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 | 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, Neighbourhood Health, 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, Neighbourhood Health, 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 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, Neighbourhood Health, 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...
