I attended an interesting talk at the RSA on Wednesday entitled the 'Morality of Charity'.  It was a well argued presentation from Martin Brookes of NPC and you can read a good summary of the talk at UK Philanthropy.

Whilst you're in the reading mood, check out these other posts I've liked recently...

Jonathon Grapsas on fundraising things he wished he knew when he was younger. And a nice follow up on the subject from Aline.

The Agitator on crowd accelerated innovation and another great post on loyalty.

A great infographic on giving in the U.S. - a UK version would be nice too!

Cause Perfect on communicating with donors.

Pamela with some good annual appeal letter tips.

Five reasons your supporters are ignoring online

Jeff on what makes a stupid charity ad.

Freakonomics on the importance of asking in altruism.

Chris Brogan on avoiding mind numbing meetings.  There are some ex-colleagues I'd like to send this to!

Eaon with five nuggets for a post-digital web strategy

Seth with some rules for your 'About' page.

Drayton Bird on the importance of smiling