Five tweets for fundraisers on 18 August 2022

Here are five tweets pulled from the Twitter stream that deserve attention from charity fundraisers.

Statistics and trends, new approaches, a different take on what we think we know, a humorous take or just a comment that many of us could use.

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1. “Only eight black people have ever been CEOs of the UK’s top charities”

Charity Times subscribers can view the entire story, but non-subscribers can still pick up key takeaways from this Twitter thread.

2. How to budget when inflation is 10% or more

Leesa Harwood has some good advice on how charities can plan ahead when inflation is already at 10% and likely to rise further.

3. Standing on the shoulders of…

Fundraising is a team sport and a lot of success is based on working behind the scenes.

4. The legacy of love

More evidence from Mark Phillips that raising and giving legacy funds provides incredible insight into people’s lives and relationships.

Here is. some unusual bequests I came across while researching a piece on bequests in the 1970s. Let’s start with the friend of a London-born woman who loved London so much that she left a bequest to be divided between three young (unknown) London brides. 1/5 pic.twitter.com/ZC0qRJuGii

— Mark Phillips (@Markyphillips) January 26, 2022

5. Strange things…

“Highest Heights Ever Day” takes place around the world every July to celebrate singer Kate Bush’s birthday. The events raise funds for charities, often charities supporting women, and often the organizers raise funds on other occasions.

If you ever need to cheer up, remember that every July thousands of Kate Bush fans gather around the world to perform Wuthering Heights dressed head to toe as Kate Bush herself. pic.twitter.com/jWJPNIYmmp

— SHANE REACTION (@imshanereaction) June 30, 2022

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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is UK Fundraising’s consulting editor. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring the growth of giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Camp Raising Fund and co-founder of Utopy.co (formerly GoodJobs).