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Rob Woods

Bedford

I love helping fundraisers raise more money for their charities, through training courses, Bright Spot Members Club and my podcast - Fundraising Bright Spots.

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  • Sharing fraud intelligence is a game changer for banks

    2 months ago | information-age.com | Rob Woods

    The global fight against financial crime continues to pit fraudsters against financial institutions in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Operating as sophisticated and organised crime networks, fraudsters relentlessly probe for system weaknesses, refining strategies and openly sharing knowledge and tactics.

  • Episode 159: Influencing your colleagues with Paul McKenzie

    Aug 21, 2024 | brightspotfundraising.co.uk | Rob Woods

    Many of the most difficult challenges for fundraisers involve influencing your colleagues. Whether it’s persuading someone in another team to support your idea or getting your proposal signed off by your Chief Exec, it can feel like an uphill struggle. For practical ideas and plenty of encouragement, I was excited to talk to the always-inspiring Paul McKenzie.

  • Episode 158: Engage your community with a podcast, with Stephanie Fuller and Adam Zmith

    Jul 25, 2024 | brightspotfundraising.co.uk | Rob Woods

    Have you ever thought about creating a podcast to engage your community? This time we look at an award-winning podcast, The Log Books, which has run for three successful seasons. Rob talks to Stephanie Fuller, CEO of Switchboard and Adam Zmith from Aunt Nell, who collaborated to create the show. We explore why and how they made it, how it helps the charity connect with its community, and the various other  valuable benefits the show has brought.

  • What we learnt at our Summer Breakfast Club

    Jul 24, 2024 | brightspotfundraising.co.uk | Katie Macdonald |Rob Woods

    What did we learn at our Breakfast Club for Fundraising Leaders this week? In case you weren’t able to join us (and the hundreds of fundraising leaders who attended), here is a short summary of some key insights from the sessions. Rob kicked off the session by covering some powerful tactics for using the amazing power of metaphor in your fundraising, sharing various examples from Bright Spot’s popular Major Gifts Mastery and Corporate Partnerships Mastery Programmes.

  • Stewardship Events for Corporate Fundraising Success

    Jul 9, 2024 | brightspotfundraising.co.uk | Katie Macdonald |Rob Woods

    In this blog we share the events strategy that has helped one small charity achieve its best ever partnership fundraising results. Though many charities use events as fundraising opportunities, it’s far less common to use them regularly for stewardship. In a recent episode of the Fundraising Bright Spots podcast, I was excited to get the chance to talk to Chris Salt from the wonderful charity Candlelighters, which supports families experiencing cancer in Yorkshire.

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