We’ve all been living online this year and you don’t need us to tell you why. And so while we hope our canine and feline friends will raise a smile, we also want to send the warmest thoughts to anyone who has struggled this year.

In the season of goodwill, Derek Humphries spotlights the joys of working with and for children and animals.

Maybe your cast and crew are in South Korea, but your director is stranded in Sydney? Or you’re simply concerned about arranging your first post-lockdown shoot?

With changing regulations, and personal safety of paramount importance, how do you keep generating the film content you need so that your TV appeals continue to inspire support?

We’ve always supported the long-term, lifetime value focus on regular giving. But has this been at the expense of ignoring a particular audience that has the potential to give, and to give generously?

We are not returning to anything like normal any time soon. This is where we are and will remain - a place where uncertainty becomes a new kind of normal.

We’ve all tried to deal with lockdown and restrictions in different ways. Some of us have found new ways to fill our free time. Some of us have wondered where all the free time went with the challenges of working from home and home-schooling.

As many people and organisations post about the racial justice, many feel unsure what to do and what to say. We were unsure of the best thing to say, but silence isn’t an option.

As countries around the world move another month into, or out of, various phases of lockdown, we bring you another snapshot of global DRTV fundraising.

Like everyone else who has been working from home, I’ve been seeking inspiration and motivation to keep me going! And I’ve been finding that in lots of different places.

In a climate of uncertainty and stress, the missions of good causes are under threat at a time when they are most needed. We share what we are learning so that our clients and the wider fundraising world can deploy stretched budgets effectively.

It’s our theory that the fundraising community is populated by people who are passionate about the causes they represent in their professional lives, and additionally devote a high proportion of their personal lives to making a difference.

I was in Australia last month, working with the fabulous DTV team, running lots of creative workshops, spreading the word about IFC 2019 and 2020. And I was also witnessing first-hand the wonderful spirit of volunteering that pervades so much of Aussie society.

The world of fundraising is full of amazingly creative ideas, isn’t it? But could you choose one? That’s what I had to do when I was asked to speak at the 2019 International Fundraising Congress on the topic of I Wish I’d Thought Of That, or #iwitot as it is known.

People think of an office move as a big deal. But at DTV it happens more than once a day. Each time the lock gates open on the canal, our four office boats move slightly. It’s all part of daily life for those of our team who aren’t land-based.

In a week celebrating Diversity and Inclusion, Tim Corbett-Winder explains how Fundraising Agency DTV is seeking to embed D&I awareness and practice across its international business.

Overwhelming. It’s a word we use when things are tough. And it’s a word we use when things are joyful. It’s also a word I catch myself using repeatedly since I got back from volunteering at DASH.

At the Fundraising Institute of Australia Annual Conference we explored the phenomenon of cats on the web and posed the question: What can we learn from this internet sensation to apply to our own digital strategies and fundraising programmes?