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Forgive me for asking, but how big is your shoehorn?

If you work for a voluntary organisation, do you recognise these? At a monthly management meeting you walk out with three more essential ...

Alarm calls – in 3 scenes

The backdrop: my back garden at dusk last night The characters: a cat, a blackbird, a squirrel, bats, the silent supervisor Scene 1 – Ga...

“There is no plan” and what that means for you

I think it is safe to say that the vote to leave the EU shook things up a bit. There were dramatic upheavals: David Cameron quit as PM, J...

Confession: Why I (a married man) love Tinder

(Mrs Cook - Don't call a lawyer, I'm not about to confess to being a philanderer...) Swipe right. Swipe left. I'm not suggesting Tinder i...

Donald Trump is warning us: Ignore the common man at your peril

Last summer, Olive Cooke took her own life and shone a light on aggressive, charity tactics. The public reacted immediately and harshly, ...

A radical, restructuring idea for the charity sector

Walk into any charity HQ in the country and what you will find is a traditional setup - top down management and separate departments hand...

The Digital Charity Myth

The charity sector is full of innovators. But, for some reason, the one area that seems to enhance the performance of every other sector ...

Crowdfunding for Santa

Santa is missing a trick. The man has a dedicated, elf workforce and a team of reindeer ready to deliver his message, but his fundraising...

How much cash do you have in your wallet?

How much cash do you have in your wallet? Charities rely on that extra bit of cash. That’s what our fundraising is all about. We ask peop...

The magic trick to draw people to your charity

Friends, gather round. I have been to the Labour Party Conference and survived to tell this tale: the world of politics is not full of sh...

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