As a UK charity sector consultant, I bring 25 years of experience across the charity and grantmaking sectors, from frontline social care to executive leadership. I've managed services, led teams, and made tough calls in resource-strapped environments. This gives me a solid grasp of how organisations actually function—not just how they’re supposed to.

My approach

I’m a nonprofit strategy specialist, and I combine this hands-on experience with 15 years of executive strategy development, a human-centred, lived-experience approach to research, and a knack for clear, compelling communication that foreground storytelling. Whether it’s about grantmaking strategy, finance and fundraising, income generation and business development, or service delivery, I’m here to help you untangle challenges and find practical solutions. My experience in strategy development and research with trusts and foundations, public sector commissioners, alongside those delivering charitable work, gives me a unique insight.

Research and Evaluation

I’m a highly qualified professional researcher and evaluator, with extensive research experience in both academic and professional envrionments. Unlike many other researcher and evaluators, I’ve worked on the front-lines, in communities, grantmaking organisations, and charity/ nonprofit organisations. This gives me an empathy for lived experiences, and a deeper knowledge of the work you do than many of the more standard researchers you can find. My research is informed by a passion for social change and social justice, and I specialise in complex and sometimes more politicised topics.

Support with change: organisational consultancy

As an organizational consultant, I take a deeper dive into what makes organisations tick. Charity change management and nonprofit transformation are key specialisms, and I’ve helped funders and grantmakers, and frontline charities, to:

• Unpick how power and authority really operate in their organisation

• Identify hidden dynamics that might be blocking progress

• Navigate the emotional side of transitions and change

• Strengthen relationships across teams and departments

• Tackle tough conversations in a constructive way

• Explore your organisation’s role in the bigger picture

Why this helps

Strategies don’t just happen, and they have to be about more than just projct management and big dreams. How are you going to get your people there? I can help you:

• Understand resistance to change

• Build healthier, more sustainable cultures

• Develop stronger partnerships

• Make change processes more effective

I bring a down-to-earth style, sharp insights, and a sense of humour to the table—because organisational change is serious work, but it doesn’t have to be grim.