by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 4, 2024 | Leadership & Decision Making, Leadership, Learning, Social Change
Social impact leaders are people who have created an inspiring example that have inspired many others to follow. What can we learn from the social impact leaders and how can they inspire us? Key Takeaways: Social Impact Leadership Examples. Social impact leaders...
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 3, 2024 | Project Funding, Fundamentals
Finding ways to get your project funded can seem like an enormous challenge. Securing funding for a project can seem daunting, but with the right approach, it’s entirely achievable. This simple guide provides expert advice on 16 ways to give yourself an...
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 2, 2024 | Project Funding, Leadership & Decision Making
It can be difficult to understand how best to secure the right type of funding as a non-profits or community funding organisation. Whether you’re spearheading a social impact initiative, launching a start-up, or driving a community project, understanding the...
by John-Paul Crofton | Feb 29, 2024 | Project Funding, Social Enterprise, Social Enterprise & not for profit organisations, Stress, Tools For Change
A great project funding proposal template can be the difference between success and failure of an entire social impact initiative. Research from the BMJ indicates that only 21% of funding grants are successful and that 20-25% success rate is typical. Of course, this...
by John-Paul Crofton | Feb 29, 2024 | Purpose & Wellbeing, Community & Social Challenges, Fundamentals, Social Impact
If you want to live a happy fulfilled life you should consider these reasons to create social impact projects. Many of us feel like our passion, knowledge, and skills aren’t being put to the best use. Creating social projects may be the solution you’re...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jan 31, 2024 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Fundamentals, Leadership, Leadership & Decision Making, Social Impact, Tools For Change, Uncategorized
To create a strategy to maximise social impact we really need to focus on what we actually mean by social Impact. People often mean different things when thinking about social impact. This creates real problems when we try to improve it and address the needs of our...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jan 20, 2024 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Fundamentals, Leadership, Learning, Tools For Change, Uncategorized
Are you tired of getting bogged down by rigid milestones that hinder rather than help your progress? It’s time to revolutionise your planning approach. Imagine a planning process that breathes adaptability and encourages continuous learning, creating a flow of...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jan 4, 2024 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Fundamentals, Leadership, Leadership & Decision Making, Learning, Project Funding, Social Change
As a new financial year looms, it is a common time for leaders start renewing their plans to make a bigger impact, with the resources we have. Yet, history shows us that the future seldom unfolds as anticipated. Last year’s defining moments were likely those...
by John-Paul Crofton | Dec 20, 2023 | Social Impact, Community & Social Challenges, Creativity & Innovation, Motivation, Social Change
The mysterious case of the midnight gifts It’s the night before Christmas and even the mice have gone to bed. At this special moment, Santa Claus is said to be on his global mission to bring the Christmas joy to the world. Creating the magic of social impact to...
by John-Paul Crofton | Apr 12, 2023 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Community & Social Challenges, Leadership & Decision Making, Social Impact, Stakeholder Engagement
Scaling Social Change Leads to the Law of Misunderstanding The big problem with scaling organisation and social change is the impact of the best ideas appears to diminish as you scale up. The Law of Misunderstanding describes the scaling problem as ideas spread, and...
by John-Paul Crofton | Apr 2, 2023 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Project Funding, Social Enterprise & not for profit organisations, Stakeholder Engagement, Tools For Change
What Is A Project Funding Proposal? Most people miss the point. Most people see a proposal as a way to convince people with money to get their project funded. What funders most want to know is if your organisation has the capability to deliver the social impact or...
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 26, 2023 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Fundamentals, Leadership & Decision Making, Public Services Innovation, Responsive Project Management, Social Impact, Tools For Change
This beginners guide to polarity management strategy explains what is polarity management and how you can get started using it. In typical strategy we optimise for one thing we want and often end up with unintended results. The world is full of complex issues....
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 19, 2023 | Tools For Change, Project Funding
Completing a successful social project funding proposal can feel like a long winding road. There’s so much to think about, it is easy to get lost, or take a wrong turn and end up stuck in the bushes. Especially as the pressure of trying to get funding for your...
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 12, 2023 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Complete Guides, Fundamentals, Project Funding
Let’s be honest, creating successful proposals and grants for community project funding is tough. You may have the best project ever, that’s doing great things in your community, creating massive social impact, but getting funding can be a nightmare....
by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 11, 2023 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Project Funding, Social Enterprise, Tools For Change
Getting funding for a project or pilot or community scheme is often a send and hope process. Creating a project funding proposal can be challenging, and the pressure to get it right can be overwhelming. The skills for running a project our totally different from those...
