The following consultants work with voluntary & community
organisations and operate within the Lancaster District
Name: Alan Chapman
Company: Alan Chapman Consultancy
Phone number: 07845 463852
Email address: info@alanchapman-consultancy.co.uk
Website address: www.alanchapman-consultancy.co.uk
Alan is Lancaster based and has 20 years experience of
successful support and development work in the voluntary
and community sector. He has expertise in governance and
trustee support, organisational development, funding, partnership
working and executive mentoring. He has a flexible, positive
approach focused upon helping groups to move forward, stronger
and better equipped for the future.
Name: Liz Feather
Company: Dragonfly Business Consultancy
Phone number: 01925 492285 or 07989 698597
Email address: lizfeather@dragonflybusiness.co.uk
Website address: www.dragonflybusiness.co.uk
Dragonfly provides a comprehensive range of services to
not-for-profit organisations that may not have access to
the necessary skills and expertise available to larger organisations.
Services include trustee, staff & volunteer training
as well as consultancy provision relating to governance,
policy & procedure, quality assurance, project development
& management, risk assessment & management, employment
& management and working with volunteers.
Name: Jez Hall
Address: 60 Greaves Road, Lancaster LA1
4UR
Phone number: 01524 596219 or 07963 706106
Email address: jez.hall@good.co.uk
Website address: www.jezhall.co.uk
Jez is based in Lancaster and has wide ranging experience
as a trainer and facilitator for voluntary and community
organisations of all sizes. His specialisms include strategic
and project planning within social enterprises and the development
of community facilities. He enjoys working with organisations
to help plan and implement changes to the way they operate,
undertake feasibility studies and improve engagement with
the local authority or other partners.
Name: Dennis Langley
Company: Project and Business Developments
Ltd
Address: 8 Chapel Brow, Longridge, Preston,
Lancs PR3 2YD
Phone number: 01772 785060
Email address: dennis.langley@pabd.eu
Website address: www.pabd.eu
PABD has established a reputation for quality work in the
development of ideas for publicly funded business support
projects, partnership building, project funding applications,
interim project management and full-scale project delivery.
The company has experience of establishing community-based
initiatives and social businesses including the creative
industries.
The following organisation also provides consultancy services
to the VCF sector:
Charities Evaluation Service is a registered
charity with 15 years' experience of supporting voluntary
organisations. They offer in-house training, courses and
consultancy in providing monitoring, evaluation and quality
systems for charities and funders. They can be contacted
via their website http://www.ces-vol.org.uk/
Consultants who wish to be considered for inclusion in
our directory should send an email to Jane
Dutton outlining brief details of their
work. The request will be considered by the management team
and potential consultants will be forwarded an application
form. Two recent references will be requested and these
will be checked before a consultant is added to the list.
Lancashire Consortium
Organisations or individuals who believe they can work
on the ‘Real Help for Communities: Modernisation Fund’
(offering professional support for organisations) with the
Lancashire Consortium will be entered onto a list and new
advisers may be added to the list during the course of the
programme.
Advisers should have an appropriate range of skills, knowledge
and experience to provide the appropriate level of service:
• Knowledge and experience of third sector organisational
and business development.
• Experience of working as a consultant, adviser
or development worker with a collaboration focus.
• Ability to facilitate open and frank discussion
in relation to organisational opportunities and challenges.
• Knowledge of differing business models appropriate
for third sector organisations.
• Experience of working with trustee boards.
• Knowledge or experience of working with organisations
exploring collaboration or merger.
Please email Tracy
Gardiner with a brief resume of your
suitability to be added to the list.
