Reflecting on what would have been HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s 100th birthday today (10 June 2021). The #DofE took me from a tiny 14-year-old through to a young woman who was unafraid of taking on any challenge. I never imagined I would meet HRH again 35 years later, let alone be part of the team makingContinue reading “An inspirational legacy”
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Do More Good podcast
This month I joined Kenneth and James of the Do More Good podcast to chat about going it alone for the first time. “just do it. stop overthinking it.“ After a winter hibernation we return with an episode about jumping in at the deep end. We chat to Jenni Anderson, the former Director at InvictusContinue reading “Do More Good podcast”
Purpose-driven partnerships
With some light appearing on the fundraising horizon, now is the time to reset your approach to developing corporate partnerships with purpose. The pandemic has made everyone evaluate their purpose and charities can help businesses and their employees create a new future that’s fair for all. Remarkable Partnerships and Fundraising Everywhere have a new conferenceContinue reading “Purpose-driven partnerships”
I’ve always been fascinated with the construction of words. The use of i before e, except after c; why a y, when an i will do; when does -ize become -ise. How language has adapted and evolved over centuries and across geographical boundaries. Punctuation, pronunciation and phonetics all playing their part to produce a panaceaContinue reading
2021 – a year of Great Expectations
With most of 2020 and our festive season put on hold by the global pandemic; I was optimistic about what 2021 would bring. I had made a commitment to refrain from using ‘unprecedented’, ‘now, more than ever’ and ‘unexpected’ as staple vocabulary when the January inboxes opened up again. And a return to frothy coffeesContinue reading “2021 – a year of Great Expectations”
