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What I’ve Learned From Supporting Charity CEOs
… That Can Help You Navigate Current Challenges What I have learned from supporting charity CEOs is that often there are so many people looking to you for direction and leadership. Even more so, during such an uncertain and challenging times. The news relating to the charity sector is filled with articles about regulatory and […]
How to Significantly Increase Your Chances of Bid-writing Success Before Writing a Word
It is not surprising that many voluntary sector organisations are currently panicking; competition for funding has increased alongside service needs, and funding periods are shorter with fewer opportunities for core funding. As a result many VSO leaders are applying for funding that they have little or no chance of securing, increasing stress and anxiety, demotivating […]
Could Your Consortium Benefit From Some Clear Thinking?
As well as working with individual organisations, we specialise in supporting consortia made up of many diverse partners, mainly within local authority and voluntary sector spaces. We are often brought in when things haven’t quite gone to plan, or at key points of transition, but we also work with consortia who are looking to safeguard […]
Introducing Ampacc
Clear Thinking Consultancy is are proud to have developed Ampacc, the best service costings and financial modelling tool for your voluntary organisation to help with recovering the full costs for the services you deliver.
Planning an Away Day in a post-lockdown world
With restrictions having been steadily lifted over the past few weeks, Clear Thinking Consultancy has been working with a number of voluntary and community organisations to rethink their ‘Away Days’ in this new post-lockdown world.
Clear Thinking Consultancy Launches New Website
We are delighted to announce the launch of Clear Thinking Consultancy’s new website. The new site has a fresh look and a funky new design with a brand new colour palette, eye-catching images, and lots of movement and interest.
Open up new avenues of funding by registering as a CIO
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.
Playing our part to help voluntary and community sector organisations to build back better
The road to post-coronavirus recovery will not be a smooth one, but Clear Thinking Consultancy is playing its part in helping the voluntary and community sector maximise funding and resources.
Passion and commitment masks pressure on charity sector
It is a challenging time for many charities, made even more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic. We’re helping our partners plan, rethink their strategic development as well as providing them tangible ways to rebuild their reserves.
Young People’s Foundation springs into action
It is a challenging time for many charities, made even more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic. We’re helping our partners plan, rethink their strategic development as well as providing them tangible ways to rebuild their reserves.
Back to school for charities?
It is a challenging time for many charities, made even more difficult by the coronavirus pandemic. We’re helping our partners plan, rethink their strategic development as well as providing them tangible ways to rebuild their reserves.
Firmer Foundations, One Year On
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.
CTC Award for Best Business Entrepreneur in Hammersmith & Fulham’s Brilliant Business Awards
Fighting off stiff competition from the other businesses shortlisted from up to 200 entrants, Clear Thinking Consultancy received the Runner-Up Award for Best Business Entrepreneur in Hammersmith & Fulham’s Brilliant Business Awards.
CTC audit tool in consultation and pilot phase
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.
Inspiring a generation of youth sector social enterprises
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.
Supporting the UK’s first Knowledge Exchange
Clear Thinking Consultancy has been supporting the Global Fund for Children’s first Knowledge Exchange event in the UK by running a workshop in Diversifying Income.
John Lyon’s Charity approves three-year grant to support the development of the youth sector in Brent
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.
Supporting supplementary schools across England
Contract awarded to Clear Thinking Consultancy by The Paul Hamlyn Foundation to support supplementary schools to identify and implement sustainable business strategies.
CTC expands its work into West London
A partnership with the London Youth Development Trust sees Clear Thinking Consultancy working to support the delivery of excellent outcomes in and around the White City Estate in Hammersmith and Fulham, West London
Inspired training to weather funding storm
Inspire!, the Education Business Partnership for Hackney, commissioned Clear Thinking to design and deliver a bespoke training session to equip its staff with the tools to more effectively support income generation.
Mobilising the workforce for the future
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.
Inspiring Strategic Development
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.
What I’ve Learned From Supporting Charity CEOs
… That Can Help You Navigate Current Challenges What I have learned from supporting charity CEOs is that often there are so many people looking to you for direction and leadership. Even more so, during such an uncertain and challenging times. The news relating to the charity sector is filled with articles about regulatory and […]
How to Significantly Increase Your Chances of Bid-writing Success Before Writing a Word
It is not surprising that many voluntary sector organisations are currently panicking; competition for funding has increased alongside service needs, and funding periods are shorter with fewer opportunities for core funding. As a result many VSO leaders are applying for funding that they have little or no chance of securing, increasing stress and anxiety, demotivating […]
Could Your Consortium Benefit From Some Clear Thinking?
As well as working with individual organisations, we specialise in supporting consortia made up of many diverse partners, mainly within local authority and voluntary sector spaces. We are often brought in when things haven’t quite gone to plan, or at key points of transition, but we also work with consortia who are looking to safeguard […]
Introducing Ampacc
Clear Thinking Consultancy is are proud to have developed Ampacc, the best service costings and financial modelling tool for your voluntary organisation to help with recovering the full costs for the services you deliver.