by Megan Thorn | May 16, 2017 | All blog posts, Donations, Fundraising, Marketing and Communication
Last updated May 16, 2017 Your How-To Guide to Street Appeals For decades Street Appeals have proven to be a successful fundraising activity for many non-profit organisations, and it seems that even in a largely cashless society, organisations who ‘shake the bucket’...
by Megan Thorn | May 11, 2017 | All blog posts, Volunteering
Last updated May 11, 2017 Long before organised charities existed, people would volunteer in their own communities helping friends and neighbours simply ‘do life’. Then, as society evolved and populations expanded, organised groups appeared and locals pitched in to...
by Megan Thorn | May 5, 2017 | All blog posts, Non-Profit Management, Training, Volunteering
Last updated May 5, 2017 If you are responsible for training staff or volunteers, you’ll know how disruptive it can be when one person keeps butting in, side-chatting or arguing with everything you say. In most cases, the rest of your participants are feeling just as...
by Megan Thorn | Apr 24, 2017 | All blog posts, Governance
Last updated October 12, 2018 Being on a Board of Trustees can be both challenging and demanding, as well as rewarding. However, sometimes you can end up with a trustee that stays on a bit too long. There are lots of reasons people may not want to go, but here are...
by Megan Thorn | Apr 24, 2017 | All blog posts, Fundraising, Social Enterprise
Last updated April 24, 2017 The term Social Enterprise has become wildly popular over the last few years, and is regularly referred to as a business model in both the non-profit and for-profit worlds. However, google a definition for Social Enterprise and you’ll...
