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management consultancy
advice and support in developing strategy and managing change
revenue fundraising
fundraising consultancy to maximise your fundraising potential from all revenue streams
capital appeals
fundraising consultancy, feasibility studies, full appeal management and implementation
research services
help in identifying and applying to potential funders including statutory sources, trusts and major donors. We also specialise in market research
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We have worked with a number of youth and community organisations to assist them in increasing their funding through our fundraising consultancy services. We have also helped them to strengthen their organisations through our management consultancy team who specialise in strategic consultancy. The following are some of these previous clients.


Youth Organisations

121 Youth Befriending Dartford, Kent
Facilitation of development day

Attlee Foundation Tower Hamlets, London
Capital appeal feasibility study, implementation of capital appeal, additional research, bid writing, and fundraising support

British Youth Council London
Recruitment of CEO

Castelnau Youth and Community Centre London      
Capital appeal feasibility study                 

ChildLine London
Fundraising review with a particular focus on regional fundraising, followed by the provision of five months of interim management within the regional fundraising team

Duke of Edinburgh Award London
Research into individual donors

Girlguiding UK London
Advice on corporate Opportunity

Music for Youth London
Mini fundraising strategy and consultation on governance       
 
National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC) Nottingham
Facilitation of trustees' awayday

National Youth Agency
In house preparing successful bids training course

Playlink London
Business Plan and fundraising strategy

Prince's Trust London
Major Donor Training - Verity Haines

Surrey Association of Youth Clubs & Surrey PHAB Dorking, Surrey
Strategic consultancy, and revenue and capital fundraising advice

YHA (England and Wales) Derbyshire
Review and strengthened lottery bid

Youth Clubs UK  London
Direct Mail Consultancy to Membership


Housing

Cardinal Hume Centre London
A review of the charity's trust fundraising work, providing interim management of the Trusts portfolio, bid writing support, mentoring on preparing fundraising strategy and recruitment

Ealing & Brentford Consolidated Charity (EBCC)
Facilitation of planning session Flat Company Ltd

Extra Care Charitable Trust Birmingham
Feasibility study for a capital appeal to raise up to £6m capital funding for a new building

Foyer Federation London
Facilitation of a trustees awayday

Habitat for Humanity Banbury, Oxfordshire
Facilitation of trustees awayday to develop framework for new strategic plan,
consultancy support for Chief Executive through the strategic planning process, 
advice on developing a broader-based fundraising strategy and recruitment
of senior fundraising staff

London Housing Foundation London
Delivery of strategic planning training to member organisations

MCCH Society Kent
Re-branding of Image to raise awareness

Nightstop UK             
Full cost recovery briefing

Oxford Homeless Oxford
Research into potential institutions for homelessness, health, Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds

Providence Row Charity London
Provision of HR support during an organisational restructure

Shepherds Bush Housing Association London
Fundraising review and strategy

Sheppard Trust London
Feasibility study for a £1million capital appeal to buy and refurbish a new building

St. Mungo’s Hexam, Northumberland
Branding and image research


Public Organisations

Bucks Council of Voluntary Service

Corporate fundraising training

Community Fund
Facilitation of co-operation between UK funders to develop a common approach to outcome funding

Future Builders London
Organisation of the Futurebuilders launch to 14,000 voluntary sector representatives for the Home Office and Futurebuilders, and training on preparing successful statutory bids and tenders

Home Office Active Communities Directorate
Support for the Compact/Change Up consultation

London Borough of Tower Hamlets London
Capital appeal for additional facilities at the Whitechapel Idea Store.

Northamptonshire Learning and Skills Council Northamptonshire Research for Northamptonshire Voluntary Sector Consortium into widening access to learning amongst ‘hard to reach groups

Nottinghamshire County Council West Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire Research and consultancy to inform future grant distribution policies

Sandwell Council of Voluntary Organisations Sandwell
Fundraising training and strategic planning training for member organisations

Shoreditch Town Council
Away Day support the development of Premises Usage Analysis

Surrey County Council Surrey
Feasibility study into funding for development of cycling network

Wilton Park (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Huddersfield
UK fundraising review and USA fundraising strategy for Wilton Park Conference Centre


Community Organisations

African Culture Promotion Surrey
Preparation of stage 1 LDA bid for Opportunity Fund 2nd round and facilitation of 1 day training

Civic Trust London
Review of trust income sources and development of a portfolio of trust applications & recruitment of fundraiser

Community Action Network London
Review of statutory and European funding for the promotion of Social Enterprise UK. Research and bid writing

Corrymeela Community Northern Ireland
UK/Ireland/US capital appeal feasibility study and implementation, mentoring for a capital appeal, bid writing, recruitment of an Appeal Director, development of fundraising matrix, capital and revenue fundraising training

Development Trusts Association London
Interim Fundraising Management

Dudley Racial Equality Council West Midlands
In-house statutory bids and tenders course

EACH Hounslow Hounslow
Strategic planning and a small piece of revenue fundraising support

Eastpoint Centre Hampshire
Strategic planning process, including establishment of the feasibility
of raising funds for a new build project

Engage East Midlands Derbyshire
Research Support

HAVCO Haringay Essex
DS in-house statutory bids and tenders course

Hertsmere CVS Hertfordshire
In-house statutory Bid-writing course

IDSS (Integrated Development and Support Services) Surrey
Board development, strategic planning and executive mentoring

Lincolnshire Community Foundation Lincolnshire
Research for a consortium of CVSs, volunteer bureaux and other charities towards an "infrastructure investment plan" to develop the voluntary sector in Lincolnshire, and to bid in to the Regional Government Office 'ChangeUP' funding

North Tyneside VODA North Tyneside
In-house statutory bids and tenders course

Northants CVS Northamptonshire
Facilitation of away days

Nuneaton and Bedworth Voluntary Sector Consortium Northants
Capital appeal feasibility study to raise over £2.4 million to build a Multi Agency Community Resource Centre and bid writing to Futurebuilders and other funders for constructing a shared-use facility.

Portsmouth CCS Portsmouth
In house course for Running Successful Projects

Project North East Newcastle
Statutory and bid and Tenders course

Renewal Programme London
Fundraising review

SCRATCH Southampton
Strategic planning and fundraising review

St Cuthbert's Care Newcastle Upon Tyne
Trust research & interpretation

St Cuthbert's Trust
Implementation of a capital appeal to complete the redevelopment of St. Cuthbert's Church Portsmouth into doctors' surgeries, a community centre and worship space

Sunderland Community Development Network
In-house statutory bids and tenders course

Thames Community Foundation Teddington
Recruitment

Volunteering England London
Capital appeal consultancy, prospect research

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