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Ian McLean’s Round Table for young Development professionals

My next Round Table meeting comes to the West Country for young Development professionals! Please join me … but numbers will again be restricted to the board table – so early booking is essential! The focus will be on how we manage fundraising expectations while building relationships & creating a culture of regular giving...

Autumn Round Table for Development Beginners

‘Starting Out in School Development’ Autumn 2018 Following the success of my previous Round table, my next Development Round Table forum will again explore this topic in more depth. In a confidential setting, I will facilitate the meeting to cover how to achieve the short term expectations, while building a...

Ian McLean’s Round Table: ‘Starting Out’ in School Fundraising

03/09/2017
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By Ian McLean
In Development office, Fundraising, Management

Following the recent IDPE Conference and my presentation entitled ‘STARTING OUT’, my next Development Round Table forum will explore this topic in more depth. In a confidential setting, I will facilitate the meeting to cover how to achieve the short-term expectations, while building a culture of giving over the longer...

School Fundraising: Good Luck or Good Management?

03/09/2017
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By Ian McLean
In Development office, Feasibility, Fundraising, Management

School Fundraising: Good Luck or Good Practice? There are many school fundraising success stories but invariably the success comes down to one of two factors: Yes, luck plays a part and some of my big successes have been influenced by luck BUT a ‘Luck Based Strategy’ while being an...

Round Table Success: 27 April, Meeting in London

My recent Round Table meeting in London attracted Heads, Deputy Heads, Governors, and both experienced and inexperienced Development Directors. The result was a lively and informative discussion of issues surrounding major gift fundraising in schools, in a relaxed and candid atmosphere and importantly, behind closed doors! The real situations and role...

Encouraging Ambition

Working with schools in the UK including Northern Ireland, Switzerland and the Netherlands – some that have never embarked on development activities, some that have an established programme – are daring to be ambitious and responding to the challenge. Expanding into secondary education, raising the community expectations and aspirations for fundraising,...

New Fundraising Regulations

27/01/2017
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By Ian McLean
In Development office, Fundraising, Profession

In the back of the minds of all Development Directors at the present time are the Fundraising Regulator’s new and strict regulations that apply to charitable fundraising including schools of course, as well as the laws on data protection. It puts into question the way schools research, recruit trustees, manage...

All Sorts

During the past week I gave two workshops at the Catholic Independent Schools Conference in Oxford with both sessions very well attended. The interest in Development & Fundraising is clearly now well up on the agenda for those schools that have previously not seen this as a priority. A visit...

Development in Schools: Expect the Unexpected

With the right approach, we often plan our school development programmes following the theory or blueprint of best practice and yet we don’t know quite how it will work out. We might have our own fundraising goals or even targets set by the hierarchy, realistic or not, but one thing...

Another Impact of the School Development Programme

21/10/2016
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By Ian McLean
In Development office, Education, Fundraising

As part of an overall look at the School development plan, we identified the school’s strengths and uniqueness: resulting in the creation of the first school-based golf academy in Ireland – based in Belfast amongst some of the best Northern Ireland courses. Following a proven model and a programme for...

Ian McLean’s Round Table for young Development professionals

Autumn Round Table for Development Beginners

Ian McLean’s Round Table: ‘Starting Out’ in School Fundraising

School Fundraising: Good Luck or Good Management?

Round Table Success: 27 April, Meeting in London

Encouraging Ambition

New Fundraising Regulations

All Sorts

Development in Schools: Expect the Unexpected

Another Impact of the School Development Programme

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