Running a Charity

What does being a charity trustee entail?

Many charities also desire trustees that have certain skillsets on their board, to help plug any skills gaps between volunteers...

Desperation sees charity scams increase

It’s naïve to think that crime doesn’t impact the third sector. In this article, I’m not referring to internal fraud...

Volunteer boundaries

In this economy, with a number of retirees returning to work, just so that they can pay their bills, volunteers are becoming a rarity.

Unnecessary layers…

I’m suggesting that there are too many layers of management in the third sector. There's very little left for the people at the bottom.

Direct Debit donations

With how fast tech is developing us into a cashless society, it's no surprise notes and coins are becoming the way of the dodo with payments

What the country needs is stability

One of the many fallouts from the country’s precarious political position is that we’re experiencing one of the worst cost-of-living crises

What does it mean to be a business’s Charity of The Year?

The charity benefits from a higher profile and more credibility via the business’s network. It typically received a financial boost

TikTok: an underused tool for charities?

Every charity must have an online presence, but how many tiktokers have donated money or volunteered for their causes?

Third sector recruitment: it’s all or nothing (unfortunately)

You’d imagine, if the job market is weighted towards candidates (which it absolutely appears to be at the moment), you’d make any vacancy..

The recognition of privilege

I recently met someone who had worked in the same role within the third sector for a whole decade, which involved giving advice..

Are we approaching crunch time?

Over the years, many good causes have stepped in to fill gaps in frontline services; however, their help and support isn’t infinite.

What’s meant by ‘lived experience’?

If you’re someone who’s been in their shoes and come through the other side, you will have a solution that clearly worked.