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19/07/2018

Just one week ago, fundraisers from all over the world came to Dublin for the Ask Direct Fundraising Summer School, we've been loving all the post-summer school analysis. Here's '11 take-aways from ' do check it out

Damian O'Broin and his Ask Direct team have done it again. For the 3rd year in a row they’ve managed to produce a high quality, content-rich, inspiring conference on the historic grounds of Trinity College in Dublin. The Fundraising Summer School was simply terrific. And we got value for money. A ...

13/07/2018

We're getting ready for our last session of with Shanon Doolittle talking about the 'Heart of the Rebelution'. Do tune in.

13/07/2018

Images from our Ask Direct Fundraising Summer School 2018

13/07/2018

Tune in at 1.45pm to catch the live-streaming of our next panel featuring Ian MacQuillin, Craig Linton, Meredith Niles, Claire Routley and Damian O'Broin discussing 'How do you know what you know in fundraising?

13/07/2018

We're back for another busy day at the Ask Direct Fundraising Summer School. Follow all the action on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ask_direct) but we will post some updates here over the day as well as livestreaming some of the sessions, keep an eye out for that.

12/07/2018

Our first panel of our summer school, 'Telling Powerful Stories' with Mick Heaney, Aline Reed, Sian Norris and Ailbhe Smyth is about to start. We'll be livestreaming so don't miss it.

12/07/2018

Good morning everyone, it's the first day of our Ask Direct Fundraising Summer School. While most of the action from today will be on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ask_direct and ) do follow us there, we will be livestreaming some of the sessions from today so keep an eye out for that.

11/07/2018

All the final preparations for our Ask Direct Summer School, which starts tomorrow, are well underway. Over on Twitter (do you follow us there?) we've published an 'Everything you need to know about summer school' thread - do check it out! We'll be posting more updates here shortly.

“The is the ‘Everything you need to know about the Ask Direct Fundraising Summer School thread’ so please do like it or bookmark in some way for later reference.”

10/07/2018

There are only *TWO* days to go until the Ask Direct Fundraising Summer School and to whet your appetite check out Rogare - The Fundraising Think Tank's look through the programme to ID critical thinking sessions.

http://blogs.plymouth.ac.uk/criticalfundraising/2018/07/09/knowledge-more-critical-thinking-at-the-ask-direct-summer-school/

https://www.askdirect.ie/summerschool/

09/07/2018

With only *THREE* days to go until the start of our summer school, Ask Direct's Caoileann Appleby, (who will be speaking on 'What do Irish donors need from charities?) has a great post on our blog talking about fundraising on the campaign - do check it out
https://www.askdirect.ie/blog/2018/07/03/fundraising-for-yes/

05/07/2018

Over the last couple of weeks, we have been talking to some of the fundraising industry’s finest. To hear insights from Meredith Niles, Marie Curie’s Executive Director of Fundraising, Blackbaud's Vice President of Data & Analytics, Steve MacLaughlin, Copywriter, journalist and novelist Sian Norris and Jeff Brooks head over to our blog.

How do we know what we know in fundraising? That’s the question Meredith Niles will be asking at Summer School. As the Executive Director of Fundraising and Engagement at Marie Curie, Meredith knows a thing or two herself. We asked her to share her insights into the new regulatory challenges facin...