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When I look outside at the bare leafless fig tree in my garden this winter, I catch myself thinking about charities. Majority of charity CEOs and leaders I work with are standing tall, visibly carrying their vision and passion, but what feels palpable is how stretched and bare (in energy terms) they often are, particularly as we […]

Image source: istock photos I really look forward to this time of the year. There is something about spring that feels inclusive, as though a space opens up for everyone, flowers, plants, tree branches of all shapes, size, form and colour. Something wonderful in how the rays of the sun are touch us all and […]

Image source: istock photos There has been a global storm off late which has been bringing in it’s wake a gamut of emotions but I am grateful for the rustling autumn leaves which have been cushioning the soles of my sometimes shaky feet. The leaves layer on layer, stretching out like a carpet of colours […]

Image source: istock photos Nearly three hundred years ago, some profound words were spoken. However, here we are, still trying to embrace an ideology which supposedly should be common-sensical. “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure“ Benjamin Franklin, 1735 Hundreds of thousands of children and families around us in the UK are […]

Image source: istock photos Volunteers are the backbone of a charity. They are the fuel that powers the engine, and these are not just a bunch of words, I mean them. Recently, I have been working closely with a visionary charity to help them with a review of their volunteer programme, to learn from successes, […]

Image source: istock photos It’s spring time at last, a time of growth and renewal. The flowers are blossoming and the sun is starting to shine, bringing in glimmers of hope. A word that seems to be coming up more and more in my conversations with the not-for-profits I am working with is GROWTH. What […]