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Why Catholic dioceses can no longer afford to underinvest in fundraising By Harvey Duthie, Founder & CEO, Belmont Fundraising Ltd. When I worked on my first diocesan campaign in Armagh in 2002, I was convinced we were standing at a threshold. Here was a model — disciplined, relational, rooted in stewardship — that would open the floodgates to sustainable, ambitious fundraising across the UK and Ireland. What was then somewhat dismissively labelled "the American model" has sin

Our reflections from the 10th East Africa Philanthropy Conference There is a particular energy in a room when people finally hear, out loud, what they have been thinking privately for years. Why does our sector keep relying on a funding model it already knows is broken? That question ran through the conference here in Addis Ababa this week. The 10th East Africa Philanthropy Conference brought together over 500 philanthropic institutions, intermediaries, donors, and civil so

By Harvey Duthie, Belmont Fundraising Ltd., 6 March 2026 When I wrote earlier this year that 2026 would be a pivotal year for Catholic diocesan fundraising in the UK and Ireland, I sensed momentum building. In the months since, that sense has only strengthened. Across the UK and Ireland there are quiet but important tailwinds emerging for Catholic parishes and causes. Not dramatic ones. But real ones. And they matter. Part of the reason is that the wider fundraising landscape

Reflections from The Humanitarian Finance Summit, London Last week, leaders gathered in London against the backdrop of a stark reality: global humanitarian funding is projected to drop by as much as $25 billion this year . The numbers are sobering. Jobs have been cut at an unprecedented scale. Frontline services are contracting. Hard-won development gains are under strain. From where we sit, working alongside Belmont Fundraising partners in London, Uganda, Dublin, Rome,