Consultancy

If you feel that your organisation is missing out on opportunities, or is too often caught unaware by new developments, we can help you identify the key upcoming trends which are most likely to affect you.

We will explore with you how to use this information to your best advantage, helping you to avoid mission drift and supporting your team to develop a shared sense of direction and be fully prepared for the future.

We can work with you to review all aspects of your governance and help get your organisation into great shape.  Whether you are a new board or one in need of new horizons and direction, we can work with you to foster good relations amongst trustees and between your board and Chief executive.

Whatever change you may be considering, we will support you in ensuring that your governance is as effective as it needs to be.  We can also help you realise the full potential of your organisation by providing bespoke training and support to develop the leadership skills of trustees, staff and volunteers.

We can help you prepare for some of the changes you may face, for example cuts to your funding. 

By working with you and your team to help identify likely funding scenarios and future fundraising opportunities, we will support you in improving your readiness for change.  We can also help you develop an action plan to move forward, drawing on all available resources during uncertain times.

We can work with you to create a successful recruitment strategy or an effective staffing structure; helping you find the right people to enable your organisation to fulfill its purpose. 

We can help you: design effective recruitment processes; identify learning, development and training needs; source or design the right training solutions for your staff; develop performance management processes which will support your staff and volunteers to be even more effective.

We offer support in the following areas:

• General human resources support
• Redundancy and restructuring
• Recruitment
• Attendance management
• Managing disciplinary and grievances
• Performance management
• Policy and procedure development

Our service is based on your organisation's specific human resources requirements and can be provided on a flexible basis.

We offer a high quality service designed for organisations that do not have access to specialist in-house human resources expertise, or alternatively we are available to support your existing human resources resource on specific employment related projects.

You will have peace of mind knowing that your organisation is meeting its statutory legal obligations.

We can help you save money by outsourcing your accountancy, payroll or independent examinations functions.  Our experienced Finance Team offers a range of services to assist your management team and board in making decisions including payroll, book-keeping and preparation of financial reports.

In addition to our payroll and accountancy services, we can offer you financial consultancy support in creating new financial policies and procedures, VAT and Corporation Tax systems and in all your legal reporting and compliance requirements.

We run Volunteer Centre Birmingham and can help you to increase the capacity of your organisation to attract, recruit, retain and host volunteers in addition to assessing and updating your volunteer management policies.

We can also support you in achieving the Investing in Volunteers (IIV) Standard.

We can help you generate the evidence you need to support your organisational aims by selecting the best methods for analysing the outcomes of your activities.

Our quality monitoring support is targeted to your needs providing you with first-class findings. We can work with you to exploit your results to their maximum potential, and to draw compelling conclusions that will help your organisation to develop its future work programme.

If your organisation is considering working with others, we can help you identify the opportunities and barriers and the appropriate criteria for deciding how to proceed. 

If you're embarking on a collaborative project - whether it’s sharing strategic resources or working jointly on a 'frontline' initiative - we can offer independent guidance to help you navigate this new territory and maximise your chances of success. 

We can facilitate meetings between potential partners, offer advice on consortia structures and other options, and support you in developing written joint working agreements.

Whether you are starting out or looking to change the way your organisation is funded, we can help you choose the right legal form for you. 

We can help you find a way to get the most out of your current resources by facilitating discussions between staff and trustees to explore options, or help you to develop an enterprising and sustainable income strategy for the future by exploring new and innovative business models.

If you want to give your users a real voice, we can help you. 

From consultations and advisory panels to direct involvement in your governance processes, we can help you choose the right approach.  We will make sure that you are able to choose the best solution, both for your own needs and in response to your users' expectations.

Whether building on what you already do, or developing new options, we'll help you deliver even better opportunities for participation, and to use the insights you gain to create better services and greater impact.

Our Marketing Team can provide you with strategic planning and practical implementation support and advice and training on a range of subjects from creating a new marketing plan to producing an effective leaflet.

In addition, we can source and manage printing solutions on behalf of your organisation, either as a one off, or on a longer term contractual basis.

We endeavour to deliver these services through our funded programmes, however, some services may incur a cost. 

Please contact us today to discuss your needs. We will find the most cost effective solution based on your individual requirements, however, if they so fall outside of our funded programmes, our rates start  from £40.00 per hour exc. VAT.