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UK charities are innovative thinkers but weak in delivery
The Management Centre's innovation meta-study reveals that UK charities are innovative thinkers but weak in delivery
Press Release: Global Fundraising Research Programme
The Management launches a Global Fundraising Research Programme that will explore the future of fundraising up to 2020
Press release: Alex Jelly joins =mc
Alex Jelly joins =mc as Fundraising Consultant
Global Fundraising Futures Seminar to help INGOs access untapped wealth
Press release: Andrea Webb joins =mc
Andrea Webb joins =mc as Principal Management Consultant
Case study: Capacity building for UNAIDS
=mc builds the capacity of UNAIDS partners in West and Central Africa
Major donor fundraising: JDRF case study
=mc boosts JDRF's major donor work
Fundraising strategy: WWF case study
A review of WWF-UK's capital appeal strategy
Fundraising: The Nine Fundraising Nos
Download Chapter 1 of Bernard Ross and Clare Segal's latest book, The Influential Fundraiser
Press Release: The Influential Fundraiser
Bernard Ross and Clare Segal's latest book, 'The Influential Fundraiser' is released.
Press release: Fast-track Fundraising Recruitment scheme
The Management Centre (=mc) today announced the launch of a new 18-month fast-track recruitment programme for talented fundraisers.
Communication: Increase your influencing power
Increase your influencing power through perceptual positions
Communication: Presentation skills - knowing your audience
Improve your presentations by learning how to 'know your audience'
Management: Unlocking Motivation
Learn to unlock motivation in your staff
Time management: Dealing with 'Time Bandits'
Learn techniques for managing time bandits
Management: the transition from colleague to manager
Avoid unhelpful personas that can emerge in new managers
Management: the coach approach
Improve your management skills by integrating the principles of coaching into your day-to-day interactions with staff.
Strategy: change management
Learn how to deal with common responses to change
Facilitation skills
Use contracting to generate successful group sessions
Leadership: 5 practices of the exemplary leader
How to make the transition from manager to leader
Fundraising: dispelling major donor myths
The truth about what really works in major donor fundraising
Making your SMT work better: the =mc senior management team Competency Assessment Tool
Use the =mc Competency Assessment Tool to make your SMT work better
Case study: Developing a competency framework for Concern Worldwide
=mc develop a competency framework to be used across the whole of Concern Worldwide
Leadership: Top tips to survive the squeeze
Charities urged to tackle the economic crisis head on with new management survival tips
Press Release: Management Survival Tips
Charities urged to tackle the economic crisis head on with new management survival tips.
Research: Global Fundraising Confidence Report
Explore the implications of the global financial crisis for fundraisers
=mc Surveys top 20 International Aid Organisations
Only 10% of International Aid Organisations fundraise beyond the Western World.
Press release: Francesco Ambrogetti joins =mc
International Fundraising expert Francesco Ambrogetti joins =mc's Fundraising Consultancy team.
E-newsletter: Get ahead in fundraising
Tips & tools newsletter: Get ahead in fundraising June 2008
Communication: 'Sticky' ideas
How to sell your ideas with SUCCESS
Communication: Developing personal presence in a group
How to make a powerful and memorable impact in groups
E-newsletter: Dealing with the silo problem
Tips and tools newsletter: Dealing with the silo problem, March 2008
Project management: project planning tools
Tips and tools: Project Planning, January 2008
Case study: Organisational integration at The Manchester Museum
Case study example of =mc's work in organisational integration and joined up working
Fundraising: how new technology is changing fundraising
=mc's digital partner Richard McPherson reveals in an interview about the digital world in which fundraisers must now operate
Case study: Training and development at The Fairtrade Foundation
Case study example of =mc's training and development work with the Fairtrade Foundation.
Management: Innovation roles in management
Tips and tools: Innovation, November 2007
Case study: INGO management development at Plan International
Case study example of =mc's work in INGO management development
Case study: Driving innovation and knowledge management at the NSPCC
Case study example of =mc's work in innovation and knowledge management
INGO management development: Plan International case study
Case study example of =mc's tailored workshop for INGOs
Fundraising: When do you take the money?
Tips and tools: Fundraising, September 2007
Management Survival Guide 2007-8: Postcard Collection
Download a selection of postcards from the Management Survival Guide 200-8
Communication: Emotional Intelligence
Find out how Emotional Intelligence can help you feel confident and in control in challenging situations.
Fundraising: Development boards
15 strategies to make the gain worth more than the pain.
Management: Giving and receiving feedback
Find out how to motivate and develop staff by giving the right feedback.
Communication: presentation skills
Access useful strategies for dealing with challenging questions during presentations.
Time management: Balancing the urgent and important
Learn how to be more effective with time management.
Leadership: finding your style
Find out how to balance supportive and directive styles of leadership.
Project management: effective delegation
Use the art of delegation for more effective project management.
Case study: Developing a values-led culture at the National Trust for Scotland
Case study example of =mc's work in organisational development
Case study: Strategy development for UNICEF
Case study example of =mc's work in strategy development
Brochure: Management Solutions
=mc's open programmes for management training.
Strategy: the elevator pitch
Discover a range of approaches to communicate your strategy effectively
Communication: Building rapport
Understand the other party's preferences to gain your desired result
Fundraising: Balanced scorecard
Achieve integration with the Balanced Scorecard
Case study: Change management at Amnesty International
Case study example of =mc's work in change management
Fundraising strategy: the Boston Matrix
Evaluate your portfolio with Boston's Matrix
Fundraising strategy: Ansoff's Matrix
Define your strategic direction with Ansoff's Matrix
Fundraising strategy: Porter's 5 Forces
Decide if your new fundraising approach will be successful
Fundraising communication: multiple intelligences
Use Multiple Intelligences to understand what techniques work for different donors.
Fundraising: Major Donor Prospect Assessment
Assess major donor prospects with =mc's Prospect Assessment Grid
Brochure: The National Arts Fundraising School
The UK's most comprehensive fundraising programme for arts and cultural organisations
Success stories
Read a collection of testimonials from =mc training programmes.
Case study: Evaluation of the tsunami hardship fund for the British Red Cross
Case study example of =mc's work in organisational review and evaluation
Strategy: change management, the Wild West model
Tips and tools: Managing Change, February 2007
