February 2015

Dear <<First Name>>

Welcome to the 3rd Sector Mission Control newsletter. It's packed full of free tips, blogs and interesting links, as well as summing up what we've been up to and what we can do. Keep reading for details of our latest competition!

Where we've been
Over the last few months, we've worked in London, Surrey, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. Since 2013 we have worked with a wide range of organisations, which has been great.

What we've written

The 3rd Sector Mission Control blog has been widely read - over 13,000 times in 2014! Here are some of the most viewed recent ones:

• Introducing... the charity coffeehouse rules!
• 'My aim is true!' - what Elvis Costello can teach charities
• James, football stickers and underpants - my top 10 blogs in 2014
• Have some time to stand and stare
• Dear Richard, aged 21... from Richard, aged 42

I was also delighted to be invited to write blogs for Justgiving - here are my first two pieces:

• Three communications lessons from tube announcers
• Men's underpants and why charities need to think about them

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What we've been reading

Follow us on Twitter for many more interesting stories, but here's a few interesting things that have caught our eye lately:

• If you don't succeed destroy the evidence (Lucy Gower)
• How much money are you leaving on the table? (Beat Sorum)
• Catching the Not-for-Profit Goldfish (Chris Washington-Sare)
• Charity emails - what do you want me to do? (Mandy Johnson)
• How to grow fundraising leaders (Nick Posford)
• There is no such thing as a sexy charity cause (Kirsty Marrins)

Let's stay in touch

So here's the competition: Do you fancy meeting up for a cuppa? I promise I won't crack too many puns. To win a free drink just answer the following question - which tube train announcement really confuses me? Or just click reply and let's arrange to catch up anyway.

Richard Sved
mob: 07701 008246
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