QUICK CHARITY READS AND ARTICLES

There's been so much important writing and announcements about and from charities over the last month, a lot of it related to the global pandemic. But there's other stuff too! Here's the latest charity writing digest:

Racial justice and the charity sector
"I am one of the founding organisers of @CharitySoWhite ..." - Twitter thread by Saba Shafi
"Philanthropists, you either stand with us or you stand against us." Derek Bardowell
Home Truths: Undoing racism and delivering real diversity in the charity sector - ACEVO report
Dear Philanthropy: These Are the Fires of Anti-Black Racism - Will Cordery
How Non-Black Funders Can Show Up for #BlackLivesMatter - Rachel Stephenson Sheff
"Over two thirds of charity staff have experiences of racism within sector" Charity Times
The history of philanthropy & social movements for diversity, equity and inclusion - Rhodri Davies
The billionaire founder of Netflix is giving $120 million to black colleges - Vox
Edward Colston: The Beginning, Not The End, of the Spotlight on Hypocritical Philanthropy - Mike Zywina
"If you've seen the news about the tearing down of the statue of Edward Colston" - Twitter thread by Rhodri Davies

The charity sector and coronavirus
Coronavirus leaves one in 10 UK charities facing bankruptcy this year - The Guardian
RSPCA to make nearly a fifth of staff redundant amid pandemic - The Guardian
Overseas aid grants stopped ahead of department being axed – damaging coronavirus fight in poorest countries - The Independent
Action on Hearing Loss to give up large London office - Civil Society
Coronavirus: Alzheimer's Society faces loss of up to £45m - Civil Society

Coronavirus & fundraising
An Organisation’s Mindset is Critical to the Supporter Experience - Angela Cluff and Annie Perez
What the research tells us: fundraising during Covid-19 - Sam Boyle
What is the future of face-to-face fundraising? Liam McEntegart
#thenewchange: fundraising in a post-Covid-19 world - Myles Bremner
“After falling down a snake, it only takes one ladder to rise you back up” James Davis
"Fundraising in 2021. What might we expect?" Mark Phillips

Coronavirus, philanthopy & funders
In unprecedented crisis, funders aren’t reaching BAME communities - Fozia Irfan
The general public is completely clueless about nonprofit and philanthropy, and that’s a problem - Vu Le
Is the future unrestricted? Charity funding post Covid-19 - Clare Wilkins
City Bridge Trust removes restrictions on millions of pounds worth of grants - Civil Society

Other: fundraising & digital
The four myths of digital trusteeship - Zoe Amar
"If your #fundraising letter is going to fix what’s broken, you must ..." - tweet by Lisa Sargent
Virtual fundraising: a guide to key terms - Toni Gregory
How to harness livestreaming’s fundraising power - Toni Gregory
10 great examples of livestream fundraisers on JustGiving - Toni Gregory (again!)

And here's my own write-ups of recent events attended:
“Empathy, not sympathy; solidarity, not saviourism; justice, not charity.” – Fundraising Convention 2020
“We Need to do Better” – Beyond Diversity & Inclusion
“Control what you can. Confront what you cannot.” – developing fundraising strategy in uncertain times
“Ask with thoughtfulness. Thank with love.” Individual Giving summit
How Charities Must Adapt and Evolve in the Current Landscape - Rhodri Davies presentation

Still want to read more? On our website there is a wealth of insight, stories, links and blogs. All articles are categorised by subject matter: charity management, communications, fundraising, governance, and professional development.

And there’s even more!

• Charity writing digests
• Event write-ups
• Blog posts

Fancy a chat?

One of the silver linings of this whole period has been how much easier it's been to meet and chat with people! If you fancy a chat on Zoom (other videoconferencing apps are available), just reply to this email and we can fix it up!

WHERE TO FIND US AND WHERE WE'VE BEEN

• Thursday 2 April: Project Everyone: The Global Virtual Summit Supporting Charities Through COVID-19
• Thursday 16 April: ‘How has Covid19 affected charitable giving?‘
• Tuesday 21 April: I Wish I’d Thought of That (IWITOT) 2020 Virtual Event
• 30 April, ‘Writing your Fundraising Strategy‘ webinar given by Alice Ferris
• 11 to 15 May, attending the Fundraising Everywhere Festival organised by Fundraising Everywhere, watching live on my computer
• 20-21 May, Third Sector Fundraising Conference 2020
• 8 to 10 June, attending the Individual Giving Summit
• 30 June – Developing fundraising strategy in uncertain times webinar
• 1 July – Beyond Diversity & Inclusion webinar

• On 6-8 July, attending the Institute of Fundraising's Fundraising Convention online
• And on 28 January, 2021, I'll be attending the Pizza for Losers event in Sheffield

LET'S STAY IN TOUCH

That's all for now. Do give me a call or drop me a line if you would like to chat or smile/wave at each other on Zoom/Skype/WhatsApp/FaceTime, and I'm on Twitter here.

With best wishes,

Richard Sved
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