Core Services

Organisational Development & Business Planning

Support with reviewing and assessing current projects, services or the organisation in order to understand the issues you may be facing. You will be able to share your views, realise your challenges and problems, voice your aspirations and set goals to strategically plan, develop, implement change or apply for funding.

Support is given to construct and plan new services and projects so that they are part of your overall organisational vision, development plans and goals.

Monitoring and Evaluation Systems and Frameworks

Advice and support with the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to maximise the evidence and data that you collect to meet monitoring and evaluation requirements of funders, partners and supporters, whilst keeping the processes manageable and in proportion to the work you are doing.

External Evaluation

External review and evaluation of projects and services to provide evidence and information for funders, partners and supporters. This is usually around a very specific piece of work, a project or a service, the evaluation process is agreed with the organisation and implemented to produce a final evaluation report.

Some evaluations are carried out retrospectively after the work or project is nearing its end or a set period of time. Other evaluation is longer term and may run alongside a project or service during its life-time.

Funding Development and Applications

Funding development is about reviewing your income streams and identifying new appropriate avenues of funding. This is usually done in the context of organisational and or project development and the writing of a funding strategy.

Whilst support is given to assist organisations and groups complete funding applications there is also an element of skills development to ensure and organisation is able to take forward their learning in future funding applications.

Funding applications reviewed and impartial feedback given before sending off your application.
Development of funding strategies.
Identification of funding streams.
Writing funding applications.
Income generation developed.
Mentoring and training.

Volunteer Management

Many organisations are dependent on the support of volunteers who are often in the frontline of service delivery. I work with organisations to develop sound volunteer policies and systems that enable them to welcome a diverse volunteer workforce who can effectively contribute to your organisation’s work.

Review of volunteer policies.
Advice on best practice.
Policy development.
Mentoring and training for staff and volunteers.

External Supervision

For smaller organisations it is often difficult for the management committee, board of Trustees etc to have the time and skills to manage and direct the Chief Officer, Manager or Director. External supervision may facilitate much needed support for such pressurised posts, allowing the Manager time to reflect on current work issues, explore options and set goals, and develop skills through action learning with their supervisor.

It may be beneficial for this type of supervision and support for people new in post, for an evolving, developing management board, to facilitate change or as a temporary measure to cover a period of sickness etc.

Training and Facilitation

A wide range of training programmes are offered and you can visit the training page to view the courses currently on offer. Training is delivered in a relaxed environment where all trainees are encouraged to contribute and participate. All participant’s contributions are valued and encouraged to develop with in a non-judgemental atmosphere. Some presentations are made with exercises in pairs and small groups supported by group discussions

Training Levels
Level 1: Introductory Course	These courses give a clear overview of key issues and introduces basic skills and knowledge. These courses are suitable for beginners, people with limited experience or people who wish to review and develop their current practice.

Level 2: Intermediate	Specific issues, from introductory sessions are covered in more detail addressing a range of skills and knowledge in more depth. These courses are suitable for people who have experience in a specific role, attend a level one course and/or want to review and develop their practice.

Level 3: Specific Training	This is where training is tailored around a specific issue for an individual groups, projects or services the training takes the form of detailed needs analysis, training planning and/or mentoring.

Facilitation

In addition to a programme of training workshops training and learning is offered using a range of methods and developed for individual organisations, training needs are reviewed and a programme of formal training, mentoring or advice is made to achieve the desired learning objectives. Group work and team development is facilitated.

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