Berkshire Hathaway (the company of legendary investor Warren Buffet) turns over approximately $250 billion per year, has in excess of $140 billion in cash reserves and employs over 250,000 people in all its businesses (invested in or owned), including brands such as Coca Cola & Dairy Queen. There’s also railroad & energy companies and more… … Continue reading Culture Beats Strategy →

I don’t think I need to tell anyone reading this that we’re in challenging economic times.   Some effects of the downturn have been eased by direct government support, but now that’s starting to be pulled back. This means that people will have less money and will start to have to make cuts. Often, the … Continue reading How to Use Charitable Lotteries to Raise Funds in Hard Economic Times →

A lot of charities may not be aware that they could be sitting on rivers of gold, which right now could be a life saver.   Most charities have archived supporter data that has been put aside because they haven’t responded for some time through various channels. At Thomas Direct we pioneered the telephone reactivation … Continue reading Are you sitting on rivers of gold? – Learn how the phone can reactivate previous supporter data →