by Graeme | Jul 20, 2023 | case study, involvement, strategy, systems
Shelter Scotland has committed to a 10-year strategy designed to transform not just the charity, but the housing system and the country. These ambitious goals are grounded in evidence, backed by actions and clear measures of success to which it – and the wider system...
by Graeme | Jan 18, 2023 | capacity, case study, Effectiveness, involvement, sustainability
Dyslexia Scotland might be a small organisation, but it is made up of incredible people – and not just its paid staff. By working with changemakers, the organisation’s new strategy (which we wrote about in a recent newsletter) extends the charity’s reach and...
by Graeme | Sep 15, 2020 | collaboration, involvement, Lasting Impact
This is part 5 of a 7-part series on the Domains of Sustainable Impact. You can start the full series here. 5. Other organisations are more able to respond and take a lead. Provocations: If your aims are achieved, does it matter who achieves them? Are there parts of...
by Graeme | Jan 27, 2020 | capabilities, collaboration, involvement, Leadership
Around a fifth of voluntary sector leaders are currently seeking a new opportunity. Three quarters of non-profit organisations do not have a succession plan in place[1]. In this blog we share the principles and practices of succession planning, one of the four key...
by Graeme | Jan 27, 2020 | involvement, Leadership, paradoxes, Principles
Next month we’ll share a free new resource to help nonprofit leaders and their organisations. ‘Lasting Leadership’ builds on some simple principles, set out below. It features four capabilities, introduced at the foot of this page. We’ll...
by Graeme | Jan 26, 2018 | impact, income, innovation, involvement
This year’s Gathering marks our fifth birthday as a full time enterprise and the second anniversary the Lasting Difference’s launch. We’ve made lots of progress, not least with 3500+ copies of the toolkit being used and supported by charities,...
