Six ways to look after your physical and mental health when you work from home
I know there are ups and downs to a solitary work life, so I have a few tricks up my sleeve to make sure I’m looking after myself and have the tools I need when it becomes a bit too much. So here are six ways to look after your physical and mental health when you work from home.
24 social media tips for small charities
I’ve worked with lots of small teams over the last 15 years and we’ve managed to achieve great things on small budgets. So here are my 24 social media tips for small charities.
6 tips to hone your copywriting skills
A client recently asked me for a few copywriting tips to help them get better at writing for their not-for-profit. She said they were helpful, so I’m sharing them here to help you hone your copywriting skills.
Look before you Tweet! A pre-publish checklist to make your Tweets sing
We’ve all done it – hit publish only to realise that the hashtag is spelt incorrectly, you forgot to add the link, or the wording isn’t quite right and your point could be misconstrued. Use this Twitter checklist to make sure you don’t send content out into the Twittersphere with typos and other errors!
Five media tips to help you get coverage for your cause
At the sixth Birmingham Charity Meetup, we heard media tips from experts working in charity PR and communications. Here are five top tips to help you get media coverage for your cause.
Social media tips for tiny teams
When resource is scarce, producing and implementing a comprehensive social media strategy can feel out of reach. That’s why I’ve put together these five tips to help tiny teams make the most of social media.
Three top tips for effective storytelling
People – and their stories – are at the heart of organisations that are working to change lives. Whether you’re new to storytelling or you’re looking for a quick refresher, here are my three top tips for telling effective stories.
Five tips for staying motivated when you’re working from home
One of the more frequent questions I get asked as someone who works from home full-time is how I stay motivated. For anyone just starting on their homeworking journey, here are a few tips that I’ve picked up over the years.
What charity means to me
Since I can remember, charity has been about donating to, fundraising for and volunteering with my favourite organisations tackling the issues that are close to my heart. But as I’ve grown older, it’s become more than this.
Love ALL your metrics
I believe that you should love ALL your metrics and that the key to a successful social media strategy is understanding the value of each of them and aligning them with your organisational aims and objectives.
Ten top tips for first-time campaigners
I was honoured to work with Envision to share my top tips for campaigning at their ‘freshers’ fair for young people embarking on social action projects. Here are my top tips for first-time campaigners that I shared with them.