Non-Profit Consultancy Services

I still use my previous extensive experience to provide consultancy services to public, voluntary sector, campaigns and multi agency partnerships:

With over 25 years of senior-level leadership experience in the public and non-profit sectors, spanning diverse industries and strategic partnerships, I am available for consultancy work, combining this with my media work.

In this side of my career, I have consistently excelled in creative consultancies - all about how things can be, not how they are now. And how when you look at new possibilities you can bring and keep people with you on the journey. I do developing strategy, vision, policy, development opportunities and messaging, while fostering collaboration and engagement across various sectors. Always with values-led leadership of organisations, strategy and teams.

My services:

  • Charity/Non profit CEO and leadership.

  • Vision and Strategy for organisations and partnerships – creation of vision, strategy, forward ideas, business plans, theory of change - including through engagement with stakeholders, partners and networks.

  • Designing and facilitating organisation’s away days, team events and strategic events.

  • Creating new opportunities, ideas and income generating developments.

  • Strategic comms and campaigns delivery and development.

  • Partnership and network development.

  • Organisational/service development, review, change and improvement, including whole service and organisation restructure proposals.

  • Review and formal evaluation of services and projects including plans for the future and next steps

CV and more info on my LinkedIn.

Recent freelance contracts include:

  • Specialist Comms Support contractor for Local Trust. Consistently highly rated. Into 3rd year of the contract.

  • Intermin CEO for one of the largest Citizens Advice in the country.

  • Designing and facilitating a range of away days and strategic events.

  • National Hubs Manager for Community Led Homes - successfully supporting the development of regional support hubs across England and creating their national network so that communities and non-profits can create new housing.

  • Leeds Community Homes working on funding and business planning, systems and support delivery processes as well as providing support.

  • Heading up comms and campaigns for Community Land Trust Network.

  • Comms and messaging for a number of successful Community Share Offers.

  • Developing staff processes, policies and practices for social enterprise.

  • Working on a national Double Diamond design project looking at how to scale up community-led activity.

What people say about my consultancy services:

  • “A joy to work with.”

  • "If you are looking for someone who is creative, strategic, insightful, a great net-worker, who delivers high level projects with integrity, then Peg is the person. I should also mention she is great fun to work with and always has the gift of a smile for everyone."

  • "Peg is a rare person. Fun, personable and able to connect with people at every level, yet thoroughly professional, great insight and up front. Peg is committed to high quality work and delivers to time and to budget. I can't wait to have another project to work with her again."  

  • "Peg is very creative, very good at coming up with innovative solutions to complex problems, often on a national scale but in a way that could be understood at the frontline. She translated the "virtual" and made it a reality. Her positive attitude washes off on those around her. She is focused yet mindful and considerate of others."

  • "Peg has a fantastic mix of creativity and clarity of purpose. Peg will think how to do a task in a way that challenges but at the same time gets a clear result."

  •  "Peg is an experienced and dynamic consultant with a wide range of knowledge and skills. She listens well to what is needed and has excellent attention to detail. Her engaging style is well received and she is a brilliant communicator who frequently comes up with fresh and innovative perspectives. I have always enjoyed working with her."

  • “Peg you are an inspiration and know how to get the very best out of people (and make them smile at the same time). You have been and remain brilliant.”

  • “Just have to say how marvellous and jolly and splendid and uplifting and joyous its all been. You have a remarkable ability to keep everything facing upwards despite the hurdles.... been a pleasure indeed!”

  • “You are an inspiration ..so full of enthusiasm, ideas and passion.”

  • "Peg is a lively, personable, focused and inspirational leader and facilitator. She rapidly developed an enviable reputation as a consultant through both her enabling skills and her approach to working with groups - skills that are now enhanced with a wide range of experience."

  • "Peg manages to be deeply strategic in a fun way which is too rare a thing my view!"

  • "Peg has a real talent supporting creative artists to clarify their vision and understand precisely what needs to be done to achieve those goals. Her perspective from a regeneration and the public sector is invaluable to someone like myself involved in the arts."

  • “Peg is a smart, mature and dependable individual who always leads by example and her inclusive and collaborative style of working encourages the broadest support and 'buy-in' making her an asset to any organisation.”