Burn rate (2): stayin’ alive
Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. Most startups born in the bubble died in… Read More »Burn rate (2): stayin’ alive
November 2019
Burn rate (1): the formula
Your organisation’s burn rate is the amount of money you “burn” each month to do what you do. It’s a simple sum, but few organisations… Read More »Burn rate (1): the formula
Five Questions: Janice Whyne
The health and future of your team, project, organisation, profit margin etc. can hinge on your ability to sufficiently understand the nature of existing relationships,… Read More »Five Questions: Janice Whyne
William Slim on operations and administration
To separate operational and administrative responsibility is to break a rule I have rarely seen violated without someone paying a heavy penalty. Viscount William Slim… Read More »William Slim on operations and administration
On tiredness, bad form and self talk
I’m a good swimmer. My form is pretty good (at least to non-swimmers), and my powerful strokes allow me to cut through the water like… Read More »On tiredness, bad form and self talk
A frog a day…
Killing “big frogs” (sorry Kermit) has become a shorthand among a group of friends of mine for getting important done. I trace it back to… Read More »A frog a day…
The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (8) – a shorter mission statement
This post is another go at mission statements – mixing Peter Drucker’s description of a mission statement as “a concise statement of purpose” (it should… Read More »The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (8) – a shorter mission statement
The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (7) – mission statements revisited
In this post I explained the difference between vision and mission statements like this: If a vision statement is a statement about ends (the world… Read More »The Toolkit – Part 1: Foundations (7) – mission statements revisited
Who pays? (client / user edition)
It means all kinds of things if the client or user of a non-profit organisation’s services pays. The organisation will be focused on the client,… Read More »Who pays? (client / user edition)
Who pays? (Donor edition)
“Who pays?” is an important question for all sorts of reasons. In the world of non-profits, donors often pay. This can mean: That the charity… Read More »Who pays? (Donor edition)
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