1. Oradea 2010

2. a) the prevention or relief of poverty; b) the advancement of education; c) the advancement of religion; d) the advancement of health or the saving of lives; 2

3. e) the advancement of citizenship or community development; f) the advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science; g) the advancement of amateur sport; h) the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity; 3

4. i) the advancement of environmental protection or improvement; j) the relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill- health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage; k) the advancement of animal welfare; + Social enterprise 4

6. Team Mentors Advice – peer / consultant Other stakeholders – donors / clients

7. 7 Leadership style

8. Equipment Procedures Square pegs in round holes Extensions on sand

9. How is the organisation? SWOT Morale? Finance? Product? Resources – people / equipment / fabric (Spiritually)? 9

10. 1. Establish a sense of urgency 2. Create the guiding coalition 3. Develop a vision and strategy 4. Communicate the change vision 5. Empower broad based action 6. Generate short term wins 7. Consolidate goals and produce more change 8. Anchor new approaches in the culture 10

11. Calling Reason for existence Key values Guiding principles that run through all we do and which are the foundation of our integrity Underpinning Ideology Vision Vivid pictures of the future Strategic Plan – how to get there Structure and governance – the framework which enables us to execute strategy & realise our vision Policies, Process and systems Blending the unchanging with the dynamic – have to change is key in realising vision UnchangingChanging Calling and Vision (evening care centre)

12. Make goals achievable Importance of steps – Exodus 23:30 Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you have increased enough to take possession of the land. Do your team understand them? 12

13. Living up to our calling Ephesians 4:1 I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. (NIV) Issues: calling as leaders calling as organisation 13

14. Ashburnham Place– a Christian Prayer, Conference and Training Centre which exists to: - encourage guests and staff to encounter the living God through the Bible, prayer, fellowship and the beauty of creation - equip guests and staff to make a more passionate and effective impact for Christ on the local area and the world

15. 15 GOD

16. 16 Ashburnham Calling a place of blessing GOD TEAM

17. 17 Good relationships (horizontal and vertical) Culture of encouragement Appropriate discipline Rewards Work / life

18. 18 Ashburnham Calling a place of blessing GOD TEAMCUSTOMERS

19. 19 We exist for them They define our calling Customer service Servant hearted Quality and comfort

20. 20 Audit (Organisation) Risk assessment Appraisal (Individuals) Accountability Reminder / reinforcement Evaluation – i.e. SWOT Remember the sandy extensions!

21. Be inspired Be half full / not half empty Recession issues

22. You are either: 1. Working in an NGO 2. A possible investor in an NGO

23. Invest Time Invest Money How do they measure return? In terms of Finance? In terms of Product or Service?

24. 24 What are the issues in dealing with finance in a not for profit organisation? 1. Income generation 2. Expenditure control 3. Cashflow 4. Stakeholder expectation – Trustees / staff / investors / clients / suppliers / wider community

25. 25 Who has an interest in your finances? Need for transparency and integrity Reporting issues – who knows what? Sensitivity – salaries, surpluses, donations

26. 26 Sales << Marketing Donations / investment<< Fundraising (Friend raising) Projections >> Past performance / advance sales / regular giving Examples St Thomas – committed giving + offerings + rental ACT – Conferences

27. 27 Budgeting What is the vision – [ie 10% surplus for capital projects (loan repayment / investment)] Departments Periods / seasonality Spent / left to spend Comparison Who controls and how? Authorisation / ownership

28. 28 How much in reserves? Danger of approved projects all happening too early in financial year Place of an opportunity Budget – if we have the resources! No point in balancing over a year if the organisation runs out of money because of weaker months.

29. Dame Stephanie Shirley PM advisor on Philanthropy Fundraising follows awareness – leads to big questions Do trustees give to charity? Efficiency and effectiveness Impact questions Sustainability

30. NGOs need to look for: Who do you know? Watch those who have come into money – inheritance, lottery,, sale of company Big donors do not give as general practice Opportunity to Commemorate Meaningful links Mutual benefit – love not detachment. Places of interest and connection