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School Fundraising: Good Luck or Good Management?

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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...

The Value of Conducting a Fundraising Feasibility Study

Schools are often stepping into the unknown when mounting their fundraising campaigns and often setting unrealistic (but hoped for targets). Disastrous results have been known from past ill-prepared campaigns and in my time consulting to schools, there have been numerous examples of being called in to help change strategy to...

Development Round Table Meeting: A focus on Feasibility Studies

My next confidential Round Table meeting is in London on the afternoon of 24 November 2015. Restricted to a small board table group, the ‘behind closed doors’ discussion remains frank and challenging. These meetings are appropriate for those in the school development profession, either fundraising or alumni relations, at various...

Training & Professional Development

Ease Training has an excellent workshop for schools, on 25 November at Westonbirt School for those new to Development or those schools starting. Focusing on non-fee income, it covers alumni relations, fundraising and the important links with marketing. See Ease Training www.easetraining.co.uk or contact Ian McLean I was pleased to present...

Conducting a Fundraising Feasibility Study – why should we?

What should be our fundraising target? Who will be our major donors? Will there be general support for our fundraising campaign? Who should lead the campaign? Who will do the asking? These are the unknown questions when planning begins for a major fundraising campaign and going into it without the...

How well are we looking after existing donors?

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By Ian McLean
In Development office, Education, Feasibility, Fundraising

Before our profession matured it was normal to have periodic fundraising campaigns, to bank the donations, exhaust the volunteers, ask everyone and anyone and hope for success. There would be a thank you to everyone and then a monthly reconciliation of the bank account to ensure promised donations were reaching...

The Fundraising Feasibility Study

Currently in the middle of a resource study for a school in the UK, to determine whether or not it should confidently embark on a major fundraising campaign. The study hopes to determine whether there is sufficient interest in the priority project, whether there is likely to be sufficient financial...

School Fundraising: Good Luck or Good Management?

The Value of Conducting a Fundraising Feasibility Study

Development Round Table Meeting: A focus on Feasibility Studies

Training & Professional Development

Conducting a Fundraising Feasibility Study – why should we?

How well are we looking after existing donors?

The Fundraising Feasibility Study

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