by Anna Dixon | Mar 14, 2020 | Communication, Organisation
Deviating from our usual focus on content about planning projects and sourcing funding, the current challenges presented by COVID-19 have prompted me to take some time to reflect on our strategies for remote working for small teams. We are a small team that all work...
by Anna Dixon | Dec 13, 2019 | Communication, Organisation
Embrace the fact that you are a leader. We believe that everyone is a leader, each leading in their own unique way. Don’t be shy about it or discount your leadership potential. Leading is not necessarily tied to being a boss, sitting on a board, or acting in some...
by Anna Dixon | Nov 22, 2019 | Organisation, Projects
Let’s talk quotes and tenders. If you’re a service provider who regularly has the opportunity to respond to requests for quote and tenders, which describes your approach? Option A – Mad panic desperately pulling together all the information you need,...
by Alex Mackenzie | Sep 26, 2019 | Organisation, Projects
So, you’ve applied for and secured funding for your project, hurrah! Hopefully this means you are clear on your project objectives, timeline, stakeholders and desired outcome. From here, the success of the project will rely on implementing effective structures to...
by Anna Dixon | Aug 27, 2019 | Organisation, Projects
In the first post in the series, we covered the basics of project evaluation, exploring what it is and why you’d want to undertake it, along with the principles underpinning authentic evaluation. Now, we’ll look at effective evaluation process planning....
by Anna Dixon | Jul 25, 2019 | Funding, Not-For-Profit, Organisation, Projects
If you’re a not-for-profit, or really any organisation that might rely, even in part, on grants to get projects off the ground, they are probably a hot topic. Maybe even a source of constant frustration, depending on where you stand. I talk to lots of people...
