Thoughts for Purpose
Supporting Socially Trading Organisations for Sustainable Impact
Digital Capacity Escalator
The Digital Capacity Escalator (part of the Merseyside Digital project) is a practical framework to help small organisations incrementally build digital infrastructure step by step across five stages Stage 1: Foundation Stage 2: Process Optimisation Stage 3: Data Integration Stage 4: Intelligent Operations Stage 5: Transformative Innovation It can enable…
Are YOU holding back YOUR organisation?
If your organisation has growth on the agenda,are YOU holding back YOUR organisation? You have no doubt heard the cliches “Are you working IN your organisation or ON your organisation” “Do you run/own your organisation or does your organisation run/own you” But have you heard that “The more valuable YOU…
Transitioning from Charity to Socially Trading Organisation
A Quick-Start Checklist for Small Charities, CICs & Community Groups You’re NOT becoming a business – You’re becoming a purpose-driven organisation with staying power. 🔍 Mindset & Mission 🔲Revisit your mission – does it still align with your community’s needs? 🔲Talk to your team: Are you open to exploring trading…
Survive and Thrive: 3 Tools Every Third Sector Organisation Should Know About
The third sector is under pressure. We’re expected to do more with less. We’re navigating endless admin, chasing funding, and firefighting just to stay afloat. But what if there was a better way? Recently, three changemakers – Paul Stepczak from Cwmpas, Tanya Anderson from My Edinburgh and Kevin Lovelady from…
Cross-cutting for Purpose – Partnering by Any Other Name?
I recently came across a new term for me – cross-cutting. Digging deeper, it reflects much of what Partnering for Purpose CIC is set up to address – making socially trading organisations, charities and purpose-led SMEs work smarter not harder. Making Sense of Cross-Cutting In the world of social value,…
Location, Location, Location… Social Value
There is an extraordinary opportunity staring us in the face across the UK, and it’s hiding in plain sight on our high streets and business districts. With office vacancy rates reaching record highs and challenging quarters for city centre office markets like Liverpool’s, there’s never been a better time to…
Climathon Liverpool October 2025 – June Goals
#Climathon Liverpool is coming October 2025 – can you help with the goals for June? Organised and coordinated by Julia Carolina, go to the #ClimathonLiverpool2025 Notion Hub for more information where you’ll find: âś… Climathon Liverpool presentation deck 📽️ A short video introducing the project ✍ Climathon Liverpool expression of…
Triple Bottom Line Thinking or Sinking
Beyond the Balance SheetWhy the Bank of England’s Narrow Remit is Failing Communities There is a fundamental tension between the Bank of England’s traditional approach and the urgent need for triple bottom line thinking in economic policy. The conversation reveals structural barriers that social value organisations must navigate – and…


