Listen Fundraising
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| Founded 📆 | London, United Kingdom (December 1, 2008) |
| Founder 👔 | Tony Charalambides |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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Listen Fundraising is a UK-based telemarketing company that conducts telephone fundraising, mobile fundraising, and legacy fundraising campaigns on behalf of charitable and non-charitable institutions.
History[edit]
Listen began operations on December 1, 2008.[1] The company was founded by Tony Charalambides, and started out as a small operation of three Fundraisers conducting telephone-based fundraising campaigns.[2] It now has two London based offices calling the UK and abroad. Charalambides remains with the company as its Managing Director, and the company has raised £150 million for its clients across the UK.[3]
The company has run campaigns for a number of high-profile charities, universities and other organisations in the UK and abroad.[4] It is a Corporate Supporter of the Institute of Fundraising. Listen is a Major Donor and Benefactor of the Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration, with a view to helping this global fundraising resource more accessible.
As a representative of Listen, Tony Charalambides has had several articles published, offering advice and insight to companies and universities about how to run successful, legally compliant telephone fundraising, mobile fundraising and legacy fundraising campaigns through publications such as The Guardian and University Business.[5]
Founder[edit]
Tony Charalambides founded Listen Fundraising in 2008 and presently serves as its Managing Director. Ever since establishing Listen, he has published several articles about best practices for fundraising operations, providing advice for organizations and groups that rely on donations in order to continue operations.[6][7][8] Other activities in which Charalambides is involved include providing advice to higher education institutions about their telephone fundraising programs.[9]
Recognition[edit]
In December 2013 Listen won its first awards outside of the charity sector, receiving a Gold award from the Direct Marketing Association(DMA) in the “Best Media Planning” category.[10]
Listen has won The Institute of Fundraising Best Use of Telephone Award for 2014, 2013 and 2012. It has also won the Best Use of Face to Face Fundraising Award for 2014, 2013 and 2012.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ Charalambides, Tony. "Give us five!".
- ↑ Charalambides, Tony. "Give us five!".
- ↑ "Listen fundraising | Legacy fundraising and fundraising jobs".
- ↑ "Call on me". University Business.
- ↑ "How to raise money effectively through telephone fundraising".
- ↑ "Listen explains the art of telephone fundraising". Third Sector PR.
- ↑ Charalambides, Tony. "Campaigning for campaigning – charities need more mettle to survive the latest attack".
- ↑ Charalambides, Tony. "How to raise money effectively through telephone fundraising".
- ↑ Paddick, Rebecca. "Call on me".
- ↑ "2013 Best Media Strategy". Direct Marketing Association.
- ↑ "2014 National Awards Winners".
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