This Knowledge Hub provides insight for third sector leaders on key topics in charity management. Browse the resources below or select a topic from the dropdown menu.
Inspiring Scotland Webinar. Crisis Communications and Reputation Management with Graeme Downie, Director of Orbit PR agency. Originally streamed on Tuesday March 31, 2020. https://vimeo.com/403022884
Use our guide to creating a vision statement to get started. Download the guide
Download Inspiring Scotland’s guide to Third Sector jargon for charity leaders.
After a strategy planning session, you will want to log everything down in an action plan. We’ve provided two templates – one in Word and one in Excel to get …
Identifying who your key stakeholders are is one of the first steps to developing your overall strategy and for ensuring your communications are targeted. This template is a prompt to …
Charity trustee duties are set out in The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. This guidance explains what the 2005 Act says charity trustees must do or must not …
With digital such an important tool for charities to reach beneficiaries, funders and the wider world, this toolkit developed by the National Cyber Security Centre provides an overview of how …
All organisations face risk, and it is important to identify those risks so you can effectively monitor and respond to any changes to ensure you keep your charity’s impact on …
This comprehensive guide from Getting on Board is a fantastic overview of everything you need to consider from identifying your needs to support with recruitment and induction. Download How to …
Apart from the individuals a charity aims to help, board members/trustees are the VIPs. And it is the diversity of these individuals, that can lead to either the make or …
Lead the way to success The role of a leader is to nurture the talent and strengths of others. As in our own work it is about providing individuals opportunities …
Together we build the dream Whether you’re a project manager or team member, performance is everyone’s responsibility. And it’s important to create a positive environment in which that team can …
Once you have clear outcomes for your project, the next task is to identify and set indicators for your outcomes. Guide presented courtesy of Evaluation Support Scotland. Download ESS guide …
A practical guide focusing on how to put together a basic logic model to help clarify aims, outcomes and activities. Guide presented courtesy of Evaluation Support Scotland. Download ESS guide …
Setting your project’s outcomes is the first thing you need to do in order to evaluate your project. Guide presented courtesy of Evaluation Support Scotland. Download ESS guide to Setting …
Evaluation is a huge part of what we do at Inspiring Scotland. Evaluation sets out what difference you want to make and helps you to measure whether you are achieving …
Factsheet aimed at charity trustees of small to medium sized charities looking to produce for update a reserves policy. Reproduced courtesy of OSCR Scottish Charity Regulator. Download OSCR charity reserves …
Finances as solid as a rock For many the topic of ‘financial management’ may sound daunting. And if you are one of those people, then don’t worry, we are here …
When organisations with a common aim work together, they can cut costs, improve outcomes, and reduce duplication. Collaboration is of particular importance to smaller charities who are looking for ways …
In simple terms a strategy is a plan of what you need to do, to get from where you are now to where you want to go. When looking to …
This excellent guide from Robert Kelk provides an overview of grant funding and how to approach applying. Download Beginner Guide to Grant Funding
https://vimeo.com/379316326 Fundraising is all about resilience and self belief. We’ve set out some steps below for you to follow, in order to get the best chance of being successful. However …
Logic models show how cause and effect can lead to desired outcomes, and many grant makers require a logic model be submitted to show how resources will lead to long-term …
Impact: Three questions you need to ask. We know that you wake up every day to make the world a better place for the people you support. Looking across your …
This template is designed to help you work out your organisation’s key messages. Key messages are the foundation of how you speak about your organisation, so it is very important …
Fill in our template marketing plan to get your organisation up to speed with marketing and communications. Prompts within will lead you through the various steps – identifying your goals …
Charity Marketing: Are we nothing without our stories? Storytelling is an age old concept. A great story can stay with us for a life time. Having this human to human connection …