Amy Kweskin

We were founded as a member-based organisation 35 years ago. At the start members were core to our organisation’s activities but over the years we’ve lost touch with them. Last year we launched a new scheme which was an attempt to engage people into our organisation at large as opposed to having them align with one programme. <>We now attract potential members with our mission but pull them in with our money-saving benefits. The membership numbers are rising and so are our volunteer...

The lines are being blurred between public, private and third sectors and creating community. I don’t perceive it as a competition but rather as a success that these positive ethos are crossing sectors. The challenge is for VCS organisations to respond to the changes in the “market place” and still add value.

<>A question that I keep exploring is: if we are mission driven and our mission is accomplished, successfully addressed by others or no longer relevant, what becomes of the organisation?” ...

Book Review: Charity Governance Authors: Con Alexander and Jos Moule Jordan Publishing Limited April 2007, 1st Edition ISBN 978 1 84661 048 6 Hardback £85.00

<>est practices in charity governance can be compared to a sea voyage with the constitution acting as a map and the mission statement as a compass. Despite these tools navigation is an ongoing challenge for trustees, staff, lawyers and consultants. With the Royal Assent on 8 November 2006 of the Charities Act of 2006 and Companies Act...

A text that has been hugely helpful in my analysis of nonprofit organisational and programme development is Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-Based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity by Susan Kenny Stevens

I wrote a review which you can read here