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Plan for recovery now.
You are invited to a virtual meeting of minds to share ideas and ask for advice on how to plan for your charity's recovery post lockdown. This meeting is intended for Trustees and CEOs of small to medium-sized charities who would like to; sense check their ideas around charity recovery hear from other people in the same position be challenged and supported Book...
Code of Conduct for a virtual meeting
As we move to hold more meetings, it is helpful to have some guidelines for attending and chairing virtual meetings to ensure that these are productive and that everyone feels that they are able to participate and input into the items for discussion so that clear communication and outcomes will be achieved. The same levels of courtesy should be...
Successful remote team working.
Working remotely was once seen as a “perk” however, with the current crisis we are finding it a necessity. Although there are benefits to remote working being thrown into has some additional challenges. For those managing and caring for a team the question of how to keep them engaged and aligned with your charitable efforts is forefront. Here are four tips...
Don’t get overwhelmed by the current crisis have a management strategy
12 Steps to support and lead your charity The Coronavirus pandemic is a crisis for us all, not least small charities. The challenge is how do you keep your charity on track when it feels like all of the focus is on the virus. Having a crisis management strategy that is simple and effective will reassure everyone that action is being...
How you can use remote working tools to improve your productivity wherever you are.
This great blog by Ed Gould of CarswellGould is timely and very helpful for all of us faced with teams remote working during the Covid-19 outbreak. Good client-agency relationships benefit from a mutual value of efficiency, clarity and communication. At our marketing communications agency, we work with people from all over the world and partner a multitude of...
Challenges and recommendations on charity governance.
Challenges to improving governance 1. Articulating a clear purpose and vision for the charity to focus and direct decision making. 2. Clear responsibility and ownership for critical matters within the Trustee Board. 3. The need for Charity Trustee Board members to have appropriate diversity of skills, thought and experience to provide effective leadership 4. Training of Charity Trustee Board members on matters tailored...
Building effective Trustee Boards
If you are a charity trustee or have been one I am sure you are as interested as I am in what makes an effective board. Every charity is different, every trustee is different and effective boards will look different in every organisation. Good governance comes from getting the balance between extremes, good...
UK benevolent funds hand out £216m as hardship grows.
As Chair of Trustees for both The Association of Charitable Organisation and the Smallwood Trust I was delighted to see the following article in The Guardian at the weekend. Return of pre-welfare state charities created to help struggling ‘gentlefolk’ as people fall through safety net. Benevolent funds – many created on a...