Business partners overloaded with data? Reshape Insights and Analytics for Sensemaking!

Business and marketing leaders are continuing to invest in data programmes because they recognize the tremendous power of data. Insights and Analytics leaders have always known about the power of data, but now the secret’s out. Data is not just for researchers and analysts to dig around in anymore – it’s for everyone! Businesses are […]

Secure more funding – Charity Excellence Framework

On 15th June 2020, I took part in the first PyroTalks NanoConference and presented ResourceRush – a six minute run through resources to help you through the current pandemic. Here is part 2 of the key resources shared. The Charity Excellence Framework is a comprehensive online resource to provide you with the tools to create […]

Resources available to help you through coronavirus and beyond

On 15th June 2020, I took part in the first PyroTalks NanoConference and presented ResourceRush – a six minute run through resources to help you through the current pandemic. Here is part 1 of the key resources shared. It wouldn’t be fair to run through a list of resources without referencing the big three charity […]

21 Key Performance Indicators Nonprofit Management Needs to Track

When it comes to determining how efficiently your nonprofit operates, there’s nothing quite as helpful as a large pool of accurate, relevant performance indicators that can objectively show you exactly how well you’re doing. But sometimes, it can be tough to figure out exactly what measurements your organization needs in order to identify where your […]

Go Slow To Go Fast

The phrase resonates as a critical tool for project management. It is about client engagement, taking the time to scope projects with transparency – agreeing what isn’t in scope in order to create clarity about what is, minimizing assumptions, creating risk logs with agreed mitigation and contingency factors, managing performance of a project team. The […]

How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent

Do you get to the end of the day and feel that you’ve met your most pressing deadlines but haven’t accomplished anything that’s fundamentally important? You’re hardly alone. In a series of studies recently published in the Journal of Consumer Research, people typically chose to complete tasks that had very short deadlines attached to them, […]

9 Free Marketing Strategy Templates

A well-defined marketing strategy sets the overall plan for how you will reach your target market and explain the impact of your fundraising campaign. Establishing your strategy is key to ensuring the campaigns you launch and the activities you manage will deliver the best results. Strategy templates are a great way to capture and communicate […]

Ask gently

How do we decide whether it’s right to ask for donations right now? Maybe we look to the past…The impact of the economic crash has been cited as evidence that we should keep on asking. But Covid is different. Never have so many people been affected to such an extent, so quickly, across all sectors […]

Love in the time of COVID-19: How empathy can strengthen a business

Often derided as being of little tangible value, with the very term ‘soft skill’ being viewed as laughable, empathy is not always considered vital to business activity. But in reality, empathy packs a punch that few might expect, and can actually help to strengthen a business. Compassion and understanding can help put employees at ease; […]

Staying Engaged During COVID-19

A time of crisis isn’t the time to ask what alumni can do for you. It’s time to support and connect with your community. David Jenkins shares some innovative ideas designed to stimulate your thinking during difficult times. https://www.socius.ch/post/staying-engaged-during-covid-19