Grumpily but unsurprisingly the agofwks blog didn't rank in the top 50 according to the america guide to schools reported by Howard Lake. There again this is less about how to do it and much more about why to do it better.
Have you caught the report of the Funding Commission yet?(Do read the whole report or at least the summary on the NCVO site). Great launch last night with Stuart Etherington, Richard Gutch, Fiona Ellis and many of the sector's luminaries. Here's the digested read for 12 really doable recommendations that we in the sector can begin to address!
1. Civil Society Organisations have got to step up to the mark. With £100m for transition and possible £3bn loss in April, partnerships, mergers and better value are top of the agenda.
2. Funders have got to make better use of existing resources. Doing less things better and doing smart things smarter is the name of the game.
3. Launch the better asking campaign. Music to my tired old ears. Let's JFDI!
4. Government has got to stop the rhetoric and fund some real long term change. That way avoids the current cognative dissonance.
Let us know what you make of the report and whether you intend to join in.
Hi Peter,
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't worry too much about the top 50 list. I think it was vanity project to try and get bloggers to promote their website!!
Would be interested to hear more of your thoughts on the better asking campaign.
I read the report the other night and was frankly underwhelmed by that particular proposal (see my blog for my thoughts on it) and generally thought they had some good targets and ambitions, but were massively underestimating how much it would cost to achieve their aims.
Thanks,
Craig