Mark Phillips

Dec 1, 2024 | fandp.com.au | Mark Phillips

Mark Phillips’ three simple yet profoundly important steps to ensure the sustainability of your fundraising Already an F&P Member? Log in Or become an F&P member and get access to fundraising insights, best practice, case studies, thought leadership and more.

Sep 1, 2024 | fandp.com.au | Mark Phillips

Mark Phillips on why it is time to reconsider how we look at mid-value donors and why his team has adopted different terms for these valuable supporters. Already an F&P Member? Log in Or become an F&P member and get access to fundraising insights, best practice, case studies, thought leadership and more.

Jul 20, 2024 | nature.com | Keean Nanji |Amin Hatamnejad |Mark Phillips |Dena Zeraatkar |Tien Yin Wong |Robyn Guymer | +8 more

The fragility index (FI) of a meta-analysis evaluates the extent that the statistical significance can be changed by modifying the event status of individuals from included trials. Understanding the FI improves the interpretation of the results of meta-analyses and can help to inform changes to clinical practice. This review determined the fragility of ophthalmology-related meta-analyses. Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials with binary outcomes published in a journal classified as ‘Ophthalmology’ according to the Journal Citation Report or an Ophthalmology-related Cochrane Review were included. An iterative process determined the FI of each meta-analysis. Multivariable linear regression modeling evaluated the relationship between the FI and potential predictive factors in statistically significant and non-significant meta-analyses. 175 meta-analyses were included. The median FI was 6 (Q1–Q3: 3–12). This meant that moving 6 outcomes from one group to another would reverse the study’s findings. The FI was 1 for 18 (10.2%) of the included meta-analyses and was ≤5 for 75 (42.4%) of the included meta-analyses. The number of events (p < 0.001) and the p-value (p < 0.001) were the best predictors of the FI in both significant and non-significant meta-analyses. The statistical significance of meta-analyses in ophthalmology often hinges on the outcome of a few patients. The number of events and the p-value are the most important factors in determining the fragility of the evidence. The FI is an easily interpretable measure that can supplement the reader’s understanding of the strength of the evidence being presented. CRD42022377589

May 31, 2024 | fandp.com.au | Mark Phillips

Older donors have the time, resources and desire to do more for society and this is a golden opportunity for charities says Mark Phillips Already an F&P Member? Log in Or become an F&P member and get access to fundraising insights, best practice, case studies, thought leadership and more.

Oct 18, 2023 | railengineer.co.uk | Mark Phillips

When Brunel planned his railway route between Exeter and Newton Abbot, he probably knew he was challenging himself to a significant task by choosing to follow the coast closely along the Exe estuary, the open seashore through Dawlish to Teignmouth, and then the Teign estuary. Along the open seashore section of the route the challenge was to create a ledge for the railway to run along and then to protect that infrastructure from both below and from above.