Accountability: Charity Begins in a Committee

Hello!

For today's update I'm looking at my work within the charity committee and what can be done to raise money in the most effective way possible. Utilising skills and techniques from the business world I thought what would be best would be to pitch for a BHAG.

A BHAG you ask? Well just type it in to Google or look at the fancy screenshot below of what a BHAG is which I stole from Google just seconds ago.

 

Look at that big hairy audacious gorilla.

So, what I suggested for the charity BHAG is that each year we would aim to raise £10,000 a year for charity. Each quarter we would look to choose a charity or cause and donate time, effort and money to.

Each quarter we would have a different chair of the committee which would ensure continued energy and also some competition between the committee members.

Whilst the BHAG of £10k may appear imposing what I'm suggesting is more than raising money. One thing that would be highly valuable to those in the local area would be our time and resources. If individuals were able to donate time or teach skills to young people that may be incredibly valuable to the local community. If we value developer time at £40 an hour and that developer visits a school to teach young people coding techniques and the value of STEM education, that would be £200 worth of resources donated to the local community.

We're meeting again soon to discuss our approach and hopefully I should have more information for you soon!

Thanks for reading!

AT