Key streams and competencies

preponderate members have many years experience in their chosen fields and work professionally and responsibly.

1. Organisational development and business planning

a. Business plans and strategy
b. Facilitated awaydays
c. Mentoring Directors and Chief Executives in small/medium charities
d. Young Enterprise adviser in schools
e. Wise Counsel (Homme D'Affaire) services - high level advice 'on call'
f. Fundraising strategy, support and advice
g. Marketing strategy
h. Development of social enterprise and trading subsidiaries
i. Capability and capacity building across the voluntary sector and within organisations

2. Relationship development and partnerships management

a. Facilitating pro bono and consultancy relationships
b. Facilitating multidisciplinary pro bono solutions for groups in need
c. Help! Solutions using 'free' resources (training package)
d. Managing consultancy relationships
e. Project management
f. Procurement (and management) of consultants, suppliers, contracts
g. Supporting schools around relationships within education and business sectors

3. Volunteering and professional skills volunteering

a. Managing volunteering programmes
b. Set up and development of volunteering and pro bono programmes
c. Professional skills volunteering marketing
d. Professional skills volunteering strategy and programme development
e. IT volunteering (awareness raising, training, programme development and project definitions)

4. ICT Strategy

a. Development of ICT strategy (advice, ICT strategies)
b. CASS Business School 3 day course for senior managers (learning)
c. ICT mentoring (and/or ICT management) for organisations and senior managers
d. ICT strategy courses for trustees and community groups (training)
e. Advice for non-profit sector leadership organisations on developing ICT strategy through sectors and professions
f. ICT strategies for sub-sectors and interest groups (e.g. federations and partnerships of similar groups)

5. Information management, research, databases and requirements specification

a. Research and analysis (e.g. ICT trends/use)
b. Advice around information management
c. Advice on database specification and procurement
d. Business Analysis
e. Requirements specification documents

6. Commensurate (education programme)

a. Mentoring (13-19yo) in schools and colleges
b. Education consultancy - supporting schools in programme development
c. Working with youth programmes

"Opportunity rarely knocks on your door.

Knock rather on opportunity’s door if you ardently wish to enter

B C Forbes

Recent Projects

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We work with clients of all sizes ranging from small to medium charities and community groups to the public sector, government departments and local small businesses across the UK. Our community activities are focused on areas local to our business activities, respectively Greater London, South East England, North West England and East Midlands.