Alyssa B.

Our volunteers often drop off after a few months. How do we keep them engaged?

We rely almost entirely on one government grant. I know this is risky but we don't know how to change it.

Someone on our board raised the question of whether we're legally required to make our finances public. We currently share financial reports with our donors but we've never published them anywhere publicly....

We've had a couple of projects that didn't go brilliantly — not complete disasters but they ran over time, there was confusion about who was doing what, and the final reports felt like we were scrambling....

In a small team it feels awkward to formally evaluate someone you work closely with every day.

We just look at what we spent last year and adjust it a bit. Is there a better way?

We just ask board members to declare if they have an interest before any vote and then they step out of the room. Is that enough?

We've finally decided to register our organisation properly. We've been operating informally for about two years and now a potential donor is asking for our registration certificate before they'll consider...