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Have you ever taken your car for an MOT, and ended up needing waaaay more work done than you thought? 😳 Yeah, me too. Making sure the car is road-worthy is one thing, but I have also invested more on some of the, technically ‘inessential’ work, that comes recommended by mechanics. To some, it might seem bonkers to fork out for anything beyond the essential – cars are expensive enough to maintain, right?! But, I love cars, and I know that following the expert’s advice will help my car to run more efficiently, and give me better value for money in the long run. Charities are a bit like cars. There are essential needs and practices. There are also inessential practices that completely waste resources. But there is often work to be done within organisations that is perhaps not make-or-break essential, but will ultimately help your charity run more effectively, make your hard-earned funding go further, and make a greater impact on your beneficiaries. When potential clients enquire about working within a particular area of Better Story's expertise, I'll often mention some of our services that help with the bigger picture, like developing for fundraising strategy. You don't have to take us up on the offer, but at least you have our suggestion to help keep you in tip-top condition 🚗 💨 What's your top priority for servicing your charity? #charity #fundraising #communications

3,693 followers can you help us at Freedom Media UK raise £10,000 🌟 I'm just over 10% of the way into the first challenge which is booked for next weekend. Please help with more donations if you can... https://lnkd.in/e74tQQE5 I’m calling on your amazing support to help us reach an important milestone: raising £10,000 for charity before March 2025. Here’s your part of the challenge: if each of you donate just £3, we’ll smash through the target and make a real difference for The Christie Charity 💙 I’ve got 1 exciting event booked, these others could be lined up that I’ll be taking part in, and I’d love for you to get involved every step of the way (pun intended) After you have donated, make a decision on what you want me to do next, all you need to do is just leave a COMMENT... 1️⃣ HILL: Climbing 10 Peaks in a weekend ⏳ 2️⃣ FIRE: Taking on a fiery walk 3️⃣ CAKE: Show off my baking skills in a Charity Bake-Off! 4️⃣ SELL: host a charity auction and let you win some great items 5️⃣ QUIZ: test your knowledge with me hosting a quiz night 6️⃣ RACE : take part in a charity, 5km, 10km, half or marathon? 7️⃣ DIVE: jump out of a plane (with a parachute) 8️⃣ SING: Host a singing karaoke / competition 9️⃣ WASH: car wash (fully clothed and no funny business!) 🔟 FOOD: eating competition Every penny counts, and whether it’s 1 pence or £100, your contribution brings us closer to the goal. Ready to donate or get involved? Let’s do this! 🙌 #Fundraising #CharityChallenge #GiveBack #TogetherWeCan

The thing I was reflecting on recently was, how do you use your time efficiently when leading a charity. This is a balance that has to be drawn-up and aimed to be followed. But conversely, you have to also have flexibility to deal with any unforeseen events. Previous experience highlighted to me, when was the right time to do something yourself, to delegate a task or to find a new person to do the work. I remember making lots of mistakes along the way but eventually I improved. The question I constantly asked myself was – “Does this way help the charity efficiently?” Getting the right person to do the right job, is often complex but it needs to be done to ensure that charity is using its resources effectively. Looking at various charities, the annual accounts shown on the Charity Commission website are sometimes late and I often wonder why this is. Obviously, there are lots of reasons for this but one I suggest is that the leadership does not prioritise this well enough. So, when you are in your charity, ask yourself, "Is what I'm doing today helping our beneficiaries?" The goal must be to help your beneficiaries. Simple but true. #Leadership #Charity #Management

Anyone who knows me and Keep Talking Services knows that we are a "small charity" and haven't been in the game for that long. Here's my promise for what I will do when this is a national service. 💌 "Hay Small charity. I've been looking at our referrals and noticed that we are sending loads your way. Your charity looks amazing! How are things going over there?" 💌 "Hi Alex, great to hear from you. Things are going well I suppose. Of course, struggling to expand and keep up with demand but we are giving our all" 💌 "Hi Small charity, Yeah I completely hear that. When we started off it was a real struggle to get that stability. It's tough out there isn't it? Well look, my team have been saying about how brilliant you guys are and I'm seeing a lot of our referrals being sent to you. What can my organisation and I do to help with that stability?" 💌 "Hi Alex, thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it. We are struggling to get funding to increase capacity. I don't currently take any form of wage and I am trying to juggle the organisation and my work and it's tough you know" 💌 "Hi small charity. Believe me, I do know! I was in the same position as you. Tell you what? Let's grab a coffee and talk about how we can help you. We need to keep you guys hungry because of the fantastic work you're doing in the community. We have a fundraising team? why not get a day with them free of charge? What about training? That can be expensive. I will personally train you and any members of staff for free" That is the type of message that should be sent "Small charities" are everything and rather than overwhelm them we should be doing everything in our power to support them to become stable enough to continue to work. Save this post. I promise you this is exactly the attitude we will uphold for our existence. #WorkTogether #charity #TeamWork #Support

CHARITY Contrary to claims by many people, giving to charity does not keep egos in check. On the contrary, people who give to charity organizations are always bragging about it. The way these people think is that they are superior; therefore, they can give to inferior or less fortunate people. I feel that charity should be practiced within your professional ambit. Pay your workers decent salaries, give them material benefits. Do not exploit them. Follow Lean Management principles to keep the workforce and the management happy. That is charity for me. Giving a certain percentage to nameless faceless charitable projects is equivalent to social drama for me. Besides, the fact that executives from large charities travel first class and stay in luxury hotels while turning up for meetings in the most expensive suits and shoes does not inspire trust.

Where's the ASTOP LIMITED wally? The bearded gentleman (literally) at the front is the founder of the Human-kind charity called godharmic.com . One of those charities that inspires many to pack a punch in delivering social help on hardly any budget. They are running food banks, giving out PPE, serving hot meals, building wells etc from Glasgow to Luton to London to India and beyond. Yesterday I got the secretive call to see if I could join the handful of supporters outside the frontline volunteers greet their special guest earlier today at one of their community support sites in Islington (a very nice charity restaurant and yoga centre called www.omnom.com/.) ASTOP LIMITED have given rent-free space to them in Slough, Hamsptead, Watford, Harrow, Bradford and Rochdale over the years. Space is the biggest hurdle for charities after money. We're just happy to be in the background to help this and over 100 other charities deliver on their varied missions. That's why you will only see my single "thumb-up" sticking out of the head of the founder in this photo. I'll be the first to admit (after my 20-somehting children) that I am not the greatest at photo-bombing or photo taking! Well done Hemal Randerwala Hanuman Dass (Hemal Randerwala) Ram Goyal and the rest of the Go Dharmic family. #esgleadership #esg #esginvesting #esgreporting #esgstrategy #esgratings #esgintegration #esggoals #esgoto #esgdata #esgdisclosure #esgcompliance #esgnews #esgexcellence #esgconsulting #esginsights #esgtraining

Is your charity a canoe or a ocean liner? I've worked in some big charities and now I manage a small one. And I'm here to say that there is a world of difference between the two. When I was in a larger charity things like brand recognition, having well resourced dedicated fundraising and coms teams meant that there was a level of ease around how funding flowed, we could meet all sorts of funders needs because we had capacity to do so. It felt like we were magnets 🧲 But now in a small charity I notice that despite our struggle to attract resources there are things we can do that bigger charities just can't. Like react quickly and decisively when the people we support ask us to, it's the difference between changes of direction in a canoe and an ocean liner. We're nippy, we are creative and we get things done. And the thing is our sector needs both. If you are in a medium or large charity and you want to show support for us little guys have a read of Wayne Murray blog and then get involved in #SmallCharityWeek if you can. Because all you need to do is love small charities. ● L – Listen and Learn: I will learn what small charities do in my neighbourhood ● O – Organise: I will get my community involved with small charities ● V – Volunteer: I will support small charities with my time, voice and money ● E – Engage: I will do a bit more to make my community better. #LoveYourSmallCharity #SmallCharityWeek2024 blog in link.

At the end of #SmallCharityWeek, I've been reflecting that I don't really do enough for small charities. It's embarrassing to say it out loud - especially this week - but I don't really know many small charities in my area. Nor have I worked with many in a freelance capacity, in the past. But that's gonna change. At Charity Freelancer Chat on Wednesday, we had a great time talking about some amazing small charities. A few common themes came out of it: - However we define small charities, there is a huge range within them. - Small charities do vital work - real 'on-the-ground' stuff that directly makes a difference towards people's lives, stuff that larger charities have no hope in achieving. - But, among people who are used to engaging or working with larger charities (and I include myself in this), there is a danger that we romanticise what it must be like working for a small charity, to have that direct connection to the cause and direct impact. People working in small charities have it tough, and are working flat out in an very challenging environment at the moment. - As far as how freelancers and consultants can support small charities, again, there's lot of different ways, but it's important that we remember that sometimes small charities need different support to larger charities. It's so important to actively engage and listen to people working in these charities, rather than making assumptions or just pushing the same old services onto them. The work done by Wayne, Vic, and many others to bang the drum for small charities, has been really inspiring for me. So, today I'm taking responsibility and pledging my support for small charities. I'm going to start by learning more about the charities in my local area, finding out how I can personally support them. And work-wise, I plan to speak to more small charities working in the medical/health space, and hopefully create something with them that is going to help them get across the great work they do. What about you?

Tax Tips Tuesday Charitable Donations Do you give to Charity? Do you have a favourite Charity? 💰 💸 With Ramadan and Purim, two charitable times of year, here's a quick look at how giving to charity can be tax efficient Are you a 'support the animals' 🐶 type of giver, or are other humans 👴 your friend? Do you give to the poor , give to support schools 🏫 or other institutions ⚽ or do you give to improve people's lives in other ways (medical research 🏥 for example) Whichever you do giving charity is a HUGE Mitzvah (good deed). Did you know, the Jewish ✡ people MUST give at least 10% of all they earn to charity? At this time of year it is even more important to donate to charity. Giving to charity not only makes the receiver feel better, but also ourselves. Rightly, or wrongly, giving to charity gives us, the giver, a certain satisfaction too But, did you know, you can get EVEN MORE feel good 😍 factor when you give charity if you pay tax in the UK That's right, Thanks to Sir John Major, if you pay tax HMRC encourage you to give charity by giving you certain benefits/reliefs See the video below to learn more 👇 Any questions, just comment below! If you've learned something new today or you've heard a tax tip from a dodgy source and want some clarity please let me know in the comments! Of course, I’ve been purposely brief. Any questions or for more advice speak to an accountant 👨🏻💼 #Charity #Donate #TaxRelief #GiftAid #GiveBack #TheCyclingAccountant -------------------------------------------- 👋 My name is Ben Rose 🚴♀️ The Cycling Accountant ⚙ Helping YOUR Business keep it's wheels spinning If you liked this post and want to see more Ring that 🔔 on my profile Follow #TheCyclingAccountant and #TaxTipsTuesday And of course, ➕ Connect with me

***Are you looking for a new challenge in 2025 and raising some money for a brilliant cause whilst doing so? Then look no further!*** The Insurance Institute of Ipswich, Suffolk and North Essex would like to raise funds for a cause close our President's heart; Suffolk Mind. Suffolk Mind is a mental health and wellbeing charity, who offer support and advice through their information, advice and local services. You can cover 10km however YOU want by the end of January. You can walk, run, cartwheel, skate - whatever works for you. Do it as one 10km, two 5kms or even ten 1kms. How to sign up: 1. Pay your £10 entry fee to when signing up on our event page: https://lnkd.in/eciPEcGd   2. Travel your 10km YOUR way, before the end of January   3. Send a screenshot from your favourite fitness app or watch, or other evidence that you have completed 10km to [email protected] along with your name and address (so that we can send a medal to you for completing the challenge!).   4. Once the challenge is over, we will send out your well-earned medal. Remember when submitting your evidence to include your postal address so we can send out your memento - this will remain confidential and will not be used for any marketing purposes.   Happy running/walking/jogging!   Note: by sending photos you allow us to use these for promotion of the event.