by Graeme | Mar 6, 2018 | impact, improvement, innovation, sustainability
We’re delighted to announce that Laura Lebec has joined us to lead our work and learning on all things sustainability. Newly appointed as our Lasting Difference Development Manager, she has lots of fresh ideas for improving the toolkit, website and user...
by Graeme | Jan 26, 2018 | impact, income, innovation, involvement
This year’s Gathering marks our fifth birthday as a full time enterprise and the second anniversary the Lasting Difference’s launch. We’ve made lots of progress, not least with 3500+ copies of the toolkit being used and supported by charities,...
by Graeme | Oct 2, 2017 | capabilities, impact, improvement, income, innovation, involvement
Sported have developed a comprehensive model of capacity and sustainability. ‘The Frisbee’ helps the organisation and its members to plan – and evidence the impact of – capacity building support. It’s very cool, and here’s why. First of all, it looks good! The...
by terry | Sep 2, 2017 | impact, Principles, strategy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The principles and paradoxes of sustainability One of the core principles of sustainability is that it is about more than just money. Finance is only one of the sustainability challenges faced by not-for-profit organisations – and...
by terry | Sep 2, 2017 | impact, income, involvement, Principles
Sustainability is a growing concern for third sector organisations. Demand on services continues to increase, resources continue to dwindle. How can we talk about third sector sustainability in this context? It’s time to be clear what sustainability means and to...
by terry | Sep 2, 2017 | capabilities, impact, improvement, income, innovation, involvement, Principles
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When we began researching sustainability in non-profit organisations, it seemed like a potentially limitless subject. It could potentially involve anything to do with running any organisation! We didn’t want to rewrite the rulebook...
