James Marlow Professional Fundraising

A great day in London!

James Marlow — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:08:34 GMT

I was very humbled to be representing the fundraising team and Archbishop Tutu put me at complete ease in front of the hundred strong group of guests. The excitment continued as Rob Bould and John Siddal of LandAid presented Archbishop Tutu with a cheque for £25,000 to cover the cost of building four new bedroom's at the hostel.

Free access to fundraising directories

James Marlow — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:51:57 GMT

The annual office spring clean is well underway at JM Professional Fundraising and amongst the hoards of paperwork amassed throughout the year we have lots of fundraising directories and CD ROMs.

As a consultancy we always purchase the latest materials as soon as they hit the shelves, this means we sometimes end up with lots of very similar resources albeit with a few annual updates.

Case Study - Celebrity lead appeals

James Marlow — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:20:10 GMT

Today see's the official launch of the 2008/09 unrestricted fundraising appeal for the Crime Diversion Scheme. The appeal has been designed in a 'case for support' format and has been sent to 1,000 grant making trusts and foundations together with a personlised letter from Penelope Keith, the charity's Patron.

Forecasting future income

James Marlow — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:41:53 GMT

It's a really busy week here at JM Professional Fundraising, we have several big appeals starting, lots of planning for new appeals in April and budget setting is taking place with most of our clients.

Free Charities Act 2006 Seminar

James Marlow — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:05:36 GMT

Bates Wells & Braithwaite solicitors are hosting a free seminar on legal changes affecting charities. The Charities Act 2006 is being brought into force over a period of several years, recent announcements have been made about bringing some key provisions into force which will have an impact on many charities.