3rd Sector Mission Control

05/11/2021

Exciting!

10/09/2021

My short blog "How to write blogs that people will read" has - ironically - been massively improved by the addition of Mandy's awesome sketchnote illustrating the 10 top tips, and so is republished in full here:

Having written well over a hundred blogs over the last decade, and read countless more, I thought I’d share a

17/05/2021

So excited and a little proud! Claire Routley (who is as clever and knowledgeable as she is lovely) and I have just submitted our final draft of our book: 'Fundraising Strategy', to be published by Directory of Social Change in late 2021.

Big thank yous to Cherian Koshy Beth Crackles and Louisa Johnson for peer reviewing the text, and to John and Gabi at Directory of Social Change for helping us to shape it.

Sign up here for more info & special offer news as the publication date approaches!

https://www.3rdsectormissioncontrol.co.uk/fundraising-strategy-routley-sved/

11/03/2021

One week to go! Here it is, the programme for the Virtual Summit that we're curating. Very excited. Get your tickets!
https://fundraisingeverywhere.com/strategy/?ref=12

19/01/2021

It was lovely to chat to Howard Lake earlier about all sorts, including the Fundraising Strategy Virtual Summit. We both came dressed as air traffic controllers!
https://fundraisingeverywhere.com/strategy/?ref=12

Richard Sved of 3rd Sector Mission Control talks to UK Fundraising's Howard Lake about the Fundraising Strategy Virtual Summit that he is curating on 18 Marc...

27/10/2020

Here's my latest blog, inspired by three hours stood next to this sign this morning. Time to ditch the jargon!

"What is your charity's TVM?"

https://www.3rdsectormissioncontrol.co.uk/charity-jargon/

31/07/2020

My latest charity blog is here - this time (mostly) about a show I've become obsessed with since lockdown.

There’s a show that I’ve unexpectedly really got into since the start of lockdown. It regularly moves me to tears.

12/06/2020

New release from New Quids on the Block, the locked down fundraisers “boy” band, is Honor Guard by William Pelz, a heartfelt tribute to fundraisers everywhere, featuring Howard Lake on piano, Dave Burgess on trumpet, and Richard Sved on cornet. We hope you like it.

28/05/2020

My latest charity blog:

From Clippy to chatbots – why I’m still optimistic about the future of fundraising.

It’s all about the here and now, isn’t it? Let me give you a moment’s respite. We as fundraisers and

03/03/2020

Thrilled to announce I’ll soon be working again with the talented Mandy Johnson. Mandy will be creating to go in the workbook I’m writing:

** Charities, What are we Like? **
(How the power of analogy can help drive your charity’s leadership, management and fundraising.)

Together we’ll combine my charity knowledge and expertise with Mandy's visuals to create a PRACTICAL and VISUALLY ENGAGING guide for charities.

Watch this space!

https://www.3rdsectormissioncontrol.co.uk/announcement-charities-what-are-we-like/

07/02/2020

I think you can tell from this picture how much I enjoyed speaking on fundraising strategy at the Bright Spot Fundraising Breakfast Club this week! There's a bit more of my thinking about The Magic Roundabout model in my recent blog here:
https://www.3rdsectormissioncontrol.co.uk/charities-fundraising-magic-roundabout/