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All good plans must start off from a logical point, which for a charity on

Every day is different at LD:NorthEast.

Imagine the loss of a loved one. Imagine that loved one is your parent. Imagine, when this happens you’re at a very young age. How would you cope with this news? 

In more and more of our work with charities we’re seeing an increased demand for guidance on how to receive support from corporate companies, so we invited the Weston Charity Awards winners to attend a two-part series of workshops focusing on this. I share the top three tips:

The Pilotlight conference is one of my favourite days of the year: it is an opportunity both to celebrate what we have achieved over the year with

I was feeling slightly overwhelmed in my role. Everything I'd learnt about management was on the job and within the organisation. I joined Women's Aid East Midlothian (WAEML) in the days of a collective management structure, so I had always shared the management role and decisions.

Ask any charity CEO what their biggest challenge is and you are very likely to get ‘funding’ as the response. With increased competition for funding, having a sustainable and reliable income source can feel like more and more of an unachievable feat. 

How to stop making excuses and start making time

It’s a lonely place, being the leader of a small charity or social enterprise – especial

I write this with a bit of a heavy heart as this is my last week at Pilotlight. Before I leave the UK for new adventures, I wanted to reflect on and share one of the most important things I have learnt over the past few years working in the charity sector in this country.

It’s every small charity’s dream, isn’t it? To be approached by a big company, with cash and time to burn, who wants to support what you do.