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Not all of us can do great things.
But we can do small things with great love.

Charity Consulting

With over 20 years of experience with charities, I have a deep understanding of Charity law, including compliance for the Charities Commission. I have been a Trustee, employee and volunteer and therefore know the importance of keeping people at the centre of any charity.

I help charities effectively deliver to their goals by implementing good administration and financial systems, succession planning, running workshops, writing policy and planning for the future.

I believe good governance is fundamental to the success of any charity, it should ensure that charities as organisations are well managed. Governance will help encourage a culture of integrity that will also improve accountability, transparency and promote high standards.

Workshops and Sessions

I find running workshops with staff, Trustees and volunteers enable organisations to grow and have shared ownership over decisions made. Helping strengthen relationships between team members who are involved in the running of charities with those who oversee their work.

Planning For The Future

I have facilitated sessions for Trustees, staff and volunteers on charitable strategic goals. Helping evaluate funding goals and future plans. These sessions might take the form of a day of activities including exploring questions, practical excises, blue sky thinking workshops.

These workshops lead to producing short and long term strategic plans, and helping volunteers and staff see the bigger picture in regards to the future of the charities they work for.

Bookkeeping

Charities need to be able to track all their income and outgoings. It is especially important to be able to track donations from the day they come in, to the day they are spent. I have helped multiple charities set up their financial systems, and enabled them to become more stable as a result. I have a number of accountants in my ‘black book’ who also work with charities using a mixture of different software packages to help with keeping everything organised.

Website Development

I have extensive experience in project managing website (WordPress) design projects for charities, both hiring freelancers and agencies to complete work. I have been involved in building membership and event sites, eCommerce sites and more simple brochure websites for charities and other organisations.

Policy

It may be seen as a boring part of any charity, but for me it is often the most exciting part of what a charity does apart from their charitable goals, so having the correct policy in place enables charities to plan and anticipate their own needs. I have experience of helped charities write, explore and produce policy:

  • employment documentation
  • staff handbooks
  • data protection policy (inc. GDPR)
  • forming/editing of the constitution
  • volunteer policy
  • grievance procedures
  • financial policy
  • strategic plans (short/long term)
  • operational policy
  • health and safety policy
  • specialist in membership-based charities

I am not a lawyer, I do not give legal advice. However, I have good experience of best practice regarding policy and documentation gained from helping Trustees write policy and governance documentation, and from being a Trustee myself.

Contact Me if you would like to discuss planning a workshop, producing any organisational documentation or just for a chat.

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