Written by Jen

A small blog full of big ideas

I've been putting it off, but here it is. My very own blog. From fundraising and communications to global health,

to random thoughts about anything. Remember. You read it here first.

Jennifer Ruthe

Fantastic funders and where to find them

10 usual and not-so-usual places to find your next find grant funder When people think 'trust fundraising', they often think of grant...

Jennifer Ruthe

How to raise core funds from Trusts

Tried-and-tested techniques to help raise those all-important core funds. Last week, after I heard yet another person bemoaning the fact...

Jennifer Ruthe

You know you've been Trust Fundraising too long when...

Have you ever wondered if the weird and wonderful world of fundraising has made you, well, a little bit weird?

Jennifer Ruthe

Once upon a grant application...

Good grant applications include stories - great ones tell them.

Jennifer Ruthe

What can Netflix's 'New Amsterdam' teach us about fundraising (& storytelling)?

What can Netflix's 'New Amsterdam' teach us about fundraising (and storytelling)? Quite a lot, actually.