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This is shameless plug for my favourite charity.  Being involved with this lot is the reason 3rd Sector Skills was set up in the first place.
Mencap, the UK charity working with people with learning disabilities has an online shop where you can buy some really nice cards.  If you are going to buy cards this [...]


DTWTFIF

19Aug08

This strange label is one of the most useful labels for files that I’ve ever come across.
It stands for “Don’t Know Where To File It File”
It’s a real cop-out and if you have such a file it should be small, because you will go to it frequently and deal with the contents properly – won’t [...]


First post

15Aug08

I’ve thought for some time that managers, and particularly project managers, in the third sector are a neglected breed.  We are expected to deliver exciting projects that are of real benefit to Society (note the capital letter) but without all the backup that project managers in industry have.
I reckon it’s time to change that.  So [...]