Strategy blog 5:Interesting nuggets from the strategy survey
Our strategy survey has a whole range of interesting info, and all detail is available in our powerpoint presentation available here. But...
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My life in five start-ups benefiting charities
Sandwiches for Save the Whales As a 14-year-old I got heavily into Save the Whales and decide to raise some money. I went to boarding...
Joe Saxton
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Strategy blog 4: the components of a strategic plan
Welcome This is the fourth in the series of blogs from Heyheyjoe looking at strategy in charities and non-profits. The previous three...
Samiksha Rai
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Mastering the Art of Storytelling: Our top ten charity video picks
Introduction Videos are a key part of social media and how people absorb information about the world. With the rise of tik tok, shorters...
Joe Saxton
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Strategy blog 3: Ten things to do in preparing a new strategy
Welcome This is the third in the series of blogs from Heyheyjoe looking at strategy in charities and non-profits. The previous two blogs...
Joe Saxton
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10 fascinating nuggets to notice about our google charity search report
1. Searches for Ukraine, particularly the terms volunteer and donate in various different forms spiked for about a month after the...
Joe Saxton
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Strategy blog 2: What is a strategy and why are they important for charities?
Introduction This blog is part of a series of blogs and research about charities and strategies. This one looks at what a strategy is,...
Joe Saxton
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What’s in a Name?
Teasing out the key issues if a charity wants to change their name Introduction This paper is designed to look at some of the issues...
Joe Saxton
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The superpowers of charities:
The seven superpowers that help charities punch above their weight by Joe Saxton How do charities do the maximum amount of good with...
Joe Saxton
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Strategy blog 1: briefing on strategy and strategic planning
What is a strategic plan? Maps out the key aims of an organisation and shows the overall direction the organisation wishes to take over a...
Joe Saxton
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High five: Part 1 of 2
Five big ways that the world of media has changed since the new millennium Introduction Twenty years ago I had just finished as Director...
Joe Saxton
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Why are environmental charities obsessed with membership?
Is the reliance of environmental charities on membership limiting its success? Introduction This analysis looks at the fact that...
Samiksha Rai
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Influential friends?How much do MPs promote charities via their websites and Twitter feeds?
Samiksha Rai and Joe Saxton September 2022 Introduction Some charities have come in for a tough time from politicians in recent years –...
Joe Saxton
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The challenges of creating an effective trustee board
A trusted role: The challenges of creating an effective trustee board Introduction This document is an attempt to pull together some of...
Joe Saxton
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Five things any trustee can do to be more effective.
Making a difference: Five things any trustee can do to be more effective. Introduction Its not easy being a humble trustee, when you...
Joe Saxton
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Twenty performance measures that every charity should be monitoring
A charity board will usually monitor finances. But just measuring finances is a bit like just measuring the pulse and heart rate of an...
Joe Saxton
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The thirteen roles of a charity chair
It is now over 15 years since I first became chair of a charity, and nearly 30 years since I first became a trustee of a charity. Over...
Joe Saxton
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A Job Lot Part 1
Nuggets of wisdom for the world of work. Introduction I started my first proper job at Oxfam in the Eighties. Many years later my own...
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