Problems
Are you a passionate small-to-medium charity that simply never seems to have enough time, money, or people to maximise the impact you’re after?
Have you recently started a charity, and after an initial flurry are now wondering: Where do we go from here?
Is your charity’s light not shining quite as brightly as you’d like? Are you a charity leader who’s feeling lonely and unsure how to move forward?
With more than 28,000 charities in New Zealand, it was already a competitive arena, and one in which it’s difficult to be heard above all the noise. With the pandemic, and the subsequent cost-of-living crisis, the noise got louder and the fight to survive and thrive got much harder.
We spoke with a range of charity leaders about the problems or concerns they have in today’s environment. Answers included:
“We are unsure how we remain and evolve to be relevant. How do we keep demonstrating our impact to donors [in the current economic climate].”
“Recruiting and retaining volunteers has become increasingly difficult since COVID.”
“We are really worried about the impact inflation will have on our donations and current fundraising events. How can we stay sustainable?”
“I find it really hard to meet the Board’s expectations. They do not seem to live in the real world and think if you just ask for money, people will give it. How do I bring them down to earth?”
“As we are a small charity, we cannot offer competitive salaries, so the quality of our workforce isn’t as high as we’d like.”
“How do we attract people [to the Board] with strong governance abilities and useful networks?”
If this is you, or you have other pressing problems and concerns, or you simply want some fresh ideas, call us today.
“We are really worried about the impact inflation will have on our donations and current fundraising events. How can we stay sustainable?”
“I find it really hard to meet the Board’s expectations. They do not seem to live in the real world and think if you just ask for money, people will give it. How do I bring them down to earth?”
“As we are a small charity, we cannot offer competitive salaries, so the quality of our workforce isn’t as high as we’d like.”
“How do we attract people [to the Board] with strong governance abilities and useful networks?”
If this is you, or you have other pressing problems and concerns, or you simply want some fresh ideas, call us today.
