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Funds Online is the key to unlocking the funding you need to keep driving social change. Holding over 8,000 potential funders, using Funds Online is like adding an extra fundraiser to your team. Over the years, Funds Online has helped hundreds of charities source funding, including Nicola Quinn from the Bat Conservation Trust who secured £18,000! Subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/g7FCUHny

Dynamic Boards NED Book Recommendations….Today’s recommendation is from Peter Brown It’s a Battle on the Board by Debra Allcock Tyler If you like Abba and good governance, then you’ll love ‘It’s A Battle On The Board’. It offers Trustees a mix of leadership theory with practical advice to the tune of a different ABBA song for the theme for each chapter. Topics covered include understanding the Trustee role, working with fellow Trustees and the CEO, compliance and regulation, dealing with information and understanding the money, the psychology of decision-making and managing risk and handling crisis. Peter says: “This is a clear and accessible book that was pointed out to me when I became chair of a Charity board. I’m glad I was aware of it when I took on that role and 'Battle on the Board' quickly became my go-to source of advice and guidance: a kind of mentor but in book form. It provides a practical manual for #Trustees as well as astutely covering the human dynamics of being on a Charity Board. The book is useful for Trustees of all kinds whether new or established, and is likely also useful to other types of Non-Executive role too. Debra Allcock Tyler successfully marries leadership theory with practical examples and covers much of what a Trustee should be thinking about and which could come up as issues to manage. And so Trustees can be more confident and effective in their thinking and in their interactions with others, supporting their charity to achieve impact and be well-governed. Bonus points for chapters named after Abba song titles. Plus extra Christmas-feel-good that profits from sales go back into supporting the charitable sector.” --------------------- How can we help you? View Non-Executive, Chair and Trustee vacancies across the UK for free on our jobs board: https://lnkd.in/ee7GBuRk Join our Dynamic Boards NED Community for free here: https://lnkd.in/e8QmCcQU Advertise your board vacancy with us: https://lnkd.in/efCWthpu --------------------- #nedcommunity #nonexecutive #trusteebooks #nedbooks #itsabattleontheboard #directoryofsocialchange #boardroom #charityboard #trusteeresource #dynamicboards

Looking to better your governance in 2025? Start by reviewing your work with The Governance App! The Governance App is a free and easy way for your board of trustees to review and improve its governance, together. With this app you can: - Gather responses from your whole board - Get a performance score out of ten in seven different areas - Highlight where board members have different views on performance - Have targeted discussions about what’s going well and where to focus on improving So if you’re looking to review your governance but don’t quite know where to start, can’t afford the time or expense of a consultant or facilitator and want an easy way to involve your whole board in the process, register here now: https://lnkd.in/esgEZy4z

Is your virtual or in-person office feeling a little empty this week? If you're wrapping up work for the year and have some extra time, our downloadable books can offer a refreshing break amidst the chaos. Today we're highlighting one of our favourites - The Porcupine Principle by Jonathan de Bernhardt Wood. The Porcupine Principle provides thought-provoking insight into the art of fundraising and also a fresh and engaging take on how to be an outstanding fundraiser. It features 41 mini-stories, which illustrate that it’s not just the mechanics of fundraising that you need to understand but also the motivations of people who give. Download your copy today and give it a read over the festive season: https://lnkd.in/et7_rSWW #Fundraising #2025Planning #CharitySector

Jay Kennedy, our Director of Policy and Research, reviews the year that was in the world of charity policy, and looks ahead to things to keep an eye on for 2025. Read the full article here 🙂 https://lnkd.in/e3SMtddr

DSC is hiring! (Please share with your network) Do you or someone you know want to land a great job at a fantastic organisation? Well, at DSC we’re looking for someone to join our brilliant Research Team. Our Researchers are the drivers behind DSC’s funding guides and Funds Online information. They provide the charitable sector with award-winning analysis, evidence and insight, and they are looking for someone to join them on a short-term contract in 2025! You don’t have to have a background in research or be academically brilliant – we will teach you what you need to know. We just want someone who loves to read information and find the important facts, who likes detail, who is willing and interested in learning and who likes that feeling of being satisfyingly tired at the end of the day because you’ve done a good day’s graft. Our Researcher role is perfect for anyone who is at the start of their career journey; or who is in-between jobs; or who is looking for a way back into the workplace. Does your dream job ‘wish-list’ look something like this? · A fully remote job where you see your colleagues online every day (so no time or travel costs) · Working with friendly and supportive colleagues · Feeling like you’re doing something that actually matters · A three-day weekend (every weekend) with a 35-hour working week · Working at an organisation that exists to support the charity sector · A full-time, six-month contract · Where you are trusted to get on with work without anyone looming over your shoulder Follow the link for more details: https://lnkd.in/dCMQeYu If you know someone, then send them this link!

Good Leaders in Turbulent Times - How to Navigate Wild Waters at Work ‘Good Leaders… ‘ is a story of nine leaders, not unlike some of you, over seven years. Written by Martin Farrell, there are 138 nuggets of advice, 41 drawings by ‘absurdist cartoonist’ Steven Appleby (which engagingly portray an unconscious sense of the turmoil and fear many of us feel) and advice, based on their own stories, from 12 anonymous charity leaders. Use code DSC1 for 25% discount! Find out more and order here - https://bit.ly/3x5DEGA

Thank you to all of you who have attended an online training course, conference or in-house training, purchased a book from us, used Funds Online, joined one of our campaigns, followed us on X or LinkedIn, or come into contact with us in any other number of ways in 2024. Staff well-being is a priority over the Christmas break, and to that end, our last day before closing for Christmas will be Thursday 19 December, and we’ll be back at our desks ready to help you on Thursday 2 January. Any emails or messages sent whilst we are closed will be picked up and replied to in January. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/es_awFbA

Struggled with burnout this year? Here are two DSC articles to carry into 2025 - How to prioritise your wellbeing at work in 2025 by Kallista Jayasuriya, DSC Researcher: https://lnkd.in/eM-KsEEn Charity Leaders - You have to put your own oxygen mask on first by Debra Allcock Tyler, DSC CEO: https://lnkd.in/efRnYE2z #Wellbeing #BurnOut #CharitySector

Looking for something to listen to while you wrap things up before the Christmas break? Tune in to the 'Debra and Peter Are Doing a Podcast' Christmas Special! In this episode, Debra Allcock Tyler and Sir Peter Wanless discuss the Chancellor's directive for ministers to submit spending plans to private sector experts, excluding charity sector experts and infrastructure charities. Plus, they share their own Christmas plans and reflections. Listen and watch here: https://lnkd.in/gvcuJmue Or find the episode on Amazon Music and Spotify.