UK charities and ‘The Overhead Myth’

Sorry that this blog has been a bit quiet for the last few weeks. I’ve been busy moving house and starting my new job as a marketing and digital communications consultant. I’ve got some great projects in the pipeline and am working with some fabulous people. It is...

We need to talk about leadership

Last week an article in Third Sector about leadership caught my eye. In it Geraldine Kilbride, a business psychologist and leadership behaviour specialist from London Business School, warned charities that their leadership is a decade behind the private sector....

Childsi and Open Fundraising collaborate on mobile giving

Apologies for disappearing off the map for a bit. Our baby girl was born a few weeks ago. As a new mum, Childsi’s cause resonates even more strongly with me (I’ve been a huge fan of their work for a while). Childsi help abandoned babies in Uganda. They’ve also built...

Digital: a core competency for all charity staff?

Last week I blogged for The Guardian Voluntary Sector Network about the launch of Lasa’s Charity Digital Survey. Alongside the Digital: what every charity leader should know report (which I also worked on with the Lasa technology team) I wanted to research...

Is your charity looking for trustees?

I’ve been really inspired by all the great stuff going on during Trustees Week . It’s reminded me how being a trustee is a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills and make a difference, and how charities can benefit enormously from trustees’ experience and...