Fundraising Bright Spots

Rob Woods, Bright Spot
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A podcast for fundraisers who want ideas, examples and inspiration to help you raise more money for your charity or non-profit. Rob is an author and award-winning fundraising trainer. Each week he and his guests share examples of successful fundraising, as well as lots of practical tips to help you apply these techniques in your own job.

  1. 5月27日

    Relight Your Fire: Purpose, Passion and Power, with Esther Kwaku.

    If your fire has dimmed a little lately, you're not alone and this episode is for you. Esther Kwaku shares powerful questions to help you get unstuck, reconnect with your why, and bring more joy and purpose back into your fundraising. She also draws on her own story and the fresh perspectives she has gained from working both inside and outside the sector - and offers breathing and grounding practices and tools to help you enjoy your work.

    24分

  2. 5月14日

    196. Calm Under Pressure: How to Run an Emergency Appeal, with Kusalaraja

    When Future Dharma faced a £90,000 shortfall and possible closure, fundraising and communications director Kusalaraja had to act fast. And yet he found that what made all the difference was resisting the temptation to rush. Pausing to think carefully proved invaluable. In this encouraging conversation, he shares how he planned and executed a successful emergency appeal, raising £74,000 for his small charity in around six weeks. His insights include: why thorough preparation beats rushing to send an ask; how a free, 40-minute online event generated valuable major gifts; the power of radical transparency with your supporters; and why an emergency appeal is a “one-shot” - and needs to be treated as such.

    19分

  3. 4月29日

    195. Fortune Favours the Bold Fundraiser, with Ben Swart

    That voice in your head - the one that says we don’t really stand a chance - is understandable but often wrong. And all too easily it creates a self-fulfilling prophecy.    Bright Spot trainer Ben Swart shares what he’s noticed when fundraisers decide to truly commit. With examples, he shows that although committing doesn’t guarantee fundraising success every time, it absolutely increases your chances of winning.   Why? Because the moment you decide to really go for that valuable funding application or ideal partnership, you gain three advantages over the many other organisations that haven’t done so. You find courage you didn’t know you had, creative ideas you wouldn’t otherwise have thought of, and a persistence that outlasts setbacks.    If there’s a fundraising or career opportunity you want to really go for, this episode is for you.

    26分

  4. 4月9日

    194. Why Giving Days Keep on Giving, with Mel Bushell

    If you've ever wondered whether a Giving Day might work for your organisation — or how to make an existing one even better — this is the episode for you. Mel Bushell is Director of Development at Winchester College and a hugely experienced fundraising leader. She has found Giving Days incredibly effective. This rich and practical conversation explores: the recipe behind what was at the time the most successful school Giving Day ever run in the UK; the lasting fundraising benefits that a well-run Giving Day creates long after the event is over; how to approach match funding and make it work hard for you; smart ways to keep your Giving Day feeling fresh and engaging; and how the process can be a wonderful opportunity to deepen relationships within your charity and across your community. We'd love to know what you think! And thank you so much for supporting the show, e.g. by sharing it with colleagues or on social media. We are both on LinkedIn.

    30分

  5. 3月11日

    193. Small Shifts, Big Results, with Sarah Pryer

    Relatively small shifts in what you say, and how you say it, lead to big differences in your fundraising results. Rob has always been fascinated by these distinctions and how they affect your applications, conversations and pitches for funding. He was very excited to talk to the brilliant Sarah Pryer, who is Director of Fundraising and Marketing at Bristol and Weston Hospitals Charity. Inspired by a team training day with Bright Spot a year ago, Sarah’s team have been creatively applying certain principles and enjoying the difference they have made.  This wide-ranging conversation includes: the communication shift that inspired a new five figure gift from a foundation; the storytelling approach that moved a corporate partner to choose to extend for a new valuable three-year partnership; the factors that have boosted the team’s confidence; ideas for building relationships internally; and what led her team to create their Trolley of Joy! We’d love to know what you think! And thank you for supporting our podcast, e.g. by sharing it with colleagues or on social media. We are both on LinkedIn.

    35分

  6. 2月27日

    192. Tenacious Fundraising: How to Keep Going When Funders Keep Saying No, with Sarah Tavener

    Every fundraiser knows the sting of a donor saying “no.”  An invaluable skill is knowing when to step back and when to learn, adapt and try again. In this encouraging conversation, Sarah Tavener, Head of Global Philanthropy at Mines Advisory Group (MAG), shares the remarkable story of how she secured a multi-million-dollar donation after 19 years of thoughtful persistence with the same funder!  We hope Sarah’s insights will help you be tenacious and creative when your idea or proposal still makes sense, so that you too get the transformational results that your hard work deserves.  We’d love to know what you think! And thank you so much for supporting our show (e.g. by sharing it with colleagues or on social media). You can find both Rob and Sarah on LinkedIn.

    29分

  7. 1月29日

    191. Brilliant thanking and stewardship, with Laura Elliott

    Obviously great fundraising involves building great relationships with your supporters and donors. But how do you do that in practice? One charity that has been making wonderful progress in recent years is Rennie Grove Peace Hospice. For instance, for their recent Big Give campaign they took on their biggest ever target… and they hit it in just over 24 hours.  Laura Elliott, Head of Supporter Fundraising, talks about a range of effective strategies that have been inspired by listening to the Fundraising Bright Spots show.  This conversation with Rob includes their approach to: stewardship; thanking; the 80/20 Principle; creating Wow Moments; and a culture of learning. She also describes a Gift Aid campaign that has so far inspired an extra 7% of supporters to opt in. We’d love to know what you think! And thank you so much for supporting our show, e.g. by sharing it with colleagues or on social media. We are both on LinkedIn.

    38分

  8. 1月6日

    190. Four Habits for Your Best Fundraising Year Ever, with Ben Swart and Rob Woods

    If you'd like to make 2026 your best fundraising year ever, this episode is for you. Fundraising trainers Rob and Ben share four powerful habits that transform your results - without adding more to your to-do list. We explore how to: improve your results by getting laser-focused on what matters most; deepen relationships with your most valuable supporters through one simple shift; gain clarity about where to invest your precious time; and identify the leverage points that solve your biggest fundraising challenges. These aren't about working harder - they're about working smarter. And the best part? You can start any of them today. If you'd like to get in touch or share this episode with other charities, thank you very much! We are both on LinkedIn

    36分
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番組について

A podcast for fundraisers who want ideas, examples and inspiration to help you raise more money for your charity or non-profit. Rob is an author and award-winning fundraising trainer. Each week he and his guests share examples of successful fundraising, as well as lots of practical tips to help you apply these techniques in your own job.

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  • クリエイター
    Rob Woods, Bright Spot
  • 配信期間
    19年 - 26年
  • エピソード
    194
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