Lessons in strategy
What I’ve learnt about creating effective organisational strategies since an embarrassing interview a few years ago.
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How to effectively involve Young People in Charity Decision Making
Many charities say they want to involve young people in decision making. Here are 7 tips I learnt directly from YEF’s award winning Youth Advisory Board (YAB).
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How Funders Aid Movements for Social Change
Social change is hard. It’s long messy and complicated but it is possible. For those of us working for funders and wanting a fairer society, I share some clues from successful movements that we can apply to our own work. It’s the start of the new business year, objectives are being set and budgets […]
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How to get women to apply for your senior job
One sentence in a job advert about valuing diversity is below minimum effort to ensure more women apply for senior jobs, especially if all the other company signals are smelly.
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Improving representation on boards
“Iesha, what’s you opinion on how youth focused charities can have more Black representation on their boards?” Well…
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Creating change in organisations
People in leadership roles often have to implement change. I share what I learnt from implementing a peer coaching program when I was a teacher and the lessons it taught me about creating organisational change in various sectors. Background Almost a decade ago I was an assistant head teacher in a school that was doing […]
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5 ways to improve nature connectedness
Nature connectedness is a person’s sense of their relationship with nature. It has been linked to positive wellbeing. This article outlines 5 research informed ways to improve nature connectedness. They could form a framework for activities for young people and other members of society who would benefit from wellbeing gains associated with nature. You are […]
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Avoiding back and neck pain when working at home
Practical tools to avoid back pain for people who use laptops at home.
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What if… education policy was shaped by a commitment to social justice?
Education policy underpinned by social justice would banish the myth of parental choice.
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Trailblazers: Women Leading the way. Best panel event I’ve been to this year.
“If you want a friend in politics get a dog.” Lessons from a great panel event Last week I was working in Manchester on Wednesday and Leamington Spa on Thursday. I had several hours’ train travel ahead and realised that I’d booked a ticket for an event on Tuesday in London ages ago. On Sunday […]