The Directory Of Social Change

Charity Publications: From thoroughly researched funding directories to best practice management, you’ll find all you need to make your charity strongerSo you’re named after a book?! That’s right. It all started over 45 years ago at a kitchen table in Maida Vale, London, where Michael Norton our founder sat down to research and write ‘The Directory of Social Change’. A directory, the first of its kind, full of ideas, information and contacts for those wanting to explore alternatives for creating better communities and a better society. And then what? Four directories were published on community, education, housing and women. In 1977, Michael organised his first fundraising training and started publishing practical information on fundraising, marketing, management and legal issues for charities. In 1984, looking for a more sustainable source of income, Michael created the first “Guide to Company Giving” and then asked Luke FitzHerbert to create a “Guide to the Major Trusts”. This was how the Directory of Social Change started, adopting the principles of social enterprise in structuring how it operated and was funded.