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World Animal Protection: Creation of corporate narrative; alignment of brand, corporate strategy, narrative; audience analysis, training and development sessions; building global organisation structure and business model; fundraising, content and innovation strategies interim leadership of global fundraising team; personal development programme for CEO.

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Alzheimer's Society: marketing, campaigns and communications structural review and implementation; marketing and communications strategy; digital transformation scoping and recruitment; organisational strategy review; interim leadership and direction of marketing/communications/campaigning team.

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MQ – Transforming Mental Health: Transforming Mental Health: Brand and public engagement campaign strategy, planning and team development, evaluation, personal development for senior staff.

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Combat Stress: Brand/narrative review, marketing/communications/fundraising analysis and strategy, audience mapping, personal and team development; organisational values development and plan for embedding in organisation.

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CLIC Sargent: Communications strategy review and scoping.

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Canal and River Trust: Communications audit, review and recommendations.

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Blind Veterans UK: Communications strategy review and ongoing consultancy.

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Greyhound Trust: Organisational strategy, brand, narrative review; fundraising strategy; team development;  strategic consultancy to senior team; setting framework and strategy for marketing, communications and fundraising, GDPR compliance and fundraising investment.

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Chartered Quality Institute: Senior staff personal development.

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Which?: Organisational structure and design; integration process review; Leadership skills.

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Shelter: Senior staff personal development; digital transformation consultancy; corporate narrative; audience and campaign planning; ongoing communications consultancy; GenZ research programme (with CFI agency).

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Oxfam: Introduction to integration for senior team.

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UNICEF: Introduction to integration for senior team.

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Marie Curie: Introduction to integration for senior team.

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Anthony Nolan: Integration workshop and senior staff personal development.

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Ramblers: Public engagement campaign strategy/delivery advice.

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Scope: Strategic consultancy; communications and marketing strategy development, audience analysis and messaging; evaluation, team audit and structure, personal and team development; internal process review and integrated campaign planning.

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Once We Were (Brand/Digital/Marketing agency): Business strategy/market analysis.

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Forster Communications: Former non-executive Chair

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Charity Comms:  Former Chair of Trustees

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Cabinet Office/Government Communications Service Strategy and Evaluation Council:

Board member

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Fourtold: Former Associate

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StepChange Debt Charity: Review of structure and internal processes; development of integrated approach to marketing and campaigns; brand framework, narrative and strategy development; advice to Exec Board on marketing strategy.

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Crisis: Development of marketing and communications strategy and audience framework; embedding approaches to integration in senior and wider teams; audit of communications, policy and fundraising structure and approaches; team and senior personal development; strategic counsel to CEO.

 

Chestnut Tree House and St Barnabas House Hospice: Organisational structure and strategic marketing consultancy

 

National Autistic Society: Integrating national campaigns and awareness activities; audience analysis.

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Mind: Strategic review of role and function of marketing and communications organisational integration and team development; audience analysis and engagement strategy; organisational structure and team development of both communications and programmes teams; senior personal development.

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Forests Without Frontiers: Advisory Board Member to charity established to to plant and protect trees for future generations whilst preserving the forests, the people and wildlife.


Crazy Beautiful World: Non-Executive Director (a CIC that connects inspiring teenagers with creative, compassionate adults to delve into questions that are on young people’s minds).
 

Restorative Justice for All: Non-Executive Director (a CIC that seeks to build awareness and resilience, rebalancing power and influence into communities).

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Dementia UK: Strategic review of role and function of marketing and communications; organisational structure and process review; audience analysis and integration; personal development programmes; brand campaign development and analysis; brand review and strategy; content strategy review.

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Children in Wales: Organisational strategy review and personal development programme.

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Brighton Toy and Model Museum: Audience research and engagement strategy.

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Marlowe Theatre: Organisational narrative, messaging and audience analysis and strategy.

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Brain Tumour Charity: Team integration, accountability frameworks, strategic planning and project delivery approaches.

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Young Dementia Network: Strategy review.

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Samaritans: Strategic review of audiences; content strategy.

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Sumatran Orangutan Society: Marketing and communications strategy review and annual business plan.

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Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services (DAVSS): Organisational strategy and brand review, governance support.

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Autism Centre of Excellence: Support in formulation and recruitment of CEO and senior communications role.

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Sands (stillbirth and neonatal death charity): Brand framework; narrative and messaging; Sands Utd FC strategy; branch strategy.

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Sturt’s Community Trust: Organisational strategy and governance framework.

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Crohn’s and Colitis UK: Audience framework development; approaches to integration; creation of public engagement strategy.

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Chestnut Tree House children's hospice, St Barnabas House hospice and Martlets hospice (Southern Hospice Group): Organisational structure and strategic marketing consultancy; audience research and engagement strategy.

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Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare: Audience audit and strategic analysis; team integration; brand and narrative reviews, marketing strategy review.

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Carers Support West Sussex: Organisational strategy; market and competitor review; personal development.

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Digital Resistance: Governance advice.

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AgeUK SE: Team sessions on integrating organisational and personal brand and values.

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Humanimal Trust: Brand, strategy and narrative development; fundraising strategy and platforms; team development; audience analysis and journeys; governance and trustee development; strategic counsel.

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Cats Protection: Values and behaviours review; staff engagement review; personal development and team development programme; GenZ Research programme (with CFI).

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Fitzpatrick Referrals Veterinary Practice (C4’s ‘Supervet’): Strategic business review, business strategy, marketing and communications strategy, culture and behaviour framework, people and performance strategy.

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Acevo: Membership survey and strategic review of products and membership offer.

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Compassion in World Farming: Strategic planning and evaluation framework for international campaign; personal development.

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Dementia UK: strategic review of role and function of marketing and communications.

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Hospice UK: Conference presentations on brand and communications strategy.

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Thomas Pocklington Trust: Review of organisational strategy, development of brand framework and organisational narrative.

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London Vision: Review and development of organisational strategy, brand and narrative.

 

Ernest Cook Trust: Brand review, narrative and messaging review, marketing and communications strategy and audience review; crisis communications.

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Young Minds: Review of brand essence against product portfolio and audience engagement.

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Rewilding Britain: Audience audit and strategy.


Nurture UK: Organisational values development ; behaviour framework and team culture.


International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG):  Product review; audience analysis; membership review; strategic planning.


AgeUK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove: Team sessions on integrating organisational and personal brand and values.

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Various individual coaching, personal development and mentoring assignments for individuals within the above organisations and also at Stroke Association, Southwark Council, St George’s Hospital Charity, CAFOD.

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