by Graeme | Apr 20, 2023 | capacity, case study, collaboration, income, strategy
Action Together are an infrastructure organisation with a belief in the power of collective activity. By investing in local capacity, they actively enhance the sustainability of the sector they serve. In Rochdale, this included working with us to provide support for...
by Graeme | Mar 14, 2023 | case study, impact, income, Leadership, Making a Lasting Difference, strategy, sustainability
Carers Link East Dunbartonshire are faced with a challenge that so many charities can relate to: when you’re full to capacity, how do you make the space to focus on long-term sustainability? It hasn’t been for the want of trying; the team have attended Lasting...
by Graeme | Feb 26, 2019 | collaboration, impact, income, innovation, sustainability
At the 2019 Gathering this February the SCVO presented results from their recent poll about the state of the Scottish third sector SCVO Third Sector Forecast 2019 . It has revealed few surprises for those who have worked within the sector in recent years. There are...
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 19, 2017 | income, innovation
If you’ve spent any time with us over the last year or two, you’ll know how much we encourage involvement and innovation as part of sustainable income generation strategies. So it was great to recently come across a new approach to fundraising. SIVA brings...
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...
