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The X Factor

January 8, 2025 consultatliberty45 1 Comment

Last year I started writing a memoir.  This probably sounds laughable to some people reading this.  I mean, seriously, what…

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Filed under: donors, Gen X, Generation X, major donors, Philanthropy

What’s the Fuss About Social Capital?

February 17, 2024 consultatliberty45

I first became fascinated with Elizabeth Taylor when I was sixteen and was studying Cat on a Hot Tin Roof…

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Filed under: AIDS, domestic abuse, Fundraising, HIV, major donors, philanthropic, Philanthropy, social capital

Invisible and Invalid: Female Domestic Abuse and High Value Philanthropy

September 2, 2023 consultatliberty45

When I think about what has motivated me to choose certain jobs or clients, I can distil it down to…

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Filed under: domestic abuse, empathy, Fundraising, major gift fundraising, metrics, misogyny, neoliberal, othering, patriarchal, personal responsibility, philanthropist, Philanthropy, shame, social capital, social justice, visibility

Just Giving

September 4, 2021 consultatliberty45

In his book ‘From Generosity to Justice’, President of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker, writes “we don’t make progress without…

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Filed under: Ford Foundation, Justice, Mackenzie Scott, Major Donor, Philanthropy, Philanthropy advisor

Major Donor Fundraising – Digital vs Analogue?

April 28, 2021 consultatliberty45

Anyone who has worked with me will probably concur that whilst I’m no Luddite, I’m perhaps not an obvious choice…

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Filed under: #fundraising #digital #technology #charity #donor #CIOF #conference

What’s the emotion driving your fundraising story?

February 1, 2021 consultatliberty45

About 6 months ago someone retweeted something into my timeline that’s made me think more about the power of storytelling…

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Filed under: #fundraising #story #storytelling #emotion

Fundraisers – It’s Time to Get Personal

August 5, 2020 consultatliberty45

There were a number of things I’d planned to do during lockdown. I had all the best intentions to do…

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Filed under: Adaptability, Collaboration, Creativity, emotional intelligence, fundraisers, Fundraising, IOF, Persuasiveness, Philanthropy, Soft Skills

The Story of Us

June 9, 2019 consultatliberty45

As Campaign Director at The Scouts, something that has been preoccupying my mind a great deal of late has been…

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Filed under: #donors, fundraisers, Fundraising, story telling

Trust Me, I’m a Fundraiser

March 17, 2019 consultatliberty45

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of trust right now.  When we are surrounded by uncertainty, when we witness daily…

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Filed under: donor, Major Donor, major donor fundraiser, trust

The Art of Listening (Not Broadcasting)

January 13, 2019 consultatliberty45

US columnist Doug Larson said ‘Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred…

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Filed under: donor, Fundraising, listening, Major Donor, major donor fundraiser, major gifts

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