Breaking barriers: mastering short-form video content

22nd July 2025

Short-form video content – typically, videos under 60 seconds in length – is rapidly becoming the most popular format across all social media platforms.  Designed to deliver impactful messages quickly [...]

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Free and Funded Digital Tools & Tech for Charities

04th July 2025

Digital and IT costs are core expenses for charities, yet they can often feel out of reach when it comes to fundraising. Fortunately, there’s a growing ecosystem of free, low-cost, [...]

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Telling Your Story Online – A Sneak Peek at our upcoming Digital Fundraising Training

14th April 2025

Are you looking to boost your fundraising efforts online? Next month, we’re running our Digital Fundraising training session designed to help local charities and voluntary organisations thrive in the digital [...]

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Runnymede and Spelthorne Volunteer Awards 2025 – Nominations now open

28th March 2025

We are excited to announce that nominations for the Runnymede and Spelthorne Volunteer Awards 2025 are now open! This June, we will celebrate the power of volunteering in Runnymede and [...]

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Top tips: Writing your fundraising application

19th September 2024

So far in 2024 we have written articles on an introduction to developing your fundraising strategy, identifying need and appealing to donors and researching and identifying funders. This month our [...]

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Voluntary Support Sparks Funding still available

20th August 2024

Voluntary Support North Surrey Sparks Fund will support communities and enable them to participate and engage in how things are done on matters that impact them and where they live through [...]

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Researching and identifying funders

16th July 2024

Our last two fundraising articles have focused on an introduction to developing your fundraising strategy and identifying need and appealing to donors. This article will focus on researching and identifying [...]

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Identifying need and appealing to donors

16th May 2024

Last month, our fundraising article was an introduction to developing your fundraising strategy. A fundraising strategy is a living document that sets out your organisation’s approach to fundraising for the [...]

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Runnymede and Spelthorne Volunteer Awards 2024 – Nominations now open

21st March 2024

We are delighted to announce that nominations for this year’s Runnymede and Spelthorne Awards are now open! This June we will recognise the best of volunteering in Runnymede and Spelthorne [...]

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Fundraising events: focus on ticketing

09th January 2024

It’s the start of a new year and you’ll no doubt be looking at your fundraising plans for the coming year. We know that for many of you, events are [...]

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