Fundraising, PR and Christmas tips from SCIP; December 2011
Excellent advice on ways to enhance your PR and fundraising strategy, Christmas costumes and cheap as chips PCs.
1.Investing in IT saves cash for the Credit Union
East Sussex Credit Union is one of a growing network of not-for-profit banking services that is breaking the mould of high street banking across the UK, and beyond.
2.Those cheaper chips just keep on giving
The story about cheaper chips from November generated a lot of interest from people looking for cheap laptops and desktops, including a few after a bargain as a Christmas present.
3.Three ways to get a journalist to run your story
With funding so tight it’s important to keep spreading the news about the good work you do in the public eye. Good publicity gives your organisation status and raises awareness for your users, potential funders and other stakeholders, which explains the high turn out for a recent workshop about ‘Promoting Your Group Using the Press and Social Media.’
4.Three books to boost your digital fundraising strategy.
These days there are tremendous resources online for discovering all about how to run a PR or marketing campaign.
5.The SCIP list is for life, but it’s also great at Christmas...
The amazing power of the SCIP list came to the rescue of the St John’s Centre in Hove when they needed Christmas fancy dress clothes for a fundraising event.
