Reflection for a charity Board of trustees is not navel-gazing: it's absolutely vital.

In civil society, particularly charities, we are always told we have to work in partnership and not compete. Who are we trying to kid?

Does charity funding need unrestricted funding AND extensive charity regulation? Or are we just using a paranoid structure of thought - profoundly ideological, and bound up with the inherent power dynamic of philanthropy.

It's important to know what real crisis looks like in your organisation. There are a lot of charities in dire straits at the moment. But trustees so often don’t realise until it’s too late….

Charities are getting worried about the use of AI for fundraising. But beyond the practicalities, it feeds into our deeper worries about technology in the helping professions….

Development for communities: Lessons from Toronto