Is Your Charity’s Governance More FIFA or PQASSO?

  Over the last few weeks I have been thinking a lot about governance and, in particular, the governance that I see in the charities and other organisations that I deal with, and that I read about. Governance is so important, and the success and future of your...

How Do You Navigate The Clouds?

 Travelling to and from a recent family holiday in Fuerteventura, I watched as we gained altitude in the plane, and as we began to come down to land. It struck me how clearly you could see the land below at low height – and how clear the sky was when we were at our...

Make Sure Your Charity Is Compliant

As we come toward the end of the financial year, I thought it would be helpful to remind you of a few things that your charity needs to be thinking of in preparation for some changes that are coming in. 1. Year End Accounts All charities and churches, registered or...

Keeping Yourself Fit For Purpose

I read an interesting article recently about a large, well known charity in the UK. This charity has grown hugely over the last few years, helped by the fact that it has been awarded millions of pounds from the UK government towards its work as well as from other...

The Changing of a Team

So, our family has changed recently with the arrival of a new foster daughter. This is the biggest change in our family since the arrival of our adopted daughter nearly 7 years ago. It moves us from a settled, comfortable state to working out new roles and routines....