Posted by Adrian on 01 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Charity Events, Charities, Charity Awards, Fundraising Campaigns
I was excited to be asked to be on the judging panel of the Third Sector Excellence Awards, and last week spent much of Friday going through the many fantastic entries with my fellow judges. I wasn’t entirely sure about the mechanism for the scoring process, which I think can be (greatly!) improved, but was […]
Posted by Adrian on 13 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Charity Events, Insurance
A couple of weekends ago I went to a small village dog show. It was a frivolous affair (although I’m not sure all the dog owners were aware of that as they seemed to take it amusingly seriously) with categories such as ‘the dog most like its owner’, ‘the best decorated collar’ and ‘the best […]
Posted by Adrian on 12 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Environment, Charity Events, CSR
Between 9pm and 10pm on Thursday 21st of June many of London’s most famous landmarks will execute a black-out to raise awareness of global warming. Householders in London will also be encouraged to switch off all non-essential lights and appliances. The aim is for London to beat the energy saving record of Sydney’s Earth Hour […]
Posted by Adrian on 01 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: Justigiving.com, Charity Events, Charities, Fundraising Technology, Fundraising Campaigns
This is no laughing matter! I have somehow been persuaded/conned/duped into running in The Asics British 10K London Run, to be held on July 1st 2007. In between my work and family commitments I would have to admit that my lifestyle to date has not permitted much time for gym attendance. However, by the end […]
Posted by Adrian on 08 May 2007 | Tagged as: Charity Events, Philanthropy, Process Efficiency
Lucy Bernholz wrote yesterday on the Philanthropy 2173 blog about Robin Hood, a charity targeting poverty in New York City. Her story was written due to the HUGE amount of money they recently managed to raise in just one evening – a staggering $71M!
However, what interested me more was the rigorous metrics they use to […]
Posted by Adrian on 12 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Charity Events, Charities, Inclusivity, Fundraising Campaigns
This year’s Flora London Marathon is to be run on 22nd April and aims to beat the £41.5m raised through the 2006 event. This money is distributed to the charities that each runner is supporting. Additionally the event itself is run by a charity and the profit from the money raised through sponsorship, TV rights, […]