Well, it has been some time since I wrote anything: I have been
busy settling into a new post at Edinburgh International Science Festival. It
is the first time I have worked in the Festivals and a real step change in
terms of pace and culture.
I was recently asked to present to the Institute of Fundraising Scotland Major Gifts Special Interest Group around preparing for a fundraising campaign. I didn’t think I was really working in that space at the moment, in
the fast moving world of the annual festival and associated events and
programmes, but as I thought about the planning needed to prepare for a
fundraising Campaign and what I am putting in place at the Science Festival, I
realised I am now in an exciting new world where I have pretty much need to start a fresh
Campaign annually!
Here are some musings about getting Campaign ready…
