A trusted role: The challenges of creating an effective trustee board Introduction This document is an attempt to pull together some of...

A five minute video giving some ideas about how to be an effective trustee based on Joe Saxton's experience

Making a difference: Five things any trustee can do to be more effective. Introduction Its not easy being a humble trustee, when you...

A charity board will usually monitor finances. But just measuring finances is a bit like just measuring the pulse and heart rate of an...

It is now over 15 years since I first became chair of a charity, and nearly 30 years since I first became a trustee of a charity. Over...

Nuggets of wisdom for the world of work. Introduction I started my first proper job at Oxfam in the Eighties. Many years later my own...

Nuggets of wisdom for the world of management. Introduction I started my first proper job at Oxfam in the Eighties. Many years later my...

An overview of the research in 2021. Download the powerpoint below.

The prevalence and impact of disability in the UK: An overview of the research to the end of 2021 Sarah Eberhardt, July 2022 Executive...

The prevalence and impact of disability in the UK: An overview of the research to the end of 2021. This report draws together the most up...

What will you find in this report? Understanding Google Trends data Trends: general charity concepts Trends: named charities Trends:...

Introduction Grant-makers, as I define them, are organisations who give money to other organisations, or individuals, to carry out good...

Introduction I am a very frequent user of the Charity Commission (for England & Wales) website. I typically look up a charity 5 or 6...

I have spent the last 20 years trying to help charities measure their brands, their awareness, and the impact of the work that they do....

For many charities, it might be said that there is one main reason to appoint a trustee – for their skills and expertise. This is a poor...

How good are websites at helping charities be transparent? Transparency has become something of a buzzword for charities. It represents...

Introduction The charity sector has had 12 months unlike any other it has ever seen. We have been under the spotlight in the eyes of the...