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Proud to be part of the Smallwood Trust
During the pandemic, I am proud to have been the Chair of Trustees of the Smallwood Trust as we decided to address the twin challenges of growing poverty among women and falling income for women-led community groups by accelerating our Community Grant Partnerships. These... read more »
Covid and the cashless society from the perspective of small charities
When I was approached to be on Neil Oliver’s Saturday evening program on GBNews to talk about the pandemic and the cashless society from the perspective of small charities my first thought was to ask some the charities I know what it has meant... read more »
Five Video Ideas for Nonprofits
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that video is becoming more used in the third sector. If you’re a communications officer or in charge of marketing for a charity or nonprofit, you’re likely aware that nonprofits of all... read more »
New Year’s resolution
This year my personal New Year’s resolution is not to buy any new clothes, with the exception of pants, and to make do with what I have or find it in a charity shop. I've made this decision as one of the biggest contributors... read more »
Join The Panasonic Trust as Trustee
The Panasonic Trust is a charitable trust formed in 1984 to mark 10 years of successful manufacturing in the UK. The Trust is the responsibility of the Trustees who are proposed either from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) or from Panasonic, however the... read more »
19 Top Tips for Trustees
The Getting On Board Festival of Trusteeship was stuffed with useful tips for trustees and aspiring trustees. I... read more »
Rosa and Smallwood Trust announce 70 new grants through the Women Thrive Fund
As Chair of Trustees at the Smallwood Trust we are delighted to announce 70 new grants worth £1.9 million, which we made through the Women Thrive Fund in partnership with Rosa. Together, we’re resourcing 70 specialist women’s and girls’ organisations that support women and... read more »
How CEOs manage excessive workload
For Blume I wrote the following article about coping with excessive workload based on my own experiences and on conversations with other chief executives. Running a charity has never been easy, during the COVID19 crisis it has become even harder. How do hard pressed charity... read more »
Supporting people who work in the Charity Sector.
We are all disappointed by yet another lockdown but with the role out of the vaccine, there is hope for a better 2021. However, for many people, there have been devastating changes. Working in the charity sector I have seen the impact the pandemic has had... read more »
Opportunity to shadow Smallwood Board member.
The Smallwood Trust is committed to exploring new ways to help bring equality, diversity and inclusion into all of our work to support our goal of ending gendered poverty. Having recently increased the skills, perspective and diversity of the Board by appointing two new members... read more »