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revenue fundraising
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capital appeals
fundraising consultancy, feasibility studies, full appeal management and implementation
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Our consultants have worked with a range of health organisations from NHS Trusts and Hospices to charities who work on health issues. They have provided a range of services including fundraising, strategic planning and recruitment. Below are some of our previous clients


Hospices

Acorns Children’s Hospice Wythall, Birmingham
Interim management and fundraising planning study

Bury Hospice
£420,000 raised through bid-writing to the Dept. of Health, Dignity and Care Fund for a major refurbishment.

Chase Children’s Hospice
Recruitment

Children’s Hospice South West
Feasibility study & prospect research

Dove House Hospice, Hull
Fundraising review

Greenwich & Bexley Health Authority
Feasibility study and fundraising training for the staff

Halton Haven Hospice, Runcorn
Fundraising review and capital appeal health check

Hammersmith Hospital
Hammersmith
Strategy, mentoring, management review

Harlington Hospice
Feasibility study and project management

Lions Hospice
Recruitment of fundraiser

Martlets Hospice, Hove, Sussex
Feasibility study for a £5m capital appeal

National Council for Hospice & Palliative Care Services
Fundraising audit followed by a strategy

North Devon Hospice Devon
Capital appeal feasibility study and interim management

Pasque Hospice Steaton, Bedfordshire
Fundraising review followed by a fundraising strategy and recruitment

Peace Hospice Watford, Hertfordshire
Interim Management followed by recruitment,

St Christopher’s Hospice London
Interim management and recruitment

St Luke’s Hospice Harrow
Fundraising audit and trust development programme followed by Recruitment

Sue Ryder Care Interim management and recruitment

Treetops Hospice Risley
Mentoring of Fundraiser

NHS Trusts 

Derby Hospitals NHS Trust Derby
Feasibility Study, strategy and recruitment

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust Canterbury, Kent
Planning study and research

East Somerset NHS Trust Somerset
Fundraising audit and evaluation and recruitment

Exeter NHS Trust Exeter
Fundraising strategy and research

Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth London
Fundraising planning study

King Edward VII Hospital London
Management consultancy review

North West London Hospitals NHS Trust Harrow, Middlesex
Case for support, research and trust bid writing

Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Greater Manchester
Fundraising audit, research and recruitment

Rotherham General Hospital Rotherham
Fundraising audit and appraisal

Salisbury NHS Trust Salisbury
Fundraising audit and appraisal followed by recruitment

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust Southampton
Fundraising planning study, followed by strategy and recruitment

Southend Hospitals NHS Trust Westcliffe on Sea, Essex
Fundraising planning study

University Hospitals of Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry
Fundraising review followed by research and a fundraising feasibility study

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester
Fundraising audit and evaluation followed by a fundraising strategy and recruitment

William Harvey Hospital Ashford, Kent
Capital appeal feasibility study

Worthing & Southlands NHS Trust   Worthing
Feasibility study for capital appeal, followed by recruitment


Health Organisations

Arthritis Care London
Development of a corporate fundraising strategy and UK-wide programme for building regional fundraising capacity, strategic review: preparation phase and consultation for strategic review; stakeholder research

Alzheimer's Research Trust Cambridge
Meeting on fundraising

Anthony Nolan Trust
Mentoring on payroll giving

Asthma UK
Strategic fundraising advice

Beeches Park Care Village Surrey    
Feasibility study for a capital appeal

Birth Defects Foundation Staffordshire
Development and implementation of a print and PR campaign in partnership with retailers

Blood Pressure Association London
Prospect research for major donors using Wealth Intelligence to screen the membership database

Bowel Cancer UK London
Prospect research for major donors using Wealth Intelligence to screen the membership database 

Brainwave
Fundraising audit and strategic planning

Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Development of a US fundraising strategy

British Colostomy Association
Development of strategic plan and fundraising strategy; consultancy to help trustees and main funder work through complex management issues

British Dental Health Foundation
Facilitation of trustees strategic planning awayday

British Heart Foundation
Development of a rationale document for restructuring regional fundraising

British Lung Foundation
Capital appeal feasibility study

British Polio Fellowship
Fundraising strategy review plus provision of an interim Director of Fundraising

Britta Dolan Memorial Cancer Fund
Revenue fundraising and marketing consultancy

Brook London          
Capital appeal feasibility study to raise up to £1.5m for the redesign and redevelopment of the East Street clinic

Cancer Research
Prospect research for major donors using Wealth Intelligence to screen the membership database

Crohn's in Childhood Research Association (CICRA)
Recruitment of an Executive Director

CLIC Sargent
Provision of HR support during the merger of CLIC and Sargent Cancer Care

College of Optometrists
Facilitation of planning away day

Colon Cancer Concern
Training day on major donors and legacies

Diabetes UK
Review and amendment of Major Donor development and facilitation of away day

Faculty of Public Health
Strategic Planning

Hodgkin's Disease & Lymphoma Association
Strategic consultancy and facilitation of trustee/staff awayday

InterHealth
Feasibility study for capital appeal to fund office relocation and a health education programme target of £1million; recruitment and mentoring of Fundraiser

Jennifer Trust
Development of strategic plan and fundraising strategy, provision of management consultancy support following departure of Fundraising Director (advising on future staffing of the department), retained to support implementation of recommended restructure of the department, mentoring of new Fundraising Director and recruitment of Chief Executive

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Training sessions for fundraising staff, including negotiation skills, networking, time management; facilitation of trustees strategic planning sessions

Long-term Medical Conditions Alliance (LMCA)
Review of draft bids, clarifying activities to be funded, establishing fit with funders, trust research and bid writing

London Immunotherapy Cancer Trust
Revenue fundraising consultancy

Macmillan
Management consultancy review

MAGPAS
Revenue fundraising for a locally based volunteer medical service and interim implementation of fundraising strategy

NACC
Development of strategic plan

Nutrition Society
Review of strategic, business and implementation plans plus fundraising strategy, the Register's business plan and the Society's programme ideas and a top-line assessment of general project fundraising potential; recruitment of CEO for Interim body

Penny Brohn Cancer Care
Fundraising strategy and feasibility study for the relocation of their care centre - appeal target £4million

Prostate Cancer
Prospect research for major donors using Wealth Intelligence to screen their supporter database

QUIT
Facilitation of trustees awayday and strategic planning consultancy, including facilitation of strategic planning sessions

Rainbo
Support for strategic planning process, prospect research into UK and European funders, bid writing to trusts and foundations and recruitment of Chief Operating Officer; Big Lottery Fund bid writing application

RCN Scotland
Facilitation of strategic planning awayday

RMHC UK
London
Headhunting for Head of Income Generation and development of competencies and assessment centre methodologies; Recruitment of Director

Royal College of Nursing
Development of strategic plan; business planning training; training in KPIs

SeeAbility
Major Donor strategy review

Spinal Research
Development of a US fundraising strategy

St John Ambulance
Full scale fundraising review; provision of interim fundraising management

The Britain-Nepal Medical Trust
Revenue fundraising review and strategy

Toxoplasmosis Trust
Revenue fundraising strategy

Vitiligo Society
Fundraising review, and assistance with bid writing and establishment of donor development and acquisition fundraising programmes


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