Michael Grimes
@michaelgrimes.bsky.social
Practical support for small charities and social enterprises | CELTA qualified
My Dad lost his job in the '80s, thanks to tech. CAD came along and suddenly his draftsman skills were obsolete.
He didn't complain, he started volunteering.
Yes, AI will almost certainly make parts of your job redundant.
The question is…
What will you do with that?
shorturl.at/yQxVu
He didn't complain, he started volunteering.
Yes, AI will almost certainly make parts of your job redundant.
The question is…
What will you do with that?
shorturl.at/yQxVu
July 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
My Dad lost his job in the '80s, thanks to tech. CAD came along and suddenly his draftsman skills were obsolete.
He didn't complain, he started volunteering.
Yes, AI will almost certainly make parts of your job redundant.
The question is…
What will you do with that?
shorturl.at/yQxVu
He didn't complain, he started volunteering.
Yes, AI will almost certainly make parts of your job redundant.
The question is…
What will you do with that?
shorturl.at/yQxVu
Do you make the right things the easy things? Or do you in fact add friction where it should be removed? michaelgrimes.co.uk/making-the-d...
March 4, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Do you make the right things the easy things? Or do you in fact add friction where it should be removed? michaelgrimes.co.uk/making-the-d...
I ran a poll of pressures on small UK #charities:
🥇 Fundraising pressure – 26.1%
🥈 Funding uncertainty & late decisions – 21.7%
🥈 Stretched capacity – 21.7%
🥉 Too many priorities – 13%
❹ Admin gaps – 8.7%
❺ Management of trustees – 4.3%
❺ All – 4.3%
Do they resonate? How can we fix them?
🥇 Fundraising pressure – 26.1%
🥈 Funding uncertainty & late decisions – 21.7%
🥈 Stretched capacity – 21.7%
🥉 Too many priorities – 13%
❹ Admin gaps – 8.7%
❺ Management of trustees – 4.3%
❺ All – 4.3%
Do they resonate? How can we fix them?
February 18, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I ran a poll of pressures on small UK #charities:
🥇 Fundraising pressure – 26.1%
🥈 Funding uncertainty & late decisions – 21.7%
🥈 Stretched capacity – 21.7%
🥉 Too many priorities – 13%
❹ Admin gaps – 8.7%
❺ Management of trustees – 4.3%
❺ All – 4.3%
Do they resonate? How can we fix them?
🥇 Fundraising pressure – 26.1%
🥈 Funding uncertainty & late decisions – 21.7%
🥈 Stretched capacity – 21.7%
🥉 Too many priorities – 13%
❹ Admin gaps – 8.7%
❺ Management of trustees – 4.3%
❺ All – 4.3%
Do they resonate? How can we fix them?
On Sunday, Ukrainian refugees planted 27 shrubs in Balsall Heath, Birmingham – one for each area of Ukraine.
Each shrub has a QR code linking to its region's Wikipedia entry – a way to share Ukrainian culture while saying thank you to Birmingham for its support.
#Birmingham #Ukraine #Community
Each shrub has a QR code linking to its region's Wikipedia entry – a way to share Ukrainian culture while saying thank you to Birmingham for its support.
#Birmingham #Ukraine #Community
February 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
On Sunday, Ukrainian refugees planted 27 shrubs in Balsall Heath, Birmingham – one for each area of Ukraine.
Each shrub has a QR code linking to its region's Wikipedia entry – a way to share Ukrainian culture while saying thank you to Birmingham for its support.
#Birmingham #Ukraine #Community
Each shrub has a QR code linking to its region's Wikipedia entry – a way to share Ukrainian culture while saying thank you to Birmingham for its support.
#Birmingham #Ukraine #Community