Introduction This is the tenth in the Heyheyjoe briefing series, looking at external social, economic, and demographic changes and their impact on charities and non-profit organisations. This one focuses on immigration and how changing migration levels and the politics of migration affect charities and non-profits. Migration into the UK has two sides to it: the pull or recruitment of people into the UK, and the push of people who wish to leave their home country. The chan

I have always struggled to work out how to harness and use the talents of all the members of a board of trustees. It’s particularly a problem if all the trustees wait to be asked about what they can do to help. It's also hard for a trustee to know what it is they should do. So this blog looks at how a trustee can take the initiative to be of the greatest use to the board and the organisation. Respond and engage in good time. Nothing takes up a Chair’s time like having to fo

Introduction Many boards have a Code of Conduct which sets out how their members should behave. That is a very useful and important set of guidelines. But less frequently set out is what the organisation’s commitment should be to its board members. Put together, they could become a kind of mutual promise. Here are some ideas about what behaviours and commitments an organisation should make. The foundations of good practice Reimbursement for costs & expenses The first and mo

Introduction It's easy to measure the success of a company – profit, turnover, share price – to name but 3 ways. It is much harder to...

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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...

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...