Emma Beeston

Friday, 22 September 2017

Criticising philanthropists

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At its heart, philanthropy is a good thing. A private individual gives their time, expertise and most often, money to support others. B...
Sunday, 10 September 2017

Am I safe from robots?

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Over the summer I have been troubled by robots. Will I be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI)? Surely not? Surely my years of expe...
Thursday, 20 July 2017

Charity workers: We need you … to go on holiday

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I know we are into the holiday season because emails have reduced. I hope you are about to get a break to recharge your batteries. This is ...
Monday, 19 June 2017

Is it time for complexity-friendly funding?

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When I started out in grant making 15 years ago measuring impact could be quite different from today. When asking how a charity knew what ...
Friday, 26 May 2017

A plea for plain English

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At a recent event a new fundraiser asked what one tip I would give her when writing bids. My answer was: to use plain English – to articula...
Monday, 15 May 2017

The persistence of application forms

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Application forms are a long-standing part of life. We apply to do a course, to join a club, to take out a loan, to get a job. They are als...
Friday, 28 April 2017

The head and heart of philanthropy

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I sing in a community choir and one of the songs in our repertoire is ‘Bread and Roses’. “Hearts starve as well as bodies Give us br...
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