Alexander Jago — Customer Support & Onboarding at TidyHQ

Alexander Jago

Customer Support & Onboarding

Articles by Alexander Jago

A typed sponsorship letter next to an envelope on a clean professional desk

Guides – 14 min read

How to Write a Sponsorship Letter for Non-Profit Organisations

A sponsorship letter is not a begging letter. It is a business proposal. Here is how grant writers, commercial managers, and sponsorship advisors would actually write one.

New member being welcomed at a registration desk

Club Operations – 3 min read

Membership Coordinator: Renewals, Onboarding, and Keeping People

The membership coordinator is the front door of the club. Here is how to handle renewals, onboard new members, and track engagement.

A grant application form, calculator, and pen on a wooden desk in warm natural light

Guides – 7 min read

How to Value Volunteer Time for Grant Applications

Grant assessors want numbers, not narratives. Here is how to calculate and present the economic value of your club's volunteer labour using the ABS replacement cost method.

British pound coins stacked in decreasing columns on a white surface suggesting declining value

Guides – 7 min read

£24.7 Billion and Falling: What the UK's New Volunteering Report Means for Sports Clubs

DCMS just put a price tag on volunteering in England: £24.7 billion a year. The problem is the number is based on 2021/22 data, and volunteering rates have been dropping ever since.

Art gallery opening with community members

Club Operations – 3 min read

Arts, Theatre, and Museum Societies: Managing Creative Communities

Creative organisations have unique rhythms — production seasons, exhibition cycles, performance schedules. But the governance underneath is the same.

Orange volunteer bibs folded on a wooden bench in a community sports pavilion

Guides – 7 min read

The Economic Value of Volunteering in Australian Sport

Australian sport runs on volunteers. The ABS says their labour is worth $47 an hour. Most clubs have never done the maths on what that means for their organisation.