I had a real light bulb moment yesterday...

The Gio project held a workshop last week at Merci to find out what effects third sector organisations are feeling due to the downturn and what support they might need to get them through this difficult time.  Watch out for the photos on Flickr as soon as I manage to download them. Some of the key points raised were that organisations found it difficult to say that there had been an increase in demand due to the recession as demand was already too great to cope with in the f

As an outcomes champ, I am currently running training on using an outcomes approach with Kairen Smith from Bolton CVS.  Yesterday was the first session that took place in Bolton.  Four organisations attended and really seemed to take something useful from the training.  An outcomes approach is so much more than just a tool to try and get more funding.  I do feel however that outcomes are taking over my life and I am starting to dream about them lol!