What services are available?

Whether your organisation is just starting out or well established, my governance and structure services will offer:

• advice on the most appropriate and effective legal structure for your organisation, based on your aims, scale and context

• review of your stated objectives to assess whether they accurately reflect the service you currently deliver, and your aims for the future

• creation or amendment of governing documents

• registration of your organisation with the appropriate regulator(s)

• governance reviews for existing organisations, including the identification of areas for development and improved resilience

• review of existing internal processes and systems, and advice on how to get more from technology, streamline admin tasks or improve compliance with GDPR etc.

These services ensure that your organisation / group is operating according to its constitution or articles of association, that documents remain relevant to contemporary contexts and that you can demonstrate compliance with funders’ criteria.

Stakeholders and funding bodies expect groups and organisations to have a suite of policies appropriate the scale and nature of the work or service provided.

I offer a policy development and / or review service covering areas including (but not limited to):

• Safeguarding

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Financial Controls and Governance

• GDPR

• Health and Safety

• Environment and Sustainability

These services are relevant when establishing your group / organisation, responding to funder requirements or updating outdated policies.

As groups and organisations grow, and adapt to changing needs in their communities or the social climate, gaps in skills and knowledge can develop.

Trustee, staff and volunteer skills audits allow your organisation to identify these gaps and I offer services to help fill them.

I offer one-to-to or mixed group workshops covering topics such as:

• Trustee Roles and Responsibilities

• Reporting

• Methods of Measuring Impact

• Monitoring and Evaluation (funding-based)

• How to reduce your organisation’s impact on the environment

• Continuity and Resilience

Sessions can be online or in person*.

Skills gaps can lead to missed opportunities and contribute to increased levels of stress and risk of burnout.

It may be the case that there is a skill or experience gap that cannot be filled by a trustee, member of staff or volunteer; in such cases I can provide advice on co-opting someone who meets your needs, in line with your governing documents.

*where in-person support is required, reasonable travel costs will be agreed in advance.

I work with you to strengthen your funding bids, empowering you to recognise and capitalise on the work and impacts that you know best.

I offer guidance on how to use data, and highlight in-kind support and volunteer input to enhance your funding applications. I advise on funding strategies, including the optimal use of your existing resources.

Resources for the third sector are limited, I can help you maximise what is already available to you and the chances of attracting external support.

I offer support for the development of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment processes and systems, whether they are specific to a particular funding stream or as an aspect of your future business planning.

Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment is an ongoing tool to help you review, refine and build upon your successes. They are essential tools in your sustainability tool kit.