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Tim Glynne-Jones

Dec 13, 2019, 11:32 AM

Whose eyes are we looking through? Top tips for developing organisational success with major donors

One of the most powerful game-changers for an organisation serious about major…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Aug 30, 2019, 9:30 AM

Government puts up £30m for 5G projects

The Government’s pledge to roll out 5G to the UK’s rural communities has been…

David Saint

Aug 30, 2019, 9:30 AM

Christian distinctiveness: an aid to fundraising, or a hindrance?

Action Planning has worked with hundreds of Christian charities and churches…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Aug 23, 2019, 9:30 AM

New round of community funding from Power to Change

A grant fund worth £60,000 has been made available to charities across the South…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Aug 16, 2019, 11:00 AM

New grant fund for community projects across the South

A grant fund worth £60,000 has been made available to charities across the South…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Aug 2, 2019, 9:29 AM

The Times 2019 Christmas Appeal opens for applications

Charities can now apply to be part of The Times’ 2019 Christmas Appeal. The…

David Loxton

Jul 25, 2019, 8:00 AM

New Fundraising Code of Practice – Good news, and a helpful reminder

The Fundraising Regulator has released a new Code of Practice that takes effect…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jul 25, 2019, 8:00 AM

Climate change initiatives to receive £100m National Lottery funding

Organisations involved in tackling climate change will soon be able to apply for…

Sean Tully

Jul 25, 2019, 8:00 AM

Church capital appeals - how to improve your chances

One of Action Planning’s regular training seminars, the event focussed on how…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jul 19, 2019, 9:30 AM

Extra time to apply for The Big Give Christmas Challenge

The UK’s biggest online match funding campaign, The Christmas Challenge from The…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jul 19, 2019, 8:00 AM

Connected Communities to match fund London projects

Local community projects in London are being offered the opportunity to apply…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jul 5, 2019, 8:00 AM

GSK IMPACT Awards supporting health and wellbeing charities in 2020

Nesta Challenges is inviting charities and social enterprises to bid for grants…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 27, 2019, 8:00 AM

Nesta Challenges puts up £1m to tackle social isolation through technology

Nesta Challenges is inviting charities and social enterprises to bid for grants…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 27, 2019, 8:00 AM

National Heritage fund to hand out £100m over three years

UK heritage organisations are being invited to apply for grants worth £5million…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 20, 2019, 8:00 AM

Nationwide offers housing project grants in Northern Ireland

The Nationwide Building Society is awarding grants of between £10,000 and…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 20, 2019, 8:00 AM

New funding available for community green energy projects

The Government’s Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) is inviting new community…

David Bull

Jun 18, 2019, 8:00 AM

Leadership teams: you can’t do it all by yourself!

If you are a charity CEO, you know you can’t do it all by yourself. Which is why…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 18, 2019, 8:00 AM

Futures for Women: The Next Episode

Back in January we published a case study on our work with Futures For Women,…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 13, 2019, 8:00 AM

Discounted housing grant scheme unveiled

Getting together to give is not new. People have acted collectively to donate…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 13, 2019, 8:00 AM

Co-op Foundation invites funding applications from Welsh community groups

Community groups in Wales have two more weeks to apply for funding from the new…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 13, 2019, 8:00 AM

Government opens fund to reduce food waste

Organisations that help to cut food waste by redistributing surplus food to…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 13, 2019, 8:00 AM

Lloyds open last round of Enable grants

Lloyds Bank Foundation has announced its last round of Enable grants, offering…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Jun 13, 2019, 8:00 AM

£5 million fund launched for supporting unpaid carers

A new Carers Innovation Fund has been launched to help finance innovative ways…

Rob John

May 24, 2019, 8:00 AM

Virtuous Circles: collective giving is a powerful way to develop better donors

Getting together to give is not new. People have acted collectively to donate…

Layla Moosavi

May 24, 2019, 8:00 AM

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP: PREPARE TO SUCCEED

As fundraisers, we all know how difficult it is to get through the door of a…

Eleanor Mitchell

Apr 16, 2019, 8:00 AM

Management: what, why, and how to do it

While management is often described as the coordination and organisation of…

David Saint

Apr 16, 2019, 8:00 AM

Action Planning Associates: introducing Mark Goldring

Action Planning has an extensive team of outstanding and highly-experienced…

Sally Denbigh

Mar 14, 2019, 8:00 AM

Why would anyone be a charity trustee?!

The role carries a lot of responsibility, has legal and financial liabilities,…

Tracy Madgwick

Feb 14, 2019, 8:00 AM

Managing Underperformance

Managing people’s performance is one of the key issues facing any charity. After…

Karen Morton

Jan 17, 2019, 8:00 AM

Awaydays: Holding the Space

New Year is the perfect time to ‘health check’ not just ourselves, but our…

David Kirby

Jan 17, 2019, 8:00 AM

Trading Subsidiaries: Using one, or think you should be?

Recent developments have affected the way in which payments from a trading…

David Saint

Dec 13, 2018, 8:00 AM

You Can't Tickle Yourself!

Interviewed at the recent Christian Resources Exhibition, Chairman David Saint…

Sally Denbigh

Dec 13, 2018, 8:00 AM

Charity at Christmas

Working in the voluntary sector, we spend most of our time thinking about and…

David Bull

Nov 8, 2018, 8:00 AM

Protective Organisational Culture

In the wake of the recent crisis in the International Development sector…

Fiona Lewis

Nov 8, 2018, 8:00 AM

What Is A Content Strategy, And Do You Need One?

Online content is the most cost-effective way to reach large numbers of people.…

Felicia Willow

Oct 9, 2018, 8:00 AM

Employing Trustees: Navigating The Minefield

One of your charity Trustees (or ex-Trustees) may seem like the perfect…

Sally Denbigh

Oct 9, 2018, 8:00 AM

Salaries and Benchmarking

Determining the appropriate salary for a job is not always easy, and also of…

Oct 9, 2018, 8:00 AM

Are you a Charity That Helps Women Enter the Workplace?

Are you a charity that helps women enter the workplace? If so, you may wish to…

Layla Moosavi

Sep 13, 2018, 8:00 AM

Marketing And Communications In Small Charities

Marketing and Communications in small charities has its own particular…

Sally Denbigh

Aug 9, 2018, 8:00 AM

Finding and Recruiting the Hottest New Candidates

It’s August, it’s Summer and it’s too hot to be thinking about recruitment.…

Emily Petty

Aug 9, 2018, 8:00 AM

Building Meaningful Lifelong Relationships with Supporters

What does relationship fundraising look like in today’s world? And how should…

Sally Denbigh

Jul 5, 2018, 10:41 AM

Legacy fundraising: don’t leave it to luck!

Legacies are an important source of funding, yet more than half of charitable…

David Saint

Mar 21, 2018, 10:41 AM

Where are the Visionaries?

Charities pride themselves on making a difference, yet so often we seem to get…

David Saint

Mar 14, 2018, 10:41 AM

The answer’s Yes. What’s the question?

Action Planning gets asked to help with an extraordinarily diverse range of…

Lucinda Shaw

Mar 14, 2018, 10:41 AM

Focussing on People rather than Performance will get you to Excellence

Almost every organisation will say that its people are its greatest asset. And…

David Saint

Feb 8, 2018, 10:41 AM

Procurement Obscurement?

Does your Procurement Department always get you the best deal? We share some…

Felicia Willow

Feb 8, 2018, 10:41 AM

Five Indications of Failing Trustee Boards

Poor trustees – always being bashed these days! But these observations, from an…

David Saint

Feb 8, 2018, 10:41 AM

Recruiting your first fundraiser

If your organisation is planning to employ a fundraiser for the first time, here…

Robin Hamilton

Feb 8, 2018, 10:41 AM

Learning lessons from Oxfam - To disclose or not to disclose? That is the question.

It is sad to see so many media outlets and commentators jumping on the…

David Saint

Feb 8, 2018, 10:41 AM

How to diversify income

Any organisation that is dependent on one source for more than 30% of its income…

David Saint

Dec 5, 2017, 10:41 AM

Governance – what could possibly go wrong?

The Charity Commission recently reviewed their ‘problem cases’, and came up with…

David Saint

Dec 5, 2017, 10:41 AM

How to recruit trustees

Perhaps we should start with ‘how not to recruit trustees’ – because frankly the…

David Saint

Dec 5, 2017, 10:41 AM

Simple Governance Review – here’s one I prepared earlier!

Andrew Betts, Director of Advantage Africa was very quick off the mark, by…

David Saint

Dec 5, 2017, 10:41 AM

How to Recruit a Chief Executive

We turn our attention to the recruitment of a Chief Executive. But surely…

David Saint

Dec 5, 2017, 10:41 AM

'Preference Diversity' The Essential Team Ingredient

First, what is diversity? Diversity is ‘the fact of many different types of…

David Saint

Dec 5, 2017, 10:41 AM

Downloadable policies – just papering over the cracks?

In our increasingly complex society, we now need an astonishing array of…

David Saint

Dec 5, 2017, 10:41 AM

How to recruit a Fundraising Director

In recent issues we have considered the best approach for recruiting trustees,…

David Saint

Oct 3, 2017, 9:41 AM

The £1.19m answer: Einstein’s Theory of Happiness

I was fascinated to read recently that Einstein’s ‘Theory of Happiness’ had been…

Kate

Oct 3, 2017, 9:41 AM

Managing Reputation - Inoculating Against Crisis

It was Warren Buffet who once said “It takes twenty years to build a reputation…

Gavin

Aug 30, 2017, 10:41 AM

Challenge Events – An Antidote to GDPR - The Great Depression of People Raising (money)

Over the last few years I feel we have been in a ‘great depression’ within the…

David Saint

Aug 30, 2017, 10:41 AM

CV Tips – From The Recruiter’s Perspective

Having recently read 79 applications for one role, and 6 for another, I have…

Tim Glynne-Jones

Aug 30, 2017, 10:41 AM

Website woes? Here’s a solution

When it comes to publicising the work of your charity, a good website is…

David Saint

Aug 30, 2017, 10:41 AM

When the problem is having too much money

This may seem an extraordinary topic to explore in a charity sector newsletter,…

Dave Tyler

Aug 30, 2017, 10:41 AM

Project management? Never heard of it…

I’ve been a professional project manager for over 20 years and freelance for…

Ian

Aug 30, 2017, 10:41 AM

The Value of a Mentor

The most honest feedback I receive in life is after the final whistle is blown…

David Saint

Jul 12, 2017, 10:41 AM

How To Plan A Capital Appeal

For most organisations, major capital projects are not common occurrences – they…

Felicia Willow

Jul 12, 2017, 10:41 AM

Trustee appraisals – have you got yours in place?

The Charity Governance Code recommends that the Boards of all charities – large…

Felicia Willow

Jul 12, 2017, 10:41 AM

Charity crisis: Do you know what to do when something goes wrong?

All of us, obviously, want things to go smoothly at our charity; but what to do…

David Saint

Jul 12, 2017, 10:41 AM

When is it the right time to do a capital appeal feasibility study?

An appeal for a major capital project is not an everyday occurrence for most…

Grants of up to £30,000 for war memorial conservation

Veolia grants for environmental projects

How to overcome the recruitment challenge for faith-based organisations

Meet the Associate: Emily Petty

Reflections on Conference Season

Week 4 - Re-energise: Sometimes we all need to switch off and start again

New vision fund for London’s blind

Toyota funding for disabled sport and activities

Week 3 - Grow: Give your team the confidence to tap into their talents

Match funding for reviving green spaces

New funds for cultural protection in Libya, Syria and Yemen

Week 2 - Reconnect: Overcoming cultural barriers to fundraising

Grants of £50,000 available for church conservation projects

Week 1 - Reboot: Overcoming cultural barriers to fundraising

Windrush Day grants of up to £25,000

Is it worth investing in an interim CEO?

£5.75m tech fund to tackle unemployment

£2m fund for organisations tackling loneliness

Reflections from a church capital appeals workshop

Match Funding for outer London community projects

Children in Need Small Grants round open for spring 2020

£40,000 grants available for healthcare charities

Join us at NCVO/Bates Wells Trustee Conference 2019

We’ve teamed up with Digi-Board™ to solve the governance review conundrum

Places of worship VAT grants extended to 2021

£120,000 in new funding for road safety initiatives

High value prizes for healthy ageing projects

New funding for small international development charities

Leeds community fund invites applications

Applications for £3 million Dream Fund now open

Whose eyes are we looking through? Top tips for developing organisational success with major donors

Government puts up £30m for 5G projects

Christian distinctiveness: an aid to fundraising, or a hindrance?

New round of community funding from Power to Change

New grant fund for community projects across the South

The Times 2019 Christmas Appeal opens for applications

New Fundraising Code of Practice – Good news, and a helpful reminder

Climate change initiatives to receive £100m National Lottery funding

Church capital appeals - how to improve your chances

Extra time to apply for The Big Give Christmas Challenge

Connected Communities to match fund London projects

GSK IMPACT Awards supporting health and wellbeing charities in 2020

Nesta Challenges puts up £1m to tackle social isolation through technology

National Heritage fund to hand out £100m over three years

Nationwide offers housing project grants in Northern Ireland

New funding available for community green energy projects

Leadership teams: you can’t do it all by yourself!

Futures for Women: The Next Episode

Discounted housing grant scheme unveiled

Co-op Foundation invites funding applications from Welsh community groups

Government opens fund to reduce food waste

Lloyds open last round of Enable grants

£5 million fund launched for supporting unpaid carers

Virtuous Circles: collective giving is a powerful way to develop better donors

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP: PREPARE TO SUCCEED

Management: what, why, and how to do it

Action Planning Associates: introducing Mark Goldring

Why would anyone be a charity trustee?!

Managing Underperformance

Awaydays: Holding the Space

Trading Subsidiaries: Using one, or think you should be?

You Can't Tickle Yourself!

Charity at Christmas

Protective Organisational Culture

What Is A Content Strategy, And Do You Need One?

Employing Trustees: Navigating The Minefield

Salaries and Benchmarking

Are you a Charity That Helps Women Enter the Workplace?

Marketing And Communications In Small Charities

Finding and Recruiting the Hottest New Candidates

Building Meaningful Lifelong Relationships with Supporters

Legacy fundraising: don’t leave it to luck!

Where are the Visionaries?

The answer’s Yes. What’s the question?

Focussing on People rather than Performance will get you to Excellence

Procurement Obscurement?

Five Indications of Failing Trustee Boards

Recruiting your first fundraiser

Learning lessons from Oxfam - To disclose or not to disclose? That is the question.

How to diversify income