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Charities spend 15.8 million hours reporting to funders - that's too much

Charities spend too many hours filling out monitoring reports for funders. This gets in the way of learning. We tried to quantify that effect and understand why.

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Going multiplayer. What does a collaborative platform mean for charities?

Companies working together is illegal. Charities working together is the key to building strong communities. Systems and tools for charities should reflect that. That’s why we’re building a Community Impact Platform.

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Danny Kruger’s 'Levelling up our communities' report is good. Here’s how we'd implement it.

Danny Kruger’s report on levelling up communities is a sensible blueprint. We've got some implementation suggestions.

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"Big Tech" won't save the voluntary sector

Big Tech companies aren't going to build the digital tools we need to encourage volunteering. We need to look elsewhere.

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46% of grants cost more than they're worth

Understanding the hidden costs of grant making - how complex monitoring and unsuccessful applications can outweigh the value of a grant

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Weeknotes 17th April

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Working with communities in a lockdown - theory and practice

Practical solutions for signposting community sector support

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(Three) weeknotes 3rd April

What we have been up to over the past few weeks

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Social Mobility in London - is it really that bad?

London's Social Mobility "puzzle" is not real. It's an invention of dubious statistics.

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What is a CRM and why should I use it?

Other than a nice sounding TLA (three letter acronym), what is this CRM we keep talking about, and why do we think you should use one.

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Why good data is important for funders

Data, and big data in particular is something of a buzzword at the moment. But, why might funders need to think about the quality of their data, and how should they go about getting good quality data.

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Searching outside the Council streetlight.

Council support can be unintentionally directed to those they have most contact with; not necessarily the people most in need.

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