Charitable trusts and foundations are a lifeline for millions of not-for-profits. I’m lucky enough to work with a few. For the past two years, I’ve contributed to the Leathersellers’ Foundation’s annual review, writing about some of the recipients of their [...]
Want to improve your charity’s storytelling? I have an idea… Well, I have a few ideas, so I popped them into this little book: Storytelling for Impact Aiming to demystify storytelling, this ‘Speed Read’, published by the Directory of Social [...]
This blog was published on the Directory of Social Change’s website. When you’re making decisions, do you tend to go with your head or your heart? Emotion or logic? You might think the answer depends on the situation or even [...]
You’ve had a great idea for a new event, campaign or communication. It’s going well until too many people get involved. Before you know it, your expert content has been watered down or, worse still, overloaded with inconsistent messages. Here are [...]
CharityComms is the membership network for communications professionals working in UK charities. Every so often I write a blog for their Knowledge Hub on wordy type topics. Here's a selection. Keeping up to date with inclusive language As people who work with [...]
“In 2011, I stepped on a landmine, my legs were blown off, a helicopter came and picked me up. I only just survived." This is photographer Giles Duley during an interview with Rach Allen. He’s demonstrating an important distinction in [...]
