Our expertise across four separate self-contained but linked work streams
Charity and SME development
Initial free advice, consultancy and training for charities, social enterprises and SMEs in:
- Setting up organisations, changing governance arrangements to meet the requirements of both clients and regulators including the Charity Commission, Companies House and CIC Regulator
- Policy development and implementation including a range of free resources in core areas such as health and safety and safeguarding
- Support with Business planning, funding and asset transfers and planning applications
- HR support and guidance, Mediation and Conflict resolution
- Change management
- Business process re-engineering
- Introducing new methodologies, including Asset-Based Community Development
- Finance support, including budgeting and pensions advice
Carbon Reduction
We work to ISO 14064 as implemented via the UK government’s BEIS standards to assess and implement reductions in carbon emissions for all organisations, including:
- Heating and cooling buildings more efficiently from simple measures, such as draft-proofing advice provided by our environmental experts, to retrofitting and designing existing and new buildings via architect, planning and funding expertise from Sian Architects and Associates London
- Travel to and from work and social environments
- Supplying services and equipment
- Recycling and upcycling
LGBT+ and marginalised communities
Delivering a three-year project, focused on improving the lives of older LGBT+ communities through:
- Working in partnership with Rainbow Communities CIO to deliver projects and provide support for members of the LGBT+ group.
- Working across generational and cultural divides to focus on what unites communities – promoting understanding, acceptance, inclusion and a sense of belonging, care and friendship.
- Specifically focusing on LGBT+ groups living with dementia and their carers.
Education and training for children and adults
Face-to-face and e-learning in
- employment and job preparation training and support
- carbon emissions reduction
- promotion of the green environment
- Transport and supply solutions
- Organisational leadership and development
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“In a previous career as Director of Enterprise at Community Matters I was privileged to work with many of these associates and saw first hand not only their skills and knowledge but the care and passion they brought to their work“.
– Richard Bridge Director of Technology, Corndel Ltd :
ex-Director of Enterprise at Community Matters