How to achieve fundraising success on social media

The charity and social enterprise sector has been an early adopter of social media. It’s not surprising, given the growth in its use by donors. And this is more than slacktivism- 55% of those who engage with organisations on social media do end up donating,...

UK charities and ‘The Overhead Myth’

Sorry that this blog has been a bit quiet for the last few weeks. I’ve been busy moving house and starting my new job as a marketing and digital communications consultant. I’ve got some great projects in the pipeline and am working with some fabulous people. It is...

Digital: a core competency for all charity staff?

Last week I blogged for The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network about the launch of Lasa’s Charity Digital Survey. Alongside the Digital: what every charity leader should know report (which I also worked on with the Lasa technology team) I wanted to research...

Balancing the professional and personal on Twitter

The Guardian Public Leaders Network ran a really interesting piece this morning by Tim Lloyd (@timolloyd), on how he tweets about his professional life as head of digital communications at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills alongside his hobbies. It’s...