The Fundraising Everywhere Podcast

Event Fundraising - How to raise more online

Are you looking to boost your charity's event fundraising? With thousands of charities launching event fundraisers on JustGiving every year, we’re able to see what the best performing campaigns have in common. In this session from our archives, you'll hear Alex Baillie share the secrets of success to raising more online for your next event and inspire you with examples of charities beating their event fundraising targets on JustGiving.

 

The Events Fundraising Conference is back again on 30th January! You can register here. Use discount code FEPODCAST25 for a 25% discount.

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Breaking Down The Silos And Turning Events Participants Into Donors

In this episode of the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast, Sarah Goddard kicks things off with a 15-minute power session exploring how to break down silos in fundraising and tackle one of the biggest challenges: why your event participants aren’t converting to donors. Spoiler alert—it’s because they’re not just participants or donors—they’re passionate supporters of the change they want to see in the world!
Then, James Reid from Royal British Legion joins the conversation to share actionable insights on how their charity is inspiring event participants to take their commitment further by pledging a gift in their will.

Key learnings from this episode include:
- How to break down silos and stop generalising about your supporters
- The top challenges that stop your event participants wanting to become donors in other ways (and how to address them)
- Real life case study of how RBL are inspiring their events participants to give in other ways.

 

The Events Fundraising Conference is back again on 30th January! You can register here. Use discount code FEPODCAST25 for a 25% discount.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to hit follow and enable notifications so you'll get notified to be first to hear of future podcast episodes. We'd love to see you back again!

And thank you to our friends at JustGiving who make the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast possible.

Creating Fundraising Events That Are Great Experiences for LGBTQIA+ Folks

In this episode of the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast, we explore how creating inclusive spaces where everyone feels free and supported to be their true selves benefits us all. While many of us aim to be inclusive, we often don’t realise the barriers we unintentionally uphold.

Join Luca Straker, a passionate advocate for inclusion and a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, as they share insights and experiences from their work within the voluntary sector. Together, we’ll dive into practical ways to broaden our approaches to events and communications, ensuring they resonate with and welcome the LGBTQIA+ community.

This conversation is not just about education—it's about empathy, self-awareness, and working together to create meaningful change. Let’s learn, grow, and make the world a little more inclusive—one conversation at a time.

The Events Fundraising Conference is back again on 30th January! You can register here. Use discount code FEPODCAST25 for a 25% discount.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to hit follow and enable notifications so you'll get notified to be first to hear of future podcast episodes. We'd love to see you back again!

And thank you to our friends at JustGiving who make the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast possible.

How To Find, Keep, And Steward Your London Marathon Fundraisers

You’ve got the places, you’ve benchmarked the fundraising targets and you know where you’re going to be cheering on race day…but as it stands you’ve got no (or not enough) runners?

Well this is where a lot of charities find themselves, as the hardest part of growing your fundraising through running events is physically getting a runner to sign up and getting them fundraising…

In this session Marc Roby will go through the main tends of 2023 to identify where and how you should be recruiting runners in 2024 and 2025. This should give you a great mix of demographics, but also the tools you can use at your disposal to recruit them.

The fundraising market has also got a lot more competitive, and you need to stand out amongst the noise. Marc will outline the essentials for keeping your runners engaged right up to race day and beyond.

Finally Marc will look at the lifespan of a supporter, and how you can, just by taking a few easy steps, ensure your runners have a fantastic experience, and keep coming back for more!

The Events Fundraising Conference is back again on 30th January! You can register here. Use discount code FEPODCAST25 for a 25% discount.

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And thank you to our friends at JustGiving who make the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast possible.

Reflections on #GivingTuesday 2024

In this episode of the Fundraising Everywhere podcast, host Simon Scriver is joined by Claire Stanley, Director of Policy and Communications at CIOF, Daniel Haule, Partnership and Resources Mobilisation Associate, Foundation for Civil Society and Fiona Baxter, Giving Strategy & Programmes Manager, Sustainable Banking at NatWest Group. They delve into the history and impact of Giving Tuesday, discussing how it has evolved over the years and sharing insights from their unique perspectives.

They also discuss the important of flexibility within the campaign and how it benefits charities, businesses, and communities globally. Listen in to get inspired by their stories, hear about effective fundraising strategies, and gather tips for making the most out of Giving Tuesday 2025.

The Events Fundraising Conference is back again on 30th January! You can register here Use discount code FEPODCAST for a 50% discount.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to hit follow and enable notifications so you'll get notified to be first to hear of future podcast episodes. We'd love to see you back again!

And thank you to our friends at JustGiving who make the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast possible.

 

2024 Highlights From The Fundraising Everywhere Team

Listen into Fundraising Everywhere's final team meeting as we take a scuba sesh into our 2024 highlights.

From Picnics Everywhere and IRL networking, to new conferences and the Digital Learning Grant - Fundraising Everywhere share behind the scenes of their top moments and the impact it's made to the fundraising community.

A huge thank you to our members, speakers, attendees, and sponsors who make it all possible!

You can read more about our highlights on our website

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Raising More Through Major Donor Fundraising

Fundraising Everywhere's Simon Scriver welcomes Louise Morris of Summit Fundraising in this week's episode of the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast. Louise is a major donor specialist, consultant, trainer and international speaker with nearly 20 years of major gifts fundraising experience.

Louise has worked with fundraisers, senior volunteers and leaders at over 200 charities, helping them build better donor relationships and raise millions more in large gifts.

The Trusts & Major Donors Conference is back again on 12th December! You can register here Use discount code FEPODCAST for a 50% discount.

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Winning More Grants And Raising More Money

In today's podcast episode, Fundraising Everywhere's Simon Scriver welcomes Amanda Day and Kimberly Hays de Muga, two halves of HayDay Services, a grant and fundraising training company. Together, Kimberly and Amanda have more than 50 years of grants and fundraising experience, have raised millions of dollars, and have trained more than 20,000 grant seekers.

The Trusts & Major Donors Conference is back again on 12th December! You can register here. Use discount code FEPODCAST for a 50% discount.

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And thank you to our friends at JustGiving who make the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast possible.

Building Relationships With Invitation-Only Trusts

Ever found a funder that seems like the perfect fit, only to learn they don’t accept unsolicited applications?

When you’ve exhausted all the “obvious” funding avenues, engaging some key invitation-only funders can feel like a tantalising way of broadening your funding base. But how can you get on their radar, especially if they don’t even welcome initial enquiries?

Getting invitation-only funders to take notice isn’t quick or easy, but it is possible. Over the years Mike has seen charities do this brilliantly, and helped organisations to open doors that they previously thought were bolted firmly shut.

In this session Mike Zywina, Director & Strategy Consultant at Lime Green Consulting, shares some tips on how you can do it too – and show that you don’t need to be a household name charity, with a big address book of contacts, to make it happen.

The Trusts & Major Donors Conference is back again on 12th December! You can register here. Use discount code FEPODCAST for a 50% discount.

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And thank you to our friends at JustGiving who make the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast possible.

Creative Approaches to Prospect Research

Prospect research is a fundamental aspect of any organisation’s fundraising strategy. It helps you determine new funders and funding opportunities that are aligned with your mission and can help sustain and scale the work you do.

In this session, Wonu Owoade, Team Lead Fundraising at Help a Child International will provide you with tips and tricks based on my experience with how to conduct successful prospect research and donor profiling for your organisation.

In this session, we will cover:

• Tactics and tools which you can use to expand your research findings.
• How taking an intersectional approach to prospect research can open up new avenues/possibilities to secure funding.
• How to assess at what capacity a funder can give and how to be confident that you’re pitching your funding ask at the right level.
• How to ensure you are meeting compliant GDPR/record-keeping requirements when conducting prospect research.

The Trusts & Major Donors Conference is back again on 12th December! You can register here. Use discount code FEPODCAST for a 50% discount.

If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to hit follow and enable notifications so you'll get notified to be first to hear of future podcast episodes. We'd love to see you back again!

And thank you to our friends at JustGiving who make the Fundraising Everywhere Podcast possible.