Charities update – Bates Wells A straightforward and useful piece on governance from specialist charity lawyers looking at five topical areas that we are certainly seeing in our work. Good material for an autumn board away day. DIY governance review Refreshing your constitution How and when to delegate The chair and chief executive Managing board…
The next big challenge: Confronting the cost of living crisis A useful summary of how the cost of living challenge is shaping up from NPC. Whilst it is mostly aimed at funders it is helpful to have the key information in one place and there is also some advice for how charities should look to…
Charity ethics All we all watch the damage that unethical behaviour inflicts it seems like a good time to signpost the NCVO’s Ethical Principles framework for charities which is centred on four principles Beneficiaries first Integrity Openness Right to be safe Changes to the annual return to the Charity Commission – have your say The…
Early childhood inequality Latest piece of research from the IFS Deaton Review. Designing for diversity Really interesting set of ideas around physical access. It is an international selection so some of the language is not as inclusive as we would choose – always interesting to notice when language jarrs and what that tells us. Charities…
The Metaverse A new report on the Metaverse from McKinsey that acts as good primer, albeit one in corporate language. We need a radical rethink of how we recruit and retain people – PwC Money will always be a major consideration, but organisations need to get more creative, more radical and a lot braver in…
Mapping creative clusters in rural England New research looking at creative clusters in rural, as opposed to urban, settings. The overriding significance of this new research is that it establishes that rural clusters exist across England and that the factors behind clustering do not differ from urban settings, hence policy interventions could have a significant…
Reframing management as a service to your team A short blog and a big idea. Collaboration, innovation and digital transformation: transforming the charity volunteer experience – 8th June An event (online and in person) with the Chief Executives of Girlguiding and the Scouts looking at how they are working together to transform the experiences…
What the Queen’s speech means for the social sector The lack of new detail in some areas could lead some to dismiss the speech as old news. However, with some big structural shifts, and a teaser of more announcements on the way, charities should be keeping their eyes off the robes and on the detail…
Managers, what are you doing about change exhaustion? Great suggestions for four ways to reduce change exhaustion Pause to acknowledge change, and the discomfort that comes with it Adopt the mantra, ‘I am a person who is learning ______’ Make a plan from which you will deviate Invest in rituals On Tyranny: twenty lessons from…
UK economic outlook PwC have just issued their new economic outlook report – not a fun read but essential for anyone working on/reviewing financial projections (and yes, this is one of Susan’s) Depending on the scenario, we expect UK GDP growth to average between 2.8% – 3.8% this year, compared to a previous consensus GDP…
Do we still need teams? Thought provoking piece about the costs of making ’true teams’ work in our current context and how an alternative model – ‘co-acting groups’ – might work. Co-acting groups represent a loose confederation of employees who dip in and out of collaborative interactions as a project or initiative unfolds. Gresham College…
The case for having no goals in life… Some of this certainly made me rethink! Not sure it’s always an either/or but alignment of goals and processes makes sense to me. Commit to a process, not a goal. Record decline in consumer sentiment It’s not pretty reading I’m afraid…PwC highlights the slide in consumer sentiment…
Can’t imagine why some of these have a funding focus this week! Open and trusting grant making More of this please – if they’re not already members you might want to mention it to grant makers you know. Increasing cultural opportunity everywhere Some thoughtful points from Richard Watts. Do check out the People Make it…