http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/news/ The latest news from Empower - Support for the Voluntary Sector. 2013-06-13T08:26:54+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-where-did-you-learn-our-language-i-listened/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-where-did-you-learn-our-language-i-listened/#When:08:26:54Z I finished the last blog with a quote and have started this one with another.  The ‘title’ of this piece is a quote from the film 13th Warrior, described by Time Out in the following terms:“At its best, this achieves the beauty and grandeur of a Kurosawa epic - at its worst, however, it feels like a Python remake of The Vikings.” CLICK HERE to read the full article 2013-06-13T08:26:54+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-accountants-in-charities-are-important/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-accountants-in-charities-are-important/#When:08:39:48Z Accountants within charities are important ... well I would say that wouldn’t I! But realistically they have to be important. I have heard service departments of charities grumbling that “finance rules this organisation” and whilst finance shouldn’t rule they should certainly have a hand in ruling. CLICK HERE to read the full article. 2013-06-12T08:39:48+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/e-bulletin-critical-issues-require-swift-solutions/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/e-bulletin-critical-issues-require-swift-solutions/#When:11:44:34Z The rapid changes in the economic climate have caught many charities by surprise. Rapidly finding themselves in a critcal position with limited options.    Empower have over ten years experience intervening in even the most serious situations and turning organisations around... Click here to read the full e-bulletin. 2013-06-06T11:44:34+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-what-it-means-to-be-mobile/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-what-it-means-to-be-mobile/#When:08:39:55Z Damn it, load already! What it means to be mobile.I’ll start with a short scenario ... You’re running 10 minutes late for a meeting, it’s raining and you’re not quite sure where you need to go. The details for the meeting are printed, but on your desk ten miles away and buried in your smartphone’s inbox. You know the company name, so you Google them and open their website to get directions or a telephone number. The only trouble is their contact page is two or three clicks from the homepage and you are frustratingly waiting for some large images to load before you can move a step closer... CLICK HERE to read the full article. 2013-06-04T08:39:55+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-overcoming-isolation-and-loneliness-lessons-from-age-cymru-gwyne/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-overcoming-isolation-and-loneliness-lessons-from-age-cymru-gwyne/#When:08:30:32Z “I’m lonely, isolated, depressed, grieving, alone and my family are miles away” are words and phrases regularly heard from people that come through the door and visit our centres and take part in activities since we started the Ageing Well projects in 2008. Click here to read the full blog. 2013-06-03T08:30:32+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-vats-the-world-coming-to-/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-vats-the-world-coming-to-/#When:11:56:05Z This week may well prove to be one of the busiest on record for yours truly - in terms of VAT speaking engagements and events – and the charity sector looms large in it! Click here to read the full article. 2013-05-22T11:56:05+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-align-staff-goals-to-improve-efficiency-focus-and-accountability/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-align-staff-goals-to-improve-efficiency-focus-and-accountability/#When:12:29:08Z In the Third Sector, efficiency, focus and accountability are always important. Organisations need to demonstrate the value they deliver to stakeholders, partners, and beneficiaries. And they often need to be wiser with their finances than private or public sector organisations. But how do you do this in practical terms? Click here to read the full article.  2013-05-17T12:29:08+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-give-me-inspirationa-possible-explanation-of-what-not-to-do-when/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-give-me-inspirationa-possible-explanation-of-what-not-to-do-when/#When:14:03:49Z Writing can be an immensely pleasurable and rewarding experience but, as with any such hobby, start to make it something that others rely upon and it swiftly loses its lustre... Click here to read the full article. 2013-05-14T14:03:49+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-the-secret-truth-about-business-plans/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/guest-blog-the-secret-truth-about-business-plans/#When:08:42:50Z There always seems to be an underlying assumption that whenever you start to talk about trading or doing business that the universe demands you create a business plan, or else your venture will automatically fail, you'll be subject to horrible plagues and the world will end ... But I have a rather unusual view as a business advisor - you don't always need a business plan. In fact, I think that there will only ever be three reasons why creating a business plan would be a good use of your time (and if you identify with them, they can often help you to focus your thinking and efforts to make the process a lot easier too)... Click here to read the full article. 2013-05-14T08:42:50+00:00 http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/brand-new-job-opportunities-in-the-third-sector/ http://www.empowersvs.co.uk/index.php/company/news/article/brand-new-job-opportunities-in-the-third-sector/#When:11:36:04Z Take a look at our job opportunities page on our website to view the latest Third Sector job vacancies we are advertising. To view click here. 2013-05-09T11:36:04+00:00