Future charity chair research from Centre for Charity Effectiveness
This research identifies the need for more leadership development for Chairs and for greater promotion of the role as one to aspire to as well as highlighting the weak pipeline for chairs.
Voluntary sector hustings see united opposition on Tory plans to mandate volunteering
Volunteering in its very nature, isn’t volunteering if its mandated. Any type of forced participation is not only off-putting for people, it can also prevent them from building a love of giving their time to the causes that matter to them. We know people who do volunteer, get so much out of it, so instead we want to see politicians support our vision for a long-term plan to motivate and inspire people to give something back.
Sarah Elliott (formerly Vibert), CEO of NCVO
Research Matters latest newsletter
The latest from the Social Research Association – love the piece where qualitative researchers have sent messages to quantitative researchers.
Flipping the financial script
An argument for presenting financial information differently – not sure Susan is convinced but it is good to see the debate.
The world of competitive Excel eSports
Who knew! Dawn is full of awe for the Excel whizzes out there.
Concrete Dreams: Just Can’t Get Enough: firstsite at Colchester
Presented 75 years after Basildon in Essex was designated a New Town, ‘Concrete Dreams: Just Can’t Get Enough’ reflects on the influence of the Britain’s post-war new town movement on cultural identity, and the impact of policy decisions on individual lives.
Questions, questions…
How can we work outside more to benefit from connecting with nature/our environment?
How can we build in time to reflect and think so we can both learn and build the future?
How do we find time and energy to do horizon scanning well?