Practical tips for establishing volunteering partnerships
When choosing a community partner for corporate volunteering, here are a few tips to keep in mind. It is difficult to build and maintain momentum…
Video to tell your story
You know how powerful videos are in communicating your message. But it’s not cheap, quick or easy getting ideas translated into reality. We have helped…
How it started and how it’s going… a bit more about my background
I’m born and bred in South Africa. When I started school, there were no black kids in my class, no black kids in my school.…
Carbon Offsetting in the U.K.
In April 2021, the U.K. government published a very helpful report, summarised here, on achieving net zero carbon emissions that reviewed a number of Carbon…
Award applications, a pursuit in vanity?
As a CSR team we used to apply to many award schemes relating to our partnerships and impacts. Historically, our organisation had been recognised by…
What #difference does it make? (2)
If you have put your feelers out to explore doing something that makes a difference and loved it, and/or you’ve reached the point where you…
Youth development – Exam technique
You can study all you like but, if your technique for studying and writing exams is poor, your results will likely not improve. Below is…
Using social media to deepen the impact of youth social mobility programmes
As someone who had the benefit of a privileged upbringing and world class education opportunities, I am passionate about empowering others and helping them get…
Youth development – Interview prep
It’s amazing how your brain starts working, storing, growing, retrieving, forging millions of connections a minute, from the moment you’re born until you… step into…
Levers and barriers for corporate volunteering
If you’ve ever tried to organise volunteering in the community, you’ll know it’s difficult to get people to turn up. Even with good intentions, numbers…
Landing the corporate client ‘holy grail’
Many individuals and smaller service providers are trying to break into the corporate supply chain. Thankfully, the trend at the moment is for corporates to…
Sustainable sustainability
I have been asked about what makes a good corporate sustainability or CSR programme. I think it is one which is sustainable by the organisation.…
Think twice
It certainly feels like we’re hitting a critical mass of people concerned about plastic waste and its impact. This is a great thing and it’s…
Forget it.
There’s an endless supply of advice out there: ten ways to ‘this’, five top things to ‘that’. I have read countless articles like this, but…
Call for answers in tissue bank failure
In common with many expectant parents, my husband and I decided when I was pregnant in late 2017 that we would preserve the cord blood…
Because… Me.
A recent trip to the doctor left me with a surprising and thought provoking diagnosis: “…don’t forget to make some time for self care.” Don’t…
Winds of change
I learned some interesting things tonight. I attended a B Corp social and was pleasantly surprised. I learned that the B Corp movement is about…
A year to save my life
It took me a long time to feel ready to try for a baby. There was no rational argument for why the world needed another…
What #difference does it make?
Loads of successful professionals have reached out to me over the years with the same problem. They’ve dedicated years to qualifying and building careers, but…
#MummyWorks
Almost a year ago the most life-changing thing happened to me. I had my son. I have always thought of pregnancy and motherhood as the…