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...
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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
3 min read
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? Vlog
This 10 minute vlog looks at the dominance of membership schemes in environmental charities and set out why it is such a bad idea for all...
Joe Saxton
11 min read
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
9 min read
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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Key performance measures for a board of trustees September 2022
This exhilarating new vlog builds on Joe Saxton's years of experience in boards to look at the different areas that trustees should be...
Joe Saxton
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How to raise awareness of your charity or non- profit
A seven minute overview of how to raise awareness for your charity from getting the right names to making sure you are in it for the long...
Joe Saxton
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Creating an effective board August 2022
A vlog setting out the four challenges of creating an effective trustee board, with lots of examples and ideas about how to make it work...
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