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Fundraising consultancy

Fundraising innovation

In an increasingly ‘me too' fundraising environment, constant innovation is the only sustainable competitive advantage. But how do you make innovation a systematic process rather than simply a hopeful wish for inspiration?

=mc is the leading consultancy promoting innovation among fundraising charities in the UK and internationally. Our work includes:

  • advising on the global innovation programme for UNICEF
  • developing the Red Cross UK Blue Sky Strategy
  • delivering innovation training for front-line fundraisers at Help the Aged

How we can help with fundraising innovation

We help in a variety of ways:

Innovation audits and benchmarking

=mc has developed a unique online innovation audit-based on Harvard research that can be completed by staff and managers. It maps out the six stages of your innovation value chain - from having ideas to securing donations from supporters.

This powerful analysis allows you to:

  • Assess where your organisation is strong and weak in innovation terms
  • Establish how to improve the way you generate and develop ideas
  • Identify the roles that you can play as a leader or manager in developing an innovative culture
Find out more about this tool

Developing Creativity and Innovation capacity

We help you by:

  • Offering training in creativity and innovation techniques - for managers or frontliners
  • Developing knowledge management techniques to improve idea and information sharing
  • Setting up innovation metrics and assessment techniques
  • Establishing the investment needed and possible return
  • Identifying fundraising innovation processes - Dragon's Den or Open Source?

Our customers

Our innovation customers cover national and international organisations including: RNIB, UNICEF International, Greenpeace International, Help the Aged, Oxfam GB, NSPCC and CRUK.

Downloads

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Contact

For more information contact:

Bernard Ross, Director

+44 (0) 20 7978 1516

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Our work with =mc has really exceeded our expectations. They helped us to create a new groundbreaking strategy which achieved astonishing levels of alignment and engagement amongst a diverse international organisation.

Caroline Harper, CEO, Sightsavers International


We've used the =mc team to help frame and resolve several major strategic issues for us at the Red Cross and the wider networks we're involved in. With them you can be sure of a mixture of clear and critical thinking – plus that essential added extra value of creativity.

Mark Astarita, Head of Fundraising, British Red Cross


=mc has a wealth and breadth of knowledge, a terrific understanding and vast experience of the ethos and culture of the not-for-profit sector. This together with their 'anything is possible' approach made =mc an obvious choice for the RNLI to partner with, to develop and deliver in-house training for our staff.

Marie Smith, Training and Development Manager, RNLI


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