To go with our Legacy leaflet we now have an In Memoriam leaflet which tells you about how you can help The Bridge Trust with a gift in memory of a loved one. Sometimes relatives choose not to give flowers at a funeral but instead donate money to a particular cause in memory of someone, […]
Read more...It has been debated for several years within the charity world about the shape of our future as a sector. Particularly asking:Are there too many charities doing the same or similar things; andHave small charities had their day in the sun and now be replaced with larger organsationsNow, as a small charity ourselves, you would […]
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“Hello, I Wish to Register a Complaint” Many a Monty Python fan will recognise the title of this blog as the opening line from the “Dead Parrot” sketch, where John Cleese, the customer who had recently purchased a parrot, wants to complain to the pet shop salesman Michael Palin, because the bird he “purchased not […]
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It’s Everybody Else’s Fault but Mine As I write this blog, the national news has (temporarily) switched its focus away from Brexit and the general election, to the Grenfell Tower disaster Report. The Report seems to pull no punches and is quite open in where it sees the blame for the extent of the disaster. […]
Read more...I Want Change I have a “Banksy” on the wall of my office. Ebay said it was genuine, and so it must be, even though it was only £12.50! Anyway, it is a picture of a homeless person begging, holding a sign that says “Keep your coins, I WANT CHANGE”. The guy holding the sign […]
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Here’s £70 – go buy a drill! You probably won’t be surprised to hear that in the charity world we talk a lot about “giving”. Indeed I have blogged in the past about just this topic, but when it comes to running a charity, when it comes to trying to get support, when it comes […]
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It’s Christmas! So what does Christmas mean to you? Is it just a marketing opportunity that starts ridiculously early in the year (not uncommon these days to see Christmas lights in October!), that adds pressure to spend more money than we can really afford on presents that most people probably don’t want, to eat more […]
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What “World Day” is it Today? We have so many “days” these days – Homelessness Day, Mental Health Day, Ladies Day and so many more. In November alone there are over 20, including (wait for it) “World Toilet Day”. Yes it’s true, World Toilet Day that expounds “toilet users’ rights to a better toilet environment” […]
Read more...Give and You Shall Receive A sermon was given in my local church recently, about giving. The biblical basis for this is called tithing and is found in many places in the Old Testament, and it says that we should give 10% of our income to the church (although biblical scholars think the tithe may […]
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Give and You Shall Receive A sermon was given in my local church recently, about giving. The biblical basis for this is called tithing and is found in many places in the Old Testament, and it says that we should give 10% of your income to the church (although biblical scholars think the tithe may […]
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