Support Staffordshire Consultancy provide reasonably priced, expertly delivered services to charities and community groups across Staffordshire. These consultancy services are in addition to our membership offer with one-to-one support on a bespoke basis; either as fixed surgery sessions hour by hour or as part of a longer term piece of consultancy support over a prolonged but defined period. Our team have specialist skills which enables them to work with organisations at a more in-depth level.
Development
We can work with your organisation to help you meet your goals. We have a wide range of services and will take time to understand your needs and tailor a bespoke package.
Example projects include:
- Policy reviews
- Independent project evaluation
- Strategic and organisational review
- Board mentoring and development
Training
We offer a range of free and low-cost training courses to help your charity or community group.
Examples of our courses include:
- Fundraising
- Trustee Roles and Responsibilities
- Policies and Procedures
- Adult Safeguarding
- Marketing
We can also develop bespoke training sessions for your organisation. Delivery online or face to face.
Research & Engagement
We have been working with NHS, Social Care and Research partners for many years. We understand the drive towards working collaboratively with the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector set out in Social Care Policy and the NHS Long Term Plan and the unique challenges that this presents. We can work with your organisation to help you plan and deliver your priorities for your community work. We understand the VCSE sector and can help you to maximise your opportunities to work within it.
Examples of the types of projects that we have worked on recently:
- Public consultations
- Engagement and research projects
- Meetings facilitation
- Network meetings
- Facilitated workshops and conferences
Working with Support Staffordshire has meant we have been able to reach a much wider audience for health and care research - we’ve linked in with communities we didn’t know existed and benefitted from their expert facilitation and extensive networks.” “Support Staffordshire have been wonderful partners, responding quickly when we’ve been developing bids, providing new innovative ideas and being strong ‘critical friends’, guiding us in how to engage with different communities and groups
Helen Duffy, SSHERPa R&I Programme Manager