All Blog articles
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Stand up and be counted
By David Pritchard .
On 12 February 2014.
Charity impact reports are invariably full of nice data (“vanity statistics”) and good stories.
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Do we need a paradigm shift in the charity sector?
By Tris Lumley.
On 11 February 2014.
The question of who we—individuals and organisations working in the charity sector—ultimately serve appears at face value to be rhetorical.
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How fundraising became cost free
By Cecilie Hestbaek.
On 7 February 2014.
As a sector we need to acknowledge that it costs money to make money, and we shouldn’t be ashamed of it.
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Choosing the right tools for the job
By Ellen Harries.
On 6 February 2014.
You need the right tools to do the job, which means putting in some important ground work before committing to a particular impact tool, system or scale.
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Debunking Gates
By Catherine Glew.
On 4 February 2014.
Perhaps our favourite philanthropist could also learn a thing or two from our experience of the UK voluntary sector.
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Taking on the leadership challenge
By Tris Lumley.
On 3 February 2014.
As a sector, we need to focus on both the demand and supply sides of good impact practice—on leadership and culture, as well as on tools and good practice.
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Evidence athletics
By James Noble.
On 30 January 2014.
In addition to ‘standards of evidence’. we suggest some more basic principles for charities to think about when collecting and reporting evidence.
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Off with the kid gloves
By Sue Wixley.
On 30 January 2014.
Charities shouldn’t expect to be ‘handled with kid gloves simply because they are charities and therefore inherently good.’
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Good governance in practice
By David Bull.
On 27 January 2014.
Charity governance is often subject to criticism, but what really goes on behind boardroom doors remains a mystery to many.
Good ideas, effective research, independent thinking.