I am not a fan of the new sector Covenant with the government. I have been trying to work out why it makes me so queasy. I think there...

Introduction This is the fifth in the Heyheyjoe briefing series, looking at external social, economic, and demographic changes and their...

Charity lotteries are a really important part of the fundraising landscape for charities and other non-profits. Put alongside the money...

Introduction This is the fourth in the Heyheyjoe briefing series looking at external social, economic, and demographic changes and their...

Whenever I talk to chairs and trustees there are certain things that set my alarm bells ringing. Things that are likely to mean that the...

Introduction This is the third in the Heyheyjoe briefing series looking at external social, economic, and demographic changes and their...

Our family started on a journey to de-carbonise our house about 8 years ago. When we redid the roof, we put in 12 solar panels. We were...

I don’t like charities having reserves. I don’t like charities having money set aside for some future ‘rainy day’ rather than using here...

Grant-makers are under pressure. The number of applications are going up while the funds aren’t, and the needs of (smaller) charities and...

Introduction This is the second in the Heyheyjoe briefing series looking at external social, economic, and demographic changes and their...

I am a fairly obsessive follower of US politics. I listen to the podcasts, read the articles, follow the polls and more. I have always...

This is the first in a series of briefings about how the impact of various changes in the social, technological and economic world will...

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I listened to a charity trustee the other day, saying how we shouldn’t talk about charities being competitors. They should be in...

A few weeks after the UK general election, now is a good time to reflect on what the charity sector can learn from the campaign. This...

There’s a line of dogs on leads, or being held by their owners. One by one they get an injection. It’s an injection that may save them...