What’s the point of Social Value?
As it turns out, quite a lot. It used to be the case that helping clients develop a strong offering in terms of social value was a good way to score a few additional points, which in a competitive tender could make the difference between winning and losing. Now...
read moreShoring Up The Charitable Core In 2021
Hopefully leaders of small charities will have found a little time to enjoy a well-deserved break over the festive period, following what has been a torrid year for their sector. As a report published by one of the UK’s leading charitable foundations suggests,...
read moreLess Haste More Speed
The Charity Sector has now been living with Covid-19 for the best part of 5 months, and after a confused start, the unique challenges posed by the pandemic on our industry can clearly be seen, and hopefully met! It’s probably fair to say panic set in early on in some...
read moreMajor Charities Face Strategy Dilemma
Charity magazines have recently highlighted a report produced by Learning Disability Charity HFT, outlining research which revealed that over half of providers surveyed had handed contracts back during the year. Indeed, the challenging commissioning environment has...
read moreUnderwood Consulting Makes A Difference
The 2019 Hertfordshire Care Providers Association awards took place on November 22 and for the first time Underwood Consulting sponsored one of the awards. The “Made a Difference Award” is aimed at people in the care sector who have made a difference via their care to...
read moreNew Strategic Partnership Agreed Between Underwood Consulting and Hertfordshire Care Providers Association
Underwood Consulting is proud to announce it will be sponsoring the “Made a Difference” category at the upcoming Hertfordshire Care Awards evening which celebrates the best of social care provision in the county. It is another way for Underwood Consulting to...
read moreApply for Dream Fund Now!
Charities and community groups can apply for a share of £3m to fund innovative and creative projects from the Peoples Postcode Lottery's (PPL) Dream Fund from today. The PPL is looking to give out grants of between £500,000 and £1.5m to organisations working in...
read moreDigital Technology the Way Forward
Leading UK charities must embrace digital technology if they are to survive, that is the stark warning given by the head of USA website GoFundMe. Mark Solomon was in London this week to launch a partnership with the Scouts movement that, will encourage young people to...
read moreResearch reveals Winners and losers in the Fundraising Stakes…But thats only half the picture
Statistics gleaned from the most recent accounts submitted by the 150 + charities that make up the Charity Brand Index (CBI) show an overall increase of around £300m on the previous years figures. Total income of charities figuring in the CBI list increased from...
read moreThe NHS Long Term Plan Heralds a Key Role for the Voluntary Sector.
A new year and yet another new plan for the NHS. Some will say they have heard it all before and that the new ideas will get lost in the political smog or the bureaucratic maze whenever there is a change of government. However, the new long term plan for the NHS does...
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