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Peter Stanford
Frank and entertaining cameos of life in the charity boardroom and the dilemmas of trustees. Peter was chair of the spinal injuries charity Aspire for 20 years and is a writer and broadcaster whose recent books include The Devil: a Biograpy and Heaven: a Traveller’s Guide.
Peter Stanford: Give worried staff a hearing and reasons to be cheerful
Trustees need to get more involved in boosting morale within our charities, says our columnist
- Peter Stanford: Why I don't lose any sleep over the old boys' network
- Peter Stanford: Pick patrons to benefit the charity - not the celebrity
- Peter Stanford: Public's trust in charities is not as strong as it should be
- Peter Stanford: Merger should be seen as a positive, not a last resort
- Peter Stanford: Collecting on the doorstep is high-pressure selling
- Peter Stanford: Boards should be serious, but don't forget to have fun
- Peter Stanford: Apply common sense and make the law the last resort
- Peter Stanford: I'm retiring as chair, and it is a proper goodbye
- Peter Stanford: I like the honours system, but it must be meritocratic
- Peter Stanford: Measure your impact with a splash of common sense
- Peter Stanford: Merger really appeals only when closure is beckoning
- Peter Stanford: Trustee appointments are an imperfect compromise
- Peter Stanford: In difficult times, staff are a charity's strongest weapon
- Peter Stanford: It's all too easy to condemn Leonard Cheshire trustees
- Peter Stanford: Chairs need a balance of passion and practical skill
- Peter Stanford: Want to be a better trustee? Then get more involved
- Peter Stanford: It's nothing to laugh about: job-shares are a great idea
- Peter Stanford: Protect your most valuable asset - your good reputation
- Peter Stanford: Why did the Arts Council award a grant to a trustee?
- Peter Stanford: Let's suspend judgement on Debbie Scott and the Tomorrow's People case
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