Is fundraising a ‘profession’? As Rogare publishes a green paper on the subject, Ian MacQuillin argues that it isn’t, and can’t be while you don’t have to know anything about fundraising in order to become a fundraiser.
Fundraising falls short of being a ‘profession’ assessed against usual criteria Lack of professional status leads to lack of respect from peers Formal entry route into fundraising needed.
Each month, the Critical Fundraising blog presents a digest of the best fundraising-related blogs and articles that have adopted a critical fundraising mode of thought. Inclusion in this digest does not indicate that Rogare agrees with any arguments presented, only…
Some respondents to the Theory of Change consultation either explicitly stated, or implied, that Rogare was ‘too academic’, and so Rogare would be disconnected form the majority of the profession. Some of our AP members were concerned that Rogare would…
One of the good things about charities is that they don’t compete the way companies do and are much better at sharing and collaborating. All well and good up to a point, says Joe Jenkins, until you can’t distinguish one…