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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 … Continue reading Resources available to help you through coronavirus and beyond

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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 … Continue reading 21 Key Performance Indicators Nonprofit Management Needs to Track

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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 … Continue reading Go Slow To Go Fast

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

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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 and in … Continue reading Ask gently

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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; … Continue reading Love in the time of COVID-19: How empathy can strengthen a business