by Graeme | Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorised
Since it launched at The Gathering in 2016, the Lasting Difference toolkit and website have been used by many thousands of organisations to transform the way they work – thank you! But many others are still struggling to find their way towards sustainability....
by Graeme | Sep 6, 2018 | improvement, innovation, sustainability, Uncategorised
In our last blog I explored the importance of innovation and its role in developing a sustainable culture. Once innovative ideas have been generated the next stage is to narrow them down and select the best option. Moving from the phase of divergent thinking to...
by Graeme | Jul 30, 2018 | innovation, Leadership, strategy, sustainability
It has been said that people are innovative, while organisations are less so. The notion of innovation inevitably raises questions for anyone operating in the non-profit world, from ‘is this idea really innovative?’ to ‘how can we find time to innovate?’ We would...
by Graeme | Jun 26, 2018 | capabilities, collaboration, innovation, strategy, sustainability
Here at the Lasting Difference we recognise the importance of collaboration as an activity which supports organisational sustainability. One of the indicators in our Lasting Difference toolkit focuses on this very point ‘Collaboration helps us harness resources and...
by Graeme | May 3, 2018 | strategy, sustainability
Recently published The Local Charity and Community Group Sustainability Report 2017/18 makes for sobering reading. Support organisation Localgiving have undertaken a survey on sustainability over the past three years, so it is possible to start to see trends emerging...
