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Why are we being kept in the dark about social investment?
When I read about the difficulty some organisations have securing social investment, I can't quite believe how straightforward mine was back in 2018-2020. Prior to meeting my social investor by happenstance, I'd had a fairly cursory explore of social investment and...
FREE Speaker Series #1 – Social Investment event
71% of charities and social enterprises in Norfolk report deteriorating finances. (State of the Norfolk VCSE Sector May 25) And yet only 2% of charities and social enterprises in the East of England have applied for social investment against 11% nationally. (Social...
Who cares?
The answer to this question goes to the heart of your marketing strategy. A few years back I was lucky enough to be on a workshop with a marketing exec from Unilever and he went through this model. Who cares about the difference you make and which of the...
Norwich Samaritans
It is with genuine delight that I find myself delivering two workshops with the Trustee Board of the Norwich branch of the Samaritans. I was approached to help them develop and embed their roles, responsibilities, relationships and how they work together before...
Podbite #12
This one is a really good one and a subject we don’t talk about enough - when is it time to leave your charity or social enterprise? I’m enormously grateful to Lucy Parish, former CEO of The Feed, for saying so much with so much clarity in her 30 seconds. My own...
Why I turned down a British Empire Medal (BEM)
Sometime around 2019, like many who receive this kind of thing, the most unexpected email from the Cabinet Office dropped into my inbox. The sort, in my usual rush, I at first ignored, then read, re-read, assuming some kind of error. As it sunk in and I tried to...
Keep it simple
Following the strategy preparation phase in which you’ve established your red lines, reviewed your impact and your previous strategy, spoken to your key stakeholders and leadership team, outlined a timeline, and allocated resources to the process, it’s time to...
Steps to Sustainability
The aim of Steps to Sustainability is to provide multiple ways to get involved and get the support your organisation needs to be resilient and sustainable. You might say there’s something for every budget with a plan to self-fund and find sponsorship for some...
Podbite #11
This is brilliant from Tom Oxley. As a mental health consultant for Bamboo Health, we expect no less. But as ever, what Tom says doesn't just resonate, but brings to life the answer to the question about how busy leaders can and should cultivate a culture of...