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 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 | Mar 5, 2023 | Problem Solving & Decision Making, Community & Social Challenges, Leadership & Decision Making, Learning, Social Change, Social Enterprise, Social Impact, Social Innovation, Tools For Change
Creating Social Impact Projects Challenges Creating social impact is hard. Even if you with all the expertise a charity or social enterprise has, creating a social change project that results in social impact is always a challenge. Why? Because the project management...
