The folk at Spring-giving asked me to give a perspective on their disintermediation study. It’s not been an easy task, hence why this is appearing much later than the event.

I think that’s because I’m not sure how new it feels.

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Laila Takeh is a self declared digital charity geek. Currently Head of Digital Engagement at UNICEF UK she’s worked in digital in charities for over 10 years. You can find her tweeting @spirals. Here she shares her thoughts with Spring on barcamps, business cases and digital giving …

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Reading the news on Civil Society the other day I was disappointed to see that Don-8r, the fundraising face to-face robot designed by Tim Pryde earlier this year is not being developed further. Face-to-face fundraising (doorstep) has been under scrutiny by the PFRA lately with new rules and regulations, which are putting off charities from face-to-face, or as I prefer to call it, “hardcore” fundraising.

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QR Codes are sophisticated bar codes that can store and present large amounts of data. They were first developed for the automotive industry to track vehicles during the manufacturing process. They have evolved to be a key marketing tool for many organisations.

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