Who this is for
Who this guide is for.
This guide is about having capability and hours, and no structure to spend them in. Here is who it suits, who it does not, and who you will be talking to.
It is for you if
- You have capability, experience and hours, and nowhere to put them
- The title has gone, is going, or no longer means what it did
- You are not short of ability, but you are short of somewhere to be useful
- You think giving time might matter more than giving money
It is probably not for you if
- You want a charity recommended or a volunteering placement found
- You want advice on tax, donations or setting up a foundation
- You want a list of good causes
It is not a charity, a volunteering service, a donation platform or a financial adviser, and it will not pretend to be.
Who you will be talking to
On paper, I will not suit everyone. In person, I seem to do well. I am a former headhunter, not a doctor, a therapist or a guru. I spent nearly twenty years sitting across a table from men at the moment their lives were changing, and the job was to listen properly and tell them the honest thing, even when it was not what they came in for.
This site is the nearest I can get to that table, for any man anywhere in the world. The replies come from an SI (super intelligence) guide that works from my notes and my voice. It is not me typing, and it will never pretend to be.
If you want a polished brochure, a ten-step plan, or somebody to tell you that you are right, I am probably not your man. If you want somebody straight with you, who will not flatter you and will not panic on your behalf, pull up a chair.
Still here?
Then this is probably your place. Say where you are, in your own words, and take it one question at a time.
Written by James Roberts, with help from AI.