All charity trustees need to reflect on Ian Macquillin’s Third Sector Article and particularly they need to reflect on Don Pallota’s 2013 Ted Talk.
Having listened to this again recently I wonder how many organisations generating social impact feel their work lacks sufficient investment. It is the Development Director and Fundraiser’s job, and the Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Investment Director’s role to grow a fundraising strategy and business plan that is shared with all and supported by the governance of the organisation. This happens too infrequently in many charities and particularly in educational charities.
All schools should be participating in community investment initiatives and seeking to resource the raising of funds – see my top tips for sources of funds
I continue to advocate a strategic review of the social impact outcomes of the education sector with this role being brought into inspection evaluation thus assessing the effectiveness of every school’s social impact within its community
Recently there has been a comment that 4 in 10 think charity funds should not be spent on campaigning.
Those 4 should listen to Don Palotta’s Ted Talk.
For charities to continue and develop their great work they must have overheads. The trick is to manage the speed of growth and the overheads. Be careful about deciding to attract government funding as a ‘halo is so swiftly a noose’ for organisations becoming over dependent on this adversarial and fickle cauldron in which the Third Sector works
