WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO, AND WHAT'S NEXT

Since the last newsletter we've mainly been working in the South East, and as far north as Sheffield. 3rd Sector Mission Control has worked with a wide range of organisations, which is great. Particular highlights have been running another session on funding strategy for Small Charity Coalition. And only last week, I was proud to be on the team that brought live charity crowdfunding to Hertfordshire for the second time, raising over £13,000 for four brilliant Hertfordshire causes. Here's the story of the event.

Next month, I'll be delivering two sessions at the Institute of Fundraising Fundraising Convention on the 3 and 4 July (Play Your Fundraising Cards Right, and Memories are the Key to the Future). Get your tickets!

Ahead of the session on the links between memory and fundraising, Claire Routley, my co-presenter, and I have put together a very, very short survey. Please could you help us out by completing it? It should take you less than a minute!

Then, on 13 July, I'm running another small charity funding strategy session for Small Charities Coalition (which is sold out but you can get on the waiting list) and I'll also be a guest trainer for NCVO's Certificate in Sustainable Funding Strategies course (places still available). It's all go!

ON THE BLOG

The 3rd Sector Mission Control blog continues to be widely read. Here are some recent posts:

• What can fundraisers learn from diving judges?
• Charity lessons from Mencap's Here I Am campaign
• Voluntary sector - man and boy!
• Dancing to bread, onions frying in paprika, and a mother's love
• Trembling and alone on a crowded airfield - lessons for charities about cost and value
• Charities! Love is about the distance travelled
• Wax on, wax off! Authentic charity communication

WHAT WE'VE BEEN READING

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

• The Election, the new Government and charity fundraising, 6 things (Mike Smith)
• A message of hope and gratitude (Meg Gardner) 
• "I feel abandoned": charities must resolve the conflict between volunteers and staff (Fiona Beddoes-Jones)
• Barrow Cadbury Trust launches fund to boost social investment (Matt Ritchie)
• 4 signs you are a burned out non-profit fundraiser (Beth Kanter)

And if you are on LinkedIn, and like to read good writing about charities, do join the Charity Blogs group.

LET'S STAY IN TOUCH

So here's the competition! To win a free cuppa, and a chat with me, just reply with the answer to this question: what do I think is more useful to fundraising number-crunchers - the arithmetic mean or the median?

Until the next time,

Richard Sved
Mob: 07701 008246