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Demonstrate trustworthiness

    Features
  • Wednesday, January 2, 2019
    • | CYP Now
Public trust in charities is at its lowest point in a decade, but there are some key concepts that can help a charity to communicate its trustworthiness to stakeholders and the wider community alike.

How to get value for money

    Features
  • Tuesday, November 27, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Getting value for money has never been more important, but it is about much more than just driving down costs; public sector organisations must think creatively and consider "disruptive" innovations.

How to rebrand an organisation

    Features
  • Tuesday, September 25, 2018
    • | CYP Now
A successful rebrand is more than just a cosmetic makeover. It should take you to the heart of what your organisation is all about, how you communicate to funders and ensure you gain more support than ever.

Dispersed leadership

    Features
  • Tuesday, August 28, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Ensuring leadership in children's services is not solely down to senior managers but a role taken on by staff at all levels - alongside the people they work with - is key to success in this complex sector.

Leadership: Appreciating the small stuff

While leaders of organisations are generally expected to drive change from the top, it is important to understand that noticing and participating in the little things can help good practice to flourish.

Make more time for direct work

Effective social work relies on face-to-face contact with children and families, but bureaucratic processes can often get in the way. Implement strategies that will free up practitioners' time for more direct work.

Leadership: Investing in talent

Central to the success of any organisation is ensuring the quality of its workforce, from the initial recruitment process through to nurturing talented staff with ongoing development opportunities.

Social media in the workplace

With social media increasingly being adopted as a communication tool in employees' working lives, it has never been more important to maintain strict boundaries between the personal and the professional.

Private sector partnerships

Successful private sector partnerships can enable organisations to harness the skills and resources needed to take their campaigns further and reach wider audiences than would otherwise be possible.

Recruiting a diverse board

    Features
  • Tuesday, February 27, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Many charities struggle to recruit trustees effectively, yet a diverse board with a good mix of skills and experience ensures organisations get the scrutiny and guidance that they need to survive and thrive.

Beating burnout

    Features
  • Tuesday, January 30, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Former social worker Mike Bush, now a consultant and trainer on mental health in the workplace, advises managers on strategies to help their staff avoid "burning out" and leaving the profession.

Leadership: Scaling up interventions

    Features
  • Tuesday, January 2, 2018
    • | CYP Now
Once the value of an innovative intervention for children and families has been recognised, the next step is to effectively implement and replicate it on a scale that can benefit even more people.

Achieving work-life balance

    Features
  • Tuesday, November 28, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Some of the most committed and emotionally engaged workers are children's professionals, so employers must be alert to the dangers of burnout while promoting healthy workplace practices.

Leadership: The key to better contracts

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Dwindling budgets increasingly means pressure to prioritise cost-effectiveness over quality when deciding contracts, but a collaborative approach with providers can ensure sustainable solutions.

How to recruit and retain social workers

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Recruitment and retention challenges in children's services mean councils are searching for new ways to attract and retain social workers. Joe Lepper looks at different approaches and investigates what actually works.

The power of peer networks

    Features
  • Tuesday, September 26, 2017
    • | CYP Now
Networking is essential for sharing what works and influencing progress, so it is vital children's and youth services leaders grasp opportunities to build relationships that will help them attain their goals.

Leadership: Preventing a cyber attack

    Features
  • Tuesday, August 29, 2017
    • | CYP Now
The risk of cyber attack has become a clear and present danger and is an issue charity and children's services leaders must be alert to, but there are various protective steps they can take to strengthen their defences.

Safeguarding beyond rhetoric

The absence of powers has made local safeguarding more difficult to tackle, but where leaders have influenced and challenged effectively, success has been achieved, says Jim Gamble.

Leadership: Links between school and home

Parental involvement can be a significant positive influence on a child's educational achievement, so it is important that teachers and families build strong links between children's school and home lives.

The austerity challenge

Richard Selwyn assesses the long-term and hidden costs of public-sector austerity, and asks what can we do about it.

Leadership: Change management

Ensure services transform for the better by developing a successful change management programme across an entire organisation, in which challenges can be identified and addressed as early as possible.

Working with business

Graham Duxbury, chief executive of environmental regeneration charity Groundwork, outlines his top tips on forging long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with businesses to help local communities.

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