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How can community organisations become fit for purpose? | New Philanthropy Capital’s Blog

How can community organisations become fit for purpose? | New Philanthropy Capital’s Blog.

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Give It Back George campaign explained infographic « giveitbackgeorgedotorg

Give It Back George campaign explained infographic « giveitbackgeorgedotorg.

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Twitter

Barnabas Safe & Sound is on Twitter now @Twitbarnabas, I have also discovered Tweetdeck which enables us to post and monitor multiple Twitter and Facebook feeds. Its ace! I have removed our “latest news” plug in on our Joomla website and replaced it with … Continue reading

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The path to happiness: it is better to give than receive | Science | The Guardian

I found this really interesting: The path to happiness: it is better to give than receive | Science | The Guardian.

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Solar Panels

Got quotes for adding solar PV panels to our roof this week. This will enable us to reduce our running costs and may even generate a surplus which can be sold to the grid. Only need £8K to install them. … Continue reading

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Move On

Been thinking about Move on recently. We have had several move -ons. I was really pleased to hear about how our residents had been supported to set up their new homes. In particular residents have been supported to apply for … Continue reading

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Update

Its been incredibly busy at Barnabas, Our business plan has been revised to aid our volunteers with Fundraising. My weekly activities begin on Mondays with staff meeting except this week I attended a Housing Panel with colleagues from Children’s Services, … Continue reading

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Why charity will always begin at home | Trends | Marketing Week

Why charity will always begin at home | Trends | Marketing Week.

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How To Write The Perfect Fundraising Letter – Sumac

              How To Write The Perfect Fundraising Letter – Sumac. I came accross this when I was researching Direct Donor Marketing. It may be of interest to you if you are looking at diversifying … Continue reading

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Free Fundraising Training

The last two days I have been at a roadshow put on by the Foundation for Social Improvement. (The FSI). Fantastic experianced fundraisers, passionate about small charities. I attended a session on Fundraising Strategy and a second session on Major … Continue reading

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