Marina Jones
@marinajones.bsky.social
Fundraiser. Opera & theatre lover. Red lipstick fan. Trustee. Fundraising history & decision science.
Ready for Lucia at Opera Holland Park
July 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ready for Lucia at Opera Holland Park
🎾 Did you know that Wimbledon started as a fundraiser?
The first competition was held as a fundraiser for a new pony roller (to keep the grass flat) in 1877 with each competitor paying 1 guinea to enter. It was successful making £10.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGj...
The first competition was held as a fundraiser for a new pony roller (to keep the grass flat) in 1877 with each competitor paying 1 guinea to enter. It was successful making £10.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGj...
Wimbledon: How A Pony Roller Birthed The Championships
YouTube video by Baseline Tennis
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June 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🎾 Did you know that Wimbledon started as a fundraiser?
The first competition was held as a fundraiser for a new pony roller (to keep the grass flat) in 1877 with each competitor paying 1 guinea to enter. It was successful making £10.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGj...
The first competition was held as a fundraiser for a new pony roller (to keep the grass flat) in 1877 with each competitor paying 1 guinea to enter. It was successful making £10.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZGj...
Grange Park Opera adventures
June 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Grange Park Opera adventures
Itch @operahollandpark.bsky.social fantastic performance by the young artists
June 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Itch @operahollandpark.bsky.social fantastic performance by the young artists
Siena exhibition at the National Gallery
May 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Siena exhibition at the National Gallery
Time for some local opera
May 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Time for some local opera
‘Ben and Imo’ was brilliant at the @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social last night. Super to take supporters, meet the playwright and learn more about the creation of ‘Gloriana’
May 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
‘Ben and Imo’ was brilliant at the @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social last night. Super to take supporters, meet the playwright and learn more about the creation of ‘Gloriana’
May Day Morris Dancers
May 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
May Day Morris Dancers
Stroll down the red carpet for the glamorous opening night of The Great Gatsby
April 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Stroll down the red carpet for the glamorous opening night of The Great Gatsby
There’s a deer in my garden
April 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
There’s a deer in my garden
Animal wall at Cardiff Castle & the cat poking out of the cat flap
Today is #NationalPetDay so a celebration of some fundraising history using animals from parrots making the ask to escaping pigs & cockroaches for your ex animals grab our attention & can help our fundraising marinajones.uk/animals/
Today is #NationalPetDay so a celebration of some fundraising history using animals from parrots making the ask to escaping pigs & cockroaches for your ex animals grab our attention & can help our fundraising marinajones.uk/animals/
April 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Animal wall at Cardiff Castle & the cat poking out of the cat flap
Today is #NationalPetDay so a celebration of some fundraising history using animals from parrots making the ask to escaping pigs & cockroaches for your ex animals grab our attention & can help our fundraising marinajones.uk/animals/
Today is #NationalPetDay so a celebration of some fundraising history using animals from parrots making the ask to escaping pigs & cockroaches for your ex animals grab our attention & can help our fundraising marinajones.uk/animals/
Sunny Cardiff for some Britten
April 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Sunny Cardiff for some Britten
Time to defy gravity …
March 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Time to defy gravity …
Fantastic way to celebrate #WorldTheatreDay with ‘Playhouse Creature’ at @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Fantastic way to celebrate #WorldTheatreDay with ‘Playhouse Creature’ at @orangetreetheatre.bsky.social
A poem about giving for #WorldPoetryDay
March 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
A poem about giving for #WorldPoetryDay
Delighted to have been a guest on @rhodridavies.bsky.social Philanthropisms podcast & talk about fundraising history
OUT NOW: For the latest episode of the Philanthropisms podcast, I took a very enjoyable deep dive into the history of fundraising with @marinajones.bsky.social
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Marina Jones: The history of fundraising - Why Philanthropy Matters
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March 20, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Delighted to have been a guest on @rhodridavies.bsky.social Philanthropisms podcast & talk about fundraising history
Margery Booth – opera singer & spy
Born in Wigan in 1905, trained at Guildhall School of Music & sang at Covent Garden, Bayreuth & others. She was contracted to Berlin Opera House and sang there during the WW2 but worked as a spy for the British and even sang for Adolf Hitler
Born in Wigan in 1905, trained at Guildhall School of Music & sang at Covent Garden, Bayreuth & others. She was contracted to Berlin Opera House and sang there during the WW2 but worked as a spy for the British and even sang for Adolf Hitler
March 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Margery Booth – opera singer & spy
Born in Wigan in 1905, trained at Guildhall School of Music & sang at Covent Garden, Bayreuth & others. She was contracted to Berlin Opera House and sang there during the WW2 but worked as a spy for the British and even sang for Adolf Hitler
Born in Wigan in 1905, trained at Guildhall School of Music & sang at Covent Garden, Bayreuth & others. She was contracted to Berlin Opera House and sang there during the WW2 but worked as a spy for the British and even sang for Adolf Hitler