I am always surprised by the New Year – time passes so quickly and it is hard to believe that one year has ended when it seems like only a […]

I am working on a couple of big partnership projects at the moment, both with their own challenges, and so I have been pondering the pros and cons of partnership […]

Lots of funders ask you to identify a need for your project and, often, this is linked to local deprivation. We all know that deprived communities have multiple needs – […]

I spent an amazing day on Tuesday exploring the Lower Derwent Valley in Derbyshire with one of the DerwentWISE project leaders. DerwentWISE is a Heritage Lottery Fund Landscape Partnerships Programme […]

I got some fantastic news from the Heritage Lottery Fund yesterday. I can’t say any more at this stage (the grants have not been publicly announced yet) but what I […]

I think in many ways we can be sure that summer is over. Outside it feels very autumnal. The mornings are cold, not quite frosty but there is a definite […]

I love the tips in this Guardian article about how voluntary sector organisations can improve the workplace without busting the all-important annual budget. Charities can get a lot of criticism […]

Four years ago, when I first started working freelance I set up a blog on my website. My intention was that I would use this to update the world about […]

With a new series of Bake Off kicking off last night, it feels like an appropriate time to share this great infographic which I came across recently. I see so […]