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Did you know, today is the International Day of Charity?? Here are some reasons it is important for SMEs (like us!) to support charity within their business strategy. 🤝 It makes a positive contribution to the local community 🤝 It can help others to see your business in a better, more giving light 🤝 Volunteering is shown to improve wellbeing in staff! 🤝 It provides motivation for key events, such as bake sales, football matches and other fun days. 🤝 You are supporting a charity that deserves help and love! How do you support charity in your workplace? #Charity #Fundraising #CharityDay #GivingBack #Community

Our recent #charitygolftournament has taught me a couple of lessons that I would like to share. 1.Effective Planning and Coordination are Key: The success of a charity golf tournament hinges on careful planning and seamless coordination. Lesson learned: Develop a comprehensive event timeline, assign specific responsibilities to committee members, and establish open channels of communication to ensure everyone is on the same page. Regular check-ins and updates will help avoid last-minute surprises and keep the event running smoothly. 2. Engagement and Networking Matter: A charity golf tournament provides a unique platform to engage participants and build valuable connections. Lesson learned: Prioritize creating opportunities for attendees to interact, both on and off the course. Encourage mingling, provide networking breaks, and consider organizing social activities like awards ceremonies or dinners to foster a sense of community and camaraderie. 3. Balancing Fundraising and Fun: While the primary goal is fundraising, it's important to strike a balance between raising funds and creating an enjoyable experience for participants. Lesson learned: Incorporate entertaining elements into the event, such as contests, giveaways, or themed activities. When attendees have fun, they are more likely to feel positive about their contributions and return for future events. In our case, we held a separate goat eating event for the participants. 4. Effective Marketing and Public Relations: Raising awareness and generating interest in the tournament is crucial for its success. Lesson learned: Invest time in developing a strong marketing strategy that includes social media promotion, traditional media outreach, and partnerships with local businesses. Effective promotion can attract more participants, sponsors, and donors, leading to increased fundraising potential. Going forward, I plan to leverage more on all types of outreach especially for our future events. 5. Post-Event Evaluation and Reflection: After the tournament is over, it's important to assess what went well and what could be improved for future events. Lesson learned: Conduct a thorough post-event evaluation, gather feedback from participants, sponsors, and committee members, and reflect on both successes and challenges. Use this information to refine your approach, make necessary adjustments, and continuously improve the event in subsequent years. By embracing these lessons, you can not only achieve success in organizing a charity golf tournament but also develop valuable skills in event planning, fundraising, and community engagement that can be applied to other projects and initiatives in the future. I hope you found this useful. You can still sign up for a donation or monthly recurring donation on our website https://lnkd.in/dUV8gbNd

Teamwork makes the dream work! That’s it folks! That’s the post! Ian Weager Rose Whitney !!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 The Complete Player Charity Golf Tournament! #teambonding #golftournament #credituniondifference #charitysupport #youthleadership #youthempowerment #youthdevelopment #buisnessdevelopment

I completely agree that it's too common for large organisations in the charity sector to take over contracts from small, community-led groups. This undermines the unique value these smaller organisations, driven by lived experience, bring. It's time for the government and stakeholders to recognise their importance and provide them with more leadership and representation opportunities. These grassroots organisations do the hard work and achieve the results, yet larger entities often take the credit and financial gains. Supporting and empowering small, lived experience organisations is crucial for fostering genuine community engagement and impactful services.

ALWAYS A GOOD DAY: It is always a good day for golf, but it's even better when golf and real estate professionals are together. We're on hole #7 at the Lynn Haven Country Club, taking part in the wonderful charity golf tournament. If you missed seeing us today, give us a call anytime regarding real estate. #happytohelpclose #cpar #realestateclosings #handarendallharrisonsale #hahslaw

Free/low cost charity wills - how effective are they? My Facebook feed is filled with offers of "free" or "low cost" wills on behalf of all sorts of charities. It got me wondering.... What is the average age of a client who makes a will online? With no advice, does this increase likelihood of a challenge? Does this mean they're likely to change their will (less loyalty)? How hard does this make predicting future legacy income for the charities? I know large charities rely on legacy income, so is cutting out traditional providers of private client work, in favour of low cost, minimal advice models going to come back to bite them? I'd be curious to know what Ashley Rowthorn Karl Taylor TEP Nicola Combe (ASWW, MBA) Sophie Forsyth (LLM TEP) Sara Sheppard TEP FSWW think of the situation, and any experience they've had of this seemingly burgeoning industry.... #legacygiving #charityfundraising #wills #bequests

Did you know that one of the variations of our logo is a subtle nod to the 20p that we pay to your charity every time someone completes one of your opinion exchanges? Clever - at least we think so! 😂 #newproductlaunch #fundraisinguk #digitalproduct #ukcharities #thirdsectorcomms #donorstewardship #supportercare

Fundraising has been tough for the past 4 years with no sign of it easing Fundraising through challenge events are popular with your supporters especially firewalking events but since the pandemic I’ve noticed a decline in quality and safety Big promises are made by some firewalk providers that their firewalk will be a spectacular, transformative experience. You post what they promise, an amazing event with images of flames and happy people but the reality was as exciting as a damp squib (think New Year's fireworks display in London versus a £100 box of fireworks in your back garden) Chaotic, cluttered, disorganised, disappointing, dull They rock up with some red and white tape to attach to whatever structures are in place, that’s if they’ve even thought about barriers, wood in the boot of their car (not kidding), a some hi-viz vests (why? They're not on a construction site) Pre-firewalk ‘training’ consists of talking about how amazing they think they are, their journey, singing a song, putting your hand on your heart and thinking of rainbows and unicorns The firewalk was more like a fire step…one step, two steps and off All a bit ‘meh’ and in some cases, painful You work hard with these events; your supporters work hard raising much needed funds Fundraising firewalking is a special skill that your supporters deserve Demand better next up: How to see through the shiny blurb to know just how experienced they are at providing firewalks karen@blazefirewalking.com 07712048042 #firewalking #fundraising #charity #events #FirewalkingInstructor #CorporateSupport

In between reviewing proposals, fielding questions and running day to day operations – I took a minute to register DiFoggio Electric to participate in the 10th Annual Joanne Wood Scholarship Charity Golf Outing. It's a great day for the entire team for a great cause. #golftournament #customhomebuilder #luxuryhomebuilder #facilitymanagement #constructionprojectmanagement #vocationaleducationandtraining

Found on their website or registration record (Charity Commission, OSCR, Charity Commission of Northern Ireland, sometimes IRS 990 Form) a trust’s annual accounts hold a wealth of information for a fundraiser – what they support, when they meet, how much they give per award, who they’ve given to, their trustees, and governance structure. It can also give insight into the history of the trust and its founder and any future plans (such as reduced giving or winding up plans). If you have no other information sources, the accounts should provide enough info to help you make (or not make) an approach to a trust. #TrustFundraising