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Zero-Based Budgeting for the social sector
Every organisation in every sector is having to fundamentally rethink their business models to ensure financial sustainability and resilience, whilst maintaining service delivery, reach and impact. Read more and register here...
UK Charity Sector and the Journey to Net Zero
What is the state of sustainability among the UK’s largest charities? With legislation already in place, hundreds of UK charities should be measuring and disclosing their total CO2 emissions, but many aren’t. Read more in the full report here…
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Social Impact & Income Generation Seminar
[fusion_text] Follow Aleron on Twitter @AleronOrg or tweet about our seminars using #Aleron_Seminar On Wednesday 24th February Aleron convened a group of fundraising & social impact senior...
Health patients user satisfaction: asking a few simple questions
Patient satisfaction has fallen within the National Health Service. In the latest wave of the British Social Attitudes survey, public satisfaction with the health service overall fell from 60% to...
Leaders Series: Noel Gordon Non-Executive Director of NHS England
This month we interviewed Noel Gordon, Non-Executive Director of the NHS and Chair of Specialised Services Commissioning Committee, as part of our Leaders Series. After an early career focused on...
Leaders Series: Muna Wehbe CEO of the Stars Foundation
We are pleased to introduce our new series of interviews: the Leaders series. To kick off 2016, we interviewed Muna Wehbe, CEO of Stars Foundation. Set up in 2001, the Stars Foundation invests in...
Smart segmentation: using facts, not presumptions
Following our recent insights on data visualisation and trustee engagement, this month’s newsletter picks up on one of the sector’s hottest – and probably most disputed – topics: supporter...
Patients should have control of their medical data: An interview with Mohammad Al-Ubaydli of Patients know best
This month we interviewed Dr. Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, Founder and CEO of Patients Know Best, as part of the Ashoka Series. Launched in July 2008, Patients Know Best is empowering 2.3 million patients...
Social performance due diligence is not a simple add-on to financial due diligence
[fusion_text]NICOLAS PONSET, chief executive and founder of social impact consultancy ALERON, has written a blog post for Charities Times on social due diligence. He discusses the challenges of...
Learnings from Trustees’ Week: how integrated performance reporting can transform the trustee experience
[fusion_text] Context The sixth Trustees’ Week came to an end last week Friday. Despite a large number of successful events, the week revealed a disconcerting disparity between charities’...
A peer-led approach to reducing reoffending: An interview with Junior Smart of St. Giles’ SOS Project
[fusion_text]This month we interviewed Junior Smart, Founder and Team Leader of St. Giles’ SOS Project, as part of our Ashoka Series. Launched as a pilot project in 2006, SOS is now London’s largest...
Data Visualisation – Empowering Your Staff
[fusion_text]By the end of 2015, the global annual rate of data production is expected to reach 5.6 zettabytes, double the rate of growth in 2012, according to IDC. However, data doesn’t provide...
Getting young people into politics: An interview with Michael Sani of Bite The Ballot
[fusion_text]This month, we interviewed Michael Sani, co-founder and CEO of Bite The Ballot, as part of our Ashoka Series. Founded in 2010, Bite The Ballot uses grassroots campaigning and digital...
Charity Impact Measurement and Performance Management
NICOLAS PONSET, chief executive and founder of social impact consultancy ALERON, has written a blog post for Charities Management on impact measurement and performance management. He discusses the...