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She thought she needed help with her annual accounts Turns out, what she really needed was a better structure for her charity A friend connected me with Maria She had a limited company She runs a charity After a quick chat, I realised: A 𝐂𝐈𝐂 (𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲) made way more sense ✅ I filed her first annual accounts ✅ Now, I’m helping her transition to a CIC Here’s what Maria had to say: "𝐻𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛. 𝐻𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑤 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑜𝑏" This happens 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡 People pick the wrong structure and lose time, money, and opportunities If you’re running a charity or business and something doesn’t feel 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡… It’s worth a conversation Sometimes, a 15-minute call can fix what’s broken Let’s talk #Accounting #SmallBusinessAdvice #CIC #CharitySetup #AccountantWhoCares

The most important question in corporate partnerships 🌟 Can you answer why a partnership with your charity (specifically yours, not just any charity) will benefit a partner's business? You don't have a value proposition if the answer is no. Stop reaching out and work on answering this question as your primary objective. 🚀 'It's good for their CSR' is not a specific offering. Don't bother with corporate partnerships if you aren't considering their needs. Save your time and resources and look for funding elsewhere. Or work on your offering first—before reaching out. You'll be much more successful if you do. 💡 If you want to know how to win partners successfully join our Win More Partners course in July. Details are on my website. #sorrynotsorry #valueproposition #corporatepartnerships

After an amazing week on our Grown Up Business Retreat in Spain last week I headed to Chester for a great charity dinner. While looking for a Brunch spot I saw this and thought it was perfect for a #Mondaymotivation message 😎 So VERY wise words on this well. 🙏 Have a great week and remember… You get Paid on what you get…DONE! ✅ PA #motivationalspeaker #businessgrowth #successmindset #positivevibes

What is your time worth? In this week's Hilborn Charity eNews,  Joanne Linka raises the topic of Compensation and Speaking in the Community – as in do you charge for your time? If yes, how do you determine the cost? If no, why not? Oh, the audacity.  Not only do we raise funds and work on behalf of a charity—we want to be compensated for our time in talking to your book club/church/workshop/staff about it.  Or do we? Is/should “outreach” to the community be part of your mandate, with costs absorbed by the organization? What if you’re a consultant? Is it just the cost of doing business? Have your say.  Read the article. Click on the survey link and answer a couple of questions.  We’ll report back shortly. https://lnkd.in/gaZizh3h

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: People are NOT going to give you what you need - until you show them... How you can give them what they want. When you focus on meeting the needs of your donors (rather than your charity's) you raise more: ✅ Money ✅ Long term relationships ✅ Access to wider networks That doesn't mean if someone says jump - you say how high. Nor does it mean you reinvent your charity to fit into a giving criteria (that's called chasing the money and is something very different). 📌 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 (𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁) 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆. Because you're giving to get. Rather than trying to take. Giving to get is always more: ✅ Successful ✅ Enjoyable ✅ Comfortable For both the givers and the askers.  📌 𝗪𝗶𝗻-𝘄𝗶𝗻 😀

Has #TrusteesWeek inspired you to think about how you could carry out your trustee role with greater impact? If so,  The Confident Trustee training programme that the amazing Fran Borg-Wheeler and I have just launched could be just what you are looking for. You can sign up for the whole programme or pick and mix the sessions you need to help you become an even more effective trustee. Join us and those who have already booked to learn about: *Your core good governance duties *Hitting the ground running, if you are new trustee *How you can help new trustees, if you are an experienced one *Ways board and operational colleagues can work together to increase the impact that your charity delivers *What you can do to make your board more inclusive and why that matters *How to give and get the most to/from your trustee role *Where to find support and guidance when you need it *How to know when it is time to leave and how to do that well Details about the programme and booking links for the sessions are in the comments ⬇

Want to hear more about Safety Champion Software and Action OHS Consulting’s profit share program? It’s no secret that our people make our business profitable, so it makes [absolute] sense that they financially share in our success. Our program, affectionately known internally as “We Share” sees us distribute 15% of our before tax profit, during November/December. 🔥 12.5% goes to any (and every) person who was employed that financial year. 🤩 2.5% goes to charity. Each employee has the opportunity to nominate a charity that has meaning to them. A really simple initiative, that explicitly recognises the impact our team play in our continued success. #safetychampion #actionohs #profitshare

Share your view in the #CCSalarySurvey.  @CharityComms and @AgendaConsulting are benchmarking the salaries and workplace culture for charity communicators, to highlight how and if they feel valued in the sector.  Take part and help tell the story: bit.ly/3QKRODd

This is one of my grant rules -- "Nobody wants to help you." That's an exaggeration, of course, because a few people want to help you. But mostly, foundations (and other donors) are looking to solve a problem, and they give you money because they think you can help THEM solve that problem. #philanthropy #grants #grantwriting #grantwriters #grantrules #NobodyWantsToHelpYou

Great advice from Philippa Ouvry-Johns for any charity that has or is thinking about setting up a Friends of or Membership programme 👀⬇️. There are some great, fruitful programmes but as Philippa says setting up and running one should be part of a broader strategy. They are often resource dependent slow burners rather than instant income generators. If you have set up or run a successful friends of programme and have any tips to pass on please share (including any advice on why you chose not to invest in one one).