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Charity Links recent clients include: Traidcraft Exchange; Traidcraft plc; Department for International Development; MKM Counselling Ltd; Living Archive; Solon Wandsworth Housing Association; Verdon Street Enterprises; Heartstone; REMISUS; Burngreave Community Action Forum.

The directors controlling Charity Link have both been trustees of several charities and voluntary organisations and actively involved in their practical management. In addition, they have experience of franchising that is the commercial equivalent of working with volunteers or independent local groups. They have worked in mainstream commercial companies at management and board level.

With training and experience in marketing, new product development, general management, public relations, accounts and operational management Charity Link can work with voluntary organisations with a uniquely sympathetic understanding of the commercial world and how it can help you achieve your charitable aims.

REMISUS
Development of a business plan to launch a new refugee support service in Lancashire

Spital Hill Ways and Means for Burngreave Community Action Forum
Production of a tender document for the regeneration of a community in Sheffield ensuring full community consultation at all stages

Heartstone
Development of a business plan and marketing strategy for a conventional subsidiary followed by a test market to establish proven techniques for a national anti-racist voluntary organisation

Solon Wandsworth Housing Association
Development and implementation of change plan and strategy for an equal pay collective with no single leader
"You're the only consultancy who really tried to understand us - you did in depth research...... others have just provided text book solutions that don't recognise our unique situation" Solon Wandsworth Housing Association

Verdon Street Enterprises
Development of a business plan for a community enterprise in Pitsmoor in Sheffield including detailed research with potential funders to identify the issues to be addressed and development of a coherent plan from the many different strands of information available
"Sarah has worked closely with us in the production of the Business plan. What might have been a trying experience became not only a pleasurable one but an opportunity for us to critically appraise our venture.

She was able to take the 'straw bricks' of our ideas and hopes, and earth them them in a Business plan which has caught the imagination of many other organisations - releasing substantial sums of money £130K to date, and gaining for us, valuable credibility in the field of community enterprise.

We are a voluntary organisation, seeking charitable status and operating in the real world. We have found in Charity Link an efficient and effective service, and in Sarah, a real ally."
Jane Grinonneau
Minister/Project's Development Worker, Director of Verdon Street Enterprise Limited

MK Mind
MKM Counselling
Feasibility study followed by full launch, practical business plan and on-going involvement in a commercial subsidiary for MK Mind including advice on appropriate structures, Board composition, and Management control
Community Enterprise
Research into existing social Firms and Community Enterprises to establish what have been successful structures and commercial propositions. Report produced on capacity building to set up a social firm employing up to 60% clients of MIND

Traidcraft
Traidcraft Exchange
Evaluation of the export marketing assistance being provided to community based small and micro enterprises (SMEs) in southern countries including recommendations about the development of marketing strategy. Include in a review of activity being undertaken in UK and overseas and identified opportunities particularly in mainstream marketing development, and potential routes to generate volume export sales.
Part of Associates programme. Used as on-going consultant to the organisation e.g. advice on business planning
Traidcraft plc
Corporate review of the commercial and charitable arms of Traidcraft to:

• ensure that synergy was being maximised
• structures were complementary not duplicated
• objectives were being achieved
• decision making process was effective
  "We've implemented your plans and it's working" Traidcraft

Jewels of the East
Worked with Indian street children charity to develop and launch major consumer exhibition promoting Asian goods, many from companies that had never exported to the UK before. Oversaw all aspects from practical quality issues to marketing strategy.

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