The Stupid is Coming…

Right, listen up.

I’ve spent too much time watching well-meaning charities make world-class, utterly avoidable, administrative disasters.

We’re talking about the simple, everyday failures that put your funding at risk, land your trustees in legal hot water, and make the whole sector look like it’s being run by people who found their job description in a Christmas cracker.

I’m calling time on pretending everything is fine.

For the next 40 weeks, starting next Friday, I’m pulling back the curtain on 40 Epic Fails that kill charities – from the boardroom to the bank account.

The Lineup of Catastrophe

We’ll be looking at the four pillars of charity stupidity:

🏛️ Governance Fails The ‘Ghost Board’ and the ‘Ancient Rulebook’ – because who needs actual oversight?

💰 Finance Fails The ‘Trust Me’ Treasurer and the ‘Rainy Day Illusion’ – spoiler: it’s not raining, it’s a bloody flood.

⚙️ Operations Fails The ‘My Head Only’ Manual and the missing DBS checks – what could possibly go wrong?

📣 Marketing Fails The ‘Ultimate Fail’ of a broken donation page – because turning away money is such a power move.

And because I believe in shock-and-awe tactics, we’re leading with the big ones. The posts that could literally save you from a criminal offence.

Your Homework (If You Want to Keep Your Charity Running)

This isn’t a lecture. This is an intervention.

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2. Get Ready for Week 1 Next Friday (November 8th), we kick off with a piece of mandatory compliance that’s about to trip up thousands of charities:

🛑 The Unverified Trustee: Ignoring Mandatory Companies House ID Verification

If your charity is a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee, you need to read this. Like, immediately.

Stop the Madness

Stop running your charity on crossed fingers and good intentions.

Let’s tackle the stupidity, one catastrophic failure at a time.

The first post drops next Friday. Don’t be the one who misses it.

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Share this with every trustee, treasurer, and charity worker you know who’s held together with optimism and out-of-date policies. The messy middle is about to get a lot clearer.

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