How to be an effective client
This showcase is packed full of invaluable tips and advice from those in the know. This is a place where fundraisers can learn how to be a good client and ensure that not so much as a penny of donor’s faithfully given money is wasted.

Working with suppliers: building partnerships based on value for money.
Click here to find out why Britain’s No 1 fundraiser thinks the relationship between client and supplier is so important. And why a few training sessions on how to be a good client (and supplier) would be a welcome addition to any fundraising conference.
Even for a charity there’s no such thing as a free lunch
If Ken loves pro bono, how is it that so many charities get up his nose when they ask for it?
Building the fundraising dream team
This addition to SOFII’s How to be an Effective Client showcase will help you assemble the team that’ll produce your next great fundraising campaign.
The 10 pillars of great relationships between charities and consultants
A great addition to SOFII’s showcase on how to be an effective client, John Lepp’s 10 pillars of great relationships.
It’s hard work being a client these days. Part 1.
A brand book is possibly the most important document that you could have if you really want to be an effective client and get the best from your suppliers Andrew Papworth explains why it is so important and how to go about the daunting task – and make no mistake it is – of preparing one. With his guidance it will be made easier.
Working with suppliers, part one
A more serious article than ‘So you seriously want to be a client?. George says that if we really want to be creative in fundraising we have to know how to get help from suppliers.
How to be an effective client.
SOFII’s founder and trustee, Ken Burnett, introduces our newest showcase and explains why he thinks it’s not just important but critical, that fundraisers have a place to go where they can learn how to be an effective client. The reason for this? To ensure that not so much as a penny of donor’s faithfully given money is wasted. SOFII can be that place.
Have I told you lately that I love you? Part one
In this two-part article, Derek Humphries offers some really valuable advice on how to develop the relationship with your agency in all its stages, from initial courtship all the way through to an amicable divorce at the end of the project. And he tackles the issue of pre-nuptial agreements, what to do if it all goes wrong and, just as importantly, what to do if it all goes right…
Have I told you lately that I love you? Part two
So you seriously want to be a client?
This playful piece from George Smith flips the traditional view of the client/agency relationship on its head and explores how things might look if charities had to do the pitching to become an agency’s client.



