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Travailler ensemble
Une association avec le réseau em4 pour mieux accompagner les organisations d’intérêt général (2e épisode) La période post-Covid dans laquelle nous espérons enfin entrer s’annonce comme une période difficile. Une période de changements mais aussi – comme le disait...
Bénévoles – une richesse
Bénévoles, une richesse trop souvent négligée J’ai rencontré beaucoup d’organisations d’intérêt général intervenant dans des secteurs très divers - la culture, le handicap, l’enseignement, la religion… Ce qui m’a marqué très souvent, c’est la pauvreté de la gestion...
Alliances stratégiques et impact social
L’association avec le réseau em4 pour un accompagnement plus efficace des organisations d’intérêt général (1re partie) Les trois piliers du développement des organisations d’intérêt général sont la richesse humaine – salariés et bénévoles – les ressources financières...
Is your Organisation Walking a Tightrope?
In my experience I have come across two main types of non-profit organisations or NGOs: those that walk a tightrope high up in the air, where the issue of balance and control are paramount for survival, growth and sustainability; and those that walk a rope that is...
(re)Building Trust
Some time ago, I facilitated a group learning session where a team were set a task which made them confront their own personal prejudices and beliefs, some of which they may not have even been aware of….. However, what the task also did was to prod at the very nerve...
Making Sense of Capacity Building
Organisational capacity building is essential to both funders and grantees to fulfil a shared vision of social impact. It is in the interest of both funders and grantees to ensure that key skills are firmly embedded in grantee organisations, such as leadership,...
Story Telling
My Great Uncle Alex used to sit in his rocking chair in the porch of the house. He would tell stories of his time when he was a rancher in Chile, painting a picture that made me decide I wanted to be a cowboy. And that it was possible to do so. Even at a very early...