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No one entered our sector to cut services. Yet for many hospice leaders, that is the reality. A new toolkit aims to help them in this challenge.

What does strategy look like in a world of disruption?

The latest hospice financial benchmarking figures show a sector in managed decline.

Can you have strong Boards and weak Executive teams - or indeed weak Boards and strong Executives?

Diagnosis of the need for changes to the hospice business model goes back many years.

This year's Hospice UK Conference comes at a time that the sector is in greater peril than ever before.

Have risk matrices and risk registers had their day? In focussing on risk, do we forgo opportunities? And how important is culture in managing risk?

Reserves are there to help you adapt and act, not just for times of financial challenge.

Three recent stories show that hospices can be successful in their campaigning. And how.

In challenging times, authentic values are more important than ever. So, why do we sometimes make it hard for people to remember them?

The 2024/25 financial year was possibly the worst ever for the Hospice sector. Or, more positively, only the second worst.

In this age of unpredictable, uncontrollable existential forces, what does good strategy look like?

The imminent national advertising campaign makes this an ideal time to question three of the myths around legacies.

Is marketing a sub-section of IG? Or is effective marketing a pre-requisite to raising money?

The many pressures facing hospices may lead to some difficult decisions about what services to prioritise.

Evidence suggests that sometimes hospice fundraising teams can be blockers to change and innovation.

Many hospices run PR campaigns that aim to correct commonly held misconceptions about hospice care. But do they always work...

The last government failed in its promise to fix funding of end of life care. So how should the new one approach this issue?

Are you more comfortable with the more transactional types of IG rather than those which can be more transformational?

Unlike other sectors, there is really only one model of charity governance. This makes no sense.