We have been supporting many voluntary and community organisations to register as a CIO (charitable incorporated organisation). This is a structure favoured by many funders and, as it is regulated by the Charity Commission, makes it easy for your organisation to be found on its register.
In 2014 Clear Thinking Consultancy carried out twelve assessment audits, bespoke consultancy support with three organisations and facilitated three information, advice and training forums for the Firm Foundations project in Brent- we assess progress one year on.
At Clear Thinking Consultancy, we’ve been working hard to produce a tool that assesses the viability of third sector organisations, what they need to do to deliver high impact and move steadily towards sustainability.
Speaking to a cohort of Directors and Senior Leaders of youth organisations on the Youth Organisations Social Enterprise Leadership Programme (YOSELP), delivered by Clear Thinking Consultancy in partnership with Real Partners CIC, Fordhall Farm’s Charlotte Hollins shared her experiences of saving the family farm through youth sector social enterprises.
Earlier this month, Clear Thinking Consultancy received confirmation of our successful application to the John Lyon’s Charity to carry out assessment audit tools amongst children and youth providers in the London Borough of Brent.
Contract awarded to Clear Thinking Consultancy by The Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support supplementary schools to identify and implement sustainable business strategies.
In June, Clear Thinking Consultancy worked with a Hackney youth centre to rationalise its operational structure by delivering a bespoke development day to look at the need for project management as a skillset.
Inspire!, Hackney’s Education Business Partnership has commissioned Clear Thinking Consultancy to support its strategic development as it responds to an increasingly challenging climate of reduced public spend and increased competition.