trustee for a dog re-homing charity and we have a lot of donations received and currently only have the Shop, I want to get an online presence with ability to list on Ebay, Etsy, Facebook, etc...
Steve Janssen
Admittedly, I don’t know much about the platform, but I’ve heard it’s gaining popularity and I've seen quite a few comments under posts on here so it's sparked my interest!  I’m curious to know if an...
Ocean King
Does anyone have any tips on boosting their online presence? Our social media's have been up for some while but are not gaining any traction.
Leighton Bishop
I thought I would thank you all who run this service. I was reluctant at first but I now read it regularly and post questions, it's a great community. Have a good break and see you virtually in 2025...
Michael Marston
Hello. Can anyone recommend a freelance expert who specialises in Facebook for non profits? For a while we've been having issues with FB and we'd like some support to get everything set up correctly....
Janelle Hardacre
Just wanted to hop on here to say a huge thank you to everyone who joined our Connections session this morning! It was fantastic to have Laura Murphy with us to share her insights on marketing trends...
Ocean King
Marketing trends for 2025 with Laura Murphy ✨ 💬 Discussion questions:  How have you already started tapping into some of the trends Laura discussed? Have they been successful for you? How? Ho...
Ocean King
Hello everyone, I recently attended a workshop with a terrific agency and other large charities. The workshop was about relationships with our supporters . We were invited to reflect on how we see th...
Just a quick reminder that the wonderful Laura Murphy will be joining us for tomorrow's Marketing & Comms session! We’re so excited to hear her predictions for the marketing landscape in 2025 and lea...
Ocean King
Hello everyone, Today's quote is from a donor I found on a fundraising marketer's website. It says a lot about the psychology behind giving. "It’s even easier these days to be scared about money and...
We are a uk registered charity and have been rehoming successfully on Facebook for four years now. However we have had our Facebook group taken down because we were selling dogs!  I posted up a video...
clare maddock
Hello everybody, Today's pearl drop of wisdom comes from a recent call I had with other charity fundraising marketers. " Supporters are part of your team ." What if we stopped seeing supporters as 'd...
Craig Schoolkate
In an attempt to diversify our income the charity where I work are currently exploring hosting adverts on one of our websites. (For context its not our main website, but one specifically designed for...
Francesca Coleman
Does anybody know how to start communications with local universities to see if their graphic design students might be able to help design our logo as part of their volunteering endeavours at uni?  W...
Molly Deakin
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Please can I get some recommendations for freelance designers, ideally for direct mail? Ideally for a charity with a...
Ocean King
Hi, I'm new, glad to be here and learn more about the sector from you charity professionals. I'm looking to better understand any top tips in public fundraising campaigns specifically for activity ch...
Sharon Kennedy
Hi all, im looking for someone to be my Marketing and Social Media Officer's Mentor and i wonder if there is anyone here who might be interested in sparing some time with him? or if you know of any p...
Lorena Mombelli
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