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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...