Support for Existing social businesses
Helping Charities, Social Enterprises and Community Initiative of all size to achieve their greatest impact.
We work at a range of levels, from one off support to long term coaching, facilitating and mentoring. We have a range of tools, styles, access to data and insight that can strengthen your organisations capacity and capability.
Participate is long established charity with experience of supporting organisations to have the deepest impact in their communities.
We are passionate about backing socially focused organisations through a range of tailored support, and we look for organisations who have drive, ambition and best ideas for social change.
Our experienced consultancy team can help you sustain, strengthen and grow your organisation. We work with you to develop a unique blend of support specific for your needs.
– Our specialist areas are
Strategic Planning
- Mission and Values development
- Facilitated board and senior management strategy days
- Theory of Change
- Stakeholder analysis and engagement
- Return on investment and activity matrix
- Strategy and Action Planning
- Impact and Purpose
Income and Income Diversification
- Income, Fundraising, Commissioning and Strategy
- Bid Writing and Developing a case for support
- Identifying new income and prospect research
- Planning new products and services
Governance
- Legal Structures and Registration
- Compliance
- Capability Needs Assessment and Organisational Diagnostic
- Coaching and Mentoring
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Social Venture Support
Participate People offers a range of support to new and existing socially focused organisations. We look for organisations with drive, ambitions and great ideas to tackle social issues. Our experienced consultancy team can help you sustain, strengthen and grow your organisation. We work with you to develop a unique blend of support specific for your needs.
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FAQs
Some of your support may need to be charged for – we are a charity ourselves and trying to cover costs rather than make a profit.
Essentially is a logic model / diagram that show what changes your organisation expects to make as a result of you activities.
The way your non-profit generates income is bespoke and will depend on the type of organisation, the community you serve, your resources and assets. As well as traditional grants, foundations and community fundraising; more non-profits are diversifying their income through corporate donations, trading and events.
There are lots of things that make up a good funding bid. But our top 3 tips are always – understand the requirements of the funder, develop a completing narrative and demonstrate your impact.
Yes, depending on your constitution and legal structure, this will be more or less difficult – but in many cases possible.
Case Studies
During the Covid19 crisis Bradford Council approached Participate to complete a review of the capacity and capability of essential voluntary sector Anchor Organisations across Bradford District.
Keighley Healthy Living first reached out to Participate in wanting to look at the sustainability of their charity. Participate worked with the team, board and other stakeholders to develop a strategy and package of support for the organisation.