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Fundraising in an unpredictable market

In 2009, Tony co-authored a chapter of a book about fundraising in an unpredictable market with Margaret Bennett. In an unpredictable...

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Look Outside

One of my long term mantra’s has been to ‘use windows, not mirrors’, a simple way of reminding myself that truly to move forward, be in...

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So we have some ‘investors’, now what?

The New Lexicon of Fundraising Part 5 “One loyal friend is worth 10,000 relatives.” Euripides We are all familiar with the normal...

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Do We Know What We Need?

The New Lexicon of Fundraising Part 4 “Emotions are the lubricants of reason.” F.Yakob When you first become a fundraiser the focus...

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Building a New Lexicon Part 1: Fundraising

We train, we read, we study, we connect, we exchange, but is this enough? Are we truly seeking ways to transform our fundraising and to...

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Branding

The New Lexicon of Fundraising Part 8 “Love is friendship caught on fire.” Northern Exposure One of the core lessons of leadership and...

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Redefining the Critical Middle Ground

Thought paper by Tony Elischer Towards the end of 2014 and bridging into this year the sector seemed to have another intellectual push on...

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Strategy

Mid-summer is a good time to start to reflect on where you are with your strategy; the autumn is usually a busy time for strategic...