A team of experts with experience spanning 15-21 years in the voluntary sector. Founder, Sarah is an MBA graduate with specialties in finance & fundraising. She is a member of Institute of Fundraising and in her 14 years in the sector she has offered IAG & Training to over 500 small organisations with a record of about £600,000 achieved in fundraising over the period. Other Associates in the team have similar achievements with specialities as PQASSO Qualified Assessor and Business Advice & Mentoring.
The consultancy services receive from Sarah since May 2014 has been meticulous. She worked on strengthening the systems & structures of the church, started by ensuring our charitable status complies with current trends & requirements to be well positioned for future progression. Over 10 trustees and leaders in the church went through a 2 day training delivered by Sarah and her associates, to build the skills & capacity needed to lead the church in its strategic direction. Their expertise cannot be faulted. We took action immediately and changes were noticed in the revised policies, administration and governance of the church. She continues to consult in obtaining the needed finance to buy a church building and in the assessment for the award of practical quality assurance system for small organisations (PQASSO level 1&2)
I met Sarah in 2006 when I attended her training workshop on ‘writing better fundraising applications’. I was particularly enlightened on the subject and ever since, her zeal and calm nature to impact & support new- emerging projects has drawn us close. She has delivered finance & funding workshop to over 30 women users at our organisation.
She also designed and obtained funding for our Women Fitness project in 2014, which has been running successfully since. With her continuous advice on other funding streams and various aspects of organisation development, I must say she is very intelligent and meticulous in delivering her services. I have recommended her to other projects who have commented on her astute professional approach. I will continue to recommend her services to both start-up and existing community projects & businesses.
Meeting Sarah was an inspiration, someone with multi experience, a good listener, calm, and humble who dedicates her time and delivers precisely and effectively. We were honoured to work with her with continuous tirelessness, never ending support through meetings, by telephone and through email. It is always a joy and satisfactory experience. We were amazed at our first meeting with Sarah, she asked us questions, we gave her answer in one word or two of which she elaborated on and this became not just a sentence but a paragraph of magic of words. She is a good facilitator, very approachable and deliverers. She gently answers questions in a calm manner and amazing is the word to describe her, may she continue to prosper.
Fundraising Officer at Voluntary Action Camden 2005 – 2012
‘The fundraising officer is extremely helpful, very proactive, and we have received a lot of support that has helped us keep things going over the years.’
‘The Meet the Funders event helped me find out specifically what the Trust was looking for in an application – which helped us secure both capital and revenue funding.’
‘Sarah is highly qualified, she has supported hundreds of small organisations in fundraising. training and hands on support. She created innovative training like Fundraising Ideas which enabled organisation to achieve their fundraising efforts through alternative avenues not readily available to small organisations.’