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...

It’s general election season. The candidates are out on the stump, stuffing letter boxes and meeting voters. The election debates are on...

What is a balanced scorecard? Balanced Scorecard is a 30 year-old performance measuring concept developed by two US academics – Robert...

Making things better: creating a framework that improves expertise and standards. The idea behind this piece is to set out a framework...

(or how charities can boost the desire to give and the appeal of their cause) This is the first in a series of blogs looking at ideas...

The world is full of podcasts. Just about every self-respecting organization and journalist has a podcast now.  Many are very popular....

Here are six findings from our 2023 social media review – High Five 2023. You can read our full social media report here. Finding 1: For...

This strategy blog, no 10, looks at some of the practical challenges that come out of making a strategy, and some of the shortcuts, or...