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New Fundraising Regulations

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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...

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...

Listening and acting on good advice – it can be rare!

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By Ian McLean
In Development office, Fundraising, Meetings, Profession, Relationships

More than two years ago, I conducted a series of sessions on school development at an international schools’ conference without realizing the particular impact that might have had. I recently met the senior executives of a school that attended that conference and they informed me that they had implemented almost every...

Relying on Volunteers to help make the fundraising ‘Ask’

We know people give to people they know and trust, who are promoting or involved with a worthwhile cause! But how often do we hear, ‘I am happy and willing to help out but I won’t ask for money’ or I’m not good at asking for money’. There is of...

Development, Fundraising & Marketing integrated at its best – Rockport Golf Academy

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By Ian McLean
In Development office, Fundraising, Marketing

I am currently working with Rockport School, engaged to help guide the School’s development and fundraising strategy. It became evident that one of Rockport’s distinctive advantages was its location amongst some of the best golf courses in Northern Ireland. Quite significantly was its special relationship with Royal Belfast GC and...

School Development Management – the viable option!

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By Ian McLean
In Development office, Fundraising, Management

Not every independent school, international school or state school can afford the luxury of a fully staffed development office and a development director; a senior management salary for someone expected to raise the sums of money needed to make a major difference! Nor do they have a constituency ready and...

The Head’s Role in Development

I’ve been involved over the past year or so with an exceptional and traditional UK boarding school that has an impressive Foundation supporting a number of very talented pupils. But not all has been perfect and the potential has been limited until now! Over recent years, the School’s leadership did...

Development Self-Audit for International Schools

Looking forward to continuing my consulting work in the international school world and have just published in conjunction with British International Schools magazine, a checklist/self-audit for international schools that are looking to establish development and fundraising as a permanent fixture. It identifies what schools should be doing to prepare and...

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...