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Will to change?
We have just completed an in-depth collaborative project with Disability Lib to find out more about what the future could hold for disabled people’s organisations. We'll be posting the drivers that Disability Lib came up with during our work with them into our drivers bank very soon – so keep an eye on the site or sign up to our bulletin if you want to make sure you catch them as they go up.
In the meantime, take a look at these great graphic summaries of what participants in a recent...
Some Southern insight
NCVO Third Sector Foresight are very pleased with how recent training with South West Forum went and - judging from our feedback - so were the participants:
“I found the workshop very insightful & stimulating and would love to work with colleagues on this process”
During both sessions of tailored training for South West-based leaders and development workers for infrastructure organisations, delegates were encouraged to identify the external trends or forces (drivers) most relevant to them.
Do...
Future of Membership seminar
What does the future hold for membership schemes?
With membership levels declining across many organisations, how can you make sure your membership scheme remains active and relevant in the next 5 years? How will your scheme respond to changes in technology, increased threats from the commercial sector, and changing expectations of participation?
As a follow-up to the highly successful NCVO / RSA Future of Membership research project, NCVO Third Sector Foresight is very pleased to be able to...
Wellbeing: a new paradigm or just a fad?
As someone with a long interest in language and how it is used, I am often fascinated by how changes of terminology take place. Suddenly people are using a new term, sometimes to refer to a new concept or approach, but sometimes the new term simply replaces an old one. Well-being is not a new term or even a new concept, but it is certainly being used much more these days, and in different ways too.
I am a great believer in the idea of ‘confluence theory’, the notion that significant changes...
Future of wellbeing: what does this mean for you and your organisation?
From debates on wellbeing as a political goal, to positive psychology 'wellbeing' is being used more and more. But what does this term mean? And more importantly, perhaps, what does it mean to civil society organisations?
Many charities have wellbeing at the heart of what they do, even if they don't realise it. The sector can play a vital role in this directing this issue to shape society into a good society.
Join us on 23 February for the Future of Wellbeing seminar (PM4) at NCVO's annual...
Ctrl+Alt+Delete for Britain
Yesterday I attended Reboot Britain, this year’s NESTA – funded successor to 2gether08. The event looked at “the challenges we face as a country and the new possibilities that a networked, digital world offers to overcome them” (from http://www.nesta.org.uk/reboot-britain/).
We are all familiar with the problems – and with many of the solutions. But there was also the odd new discovery, namely (for me) MixedInk, the White House’s tool for understanding population responses to policy. This...
Opportunity to get involved in Future of Membership project
The Future of Membership project will undertake new research into what membership means and what motivates people to become members. It will map the different challenges, purposes and models of membership, and develop strategic scenarios for the future. The project will run until April 2010.
The project is run jointly by NCVO, the RSA and a group of membership organisations. Outcomes of the work will be shared online on this website, as well as informing a forthcoming Future Focus guide.
Take...
X and Y: the future of the paid workforce
In the current economic climate, it is more vital than ever that you have a committed, effective workforce. Recruiting is a costly business, which no-one wants to have to do too often! The Foresight seminar on the impact of the changing workforce looked at the ways the VCS could address this, examining the external trends and forces that can change the shape of the workforce, and the impact these might have. As highlighted in the seminar, awareness and planning is key to attracting and...
Follow the NCVO annual conference on twitter
I am writing this post from the Brewery which is hosting the NCVO annual conference - Civil society: building trust in uncertain times. This year you can follow all the action on twitter (not sure what twitter is? See Louise Brown's excellent piece to find out). Follow what everyone is saying about the conference here. Our own twitter feed is here, and I'll be reporting from our session afternoon on the future of membership with Matthew Taylor (RSA), Alex Hunt (National Trust) and our own...
Thinking through climate change and the VCS
Climate change is a complex issue which can seem overwhelming and possibly irrelevant to voluntary and community sector organisations. However it does have implications that could affect your organisation.
Have you thought about how it may impact on your organisation or those who use your services?
- Climate change will shift global population movements. Increasing numbers of ‘environmental refugees’ could change the demographics in communities as well as lead to greater demand on services....
