Members
Account 2 Grow Ltd
Organisation
Accounting advisor
ACEVO
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ACEVO is the Charity Leaders Network. As the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, we are the leading voice of the UK’s charity and social enterprise sector. We provide support and representation for members ranging from leaders of small community based organisations to those of the nation’s best known charity brands.
ActionAid
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ActionAid is a charity which works to help people free themselves from poverty and injustice.
Alliance Magazine
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Alliance Magazine provides news and analysis of the latest developments in philanthropy and social investment worldwide.
Aperio
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Strategic and Business Planning - Setting the Context and Preparing for Growth: This includes strategic planning, governance, business/operational planning, financial planning, marketing and sales, collaboration activities, and campaigning and influencing. A clear understanding of the organisational objectives informs our approach enabling us to ensure that the planning outcomes become real operational tools. We support an organisation helping them to achieve its vision; tied in with ways to measure mission impact and operational effectiveness and efficiency. www.aperio-group.com/consultingandsupportservices/strategicandbusinessplanning.html
Readiness Support: Aperio provides a variety of services designed to enhance an organisation, creating and reinforcing an environment that stimulates innovation and social entrepreneurialism, through training and mentoring.www.aperio-group.com/consultingandsupportservices/otherservices.html
Enterprise Development: Our team has extensive experience in developing and/or growing social enterprise/trading/public sector contracting, improving the performance of trading operations, developing new markets, new sectors and new skills. Workshops, hands on development and additional resource are all provided. www.aperio-group.com/consultingandsupportservices/socialenterprisecharitytrading.html
Strategic Fundraising: Aperio provides strategic fundraising support by means of reviewing existing organisational approaches, opening up new markets to an organisation’s existing fundraising activities; major gifts revenue generation and high engagement giving/venture philanthropy. www.aperio-group.com/consultingandsupportservices/fundraising.html
Organisational Development: Interim services supporting turnaround and growth. www.aperio-group.com/consultingandsupportservices/otherservices.html
Barbican
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A world-class arts and learning organisation, the Barbican pushes the boundaries of all major art forms including dance, film, music, theatre and visual arts.
Bates Wells & Braithwaite LLP
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Bates Wells Braithwaite is a City law firm advising charities and social enterprises on a complete range of commercial legal services. With the UK’s largest dedicated charities department, we advise organisations and individuals on all types of charitable giving and have particular expertise in corporate philanthropy and social investment
BDB Pitmans LLP
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The nature and size of their practice allows their specialists in trusts, tax planning, philanthropy, property, employment and matrimonial law to consult freely with one another. As a result, they offer clients the highest standards of advice, combined with personal attention from an individual partner.
Many of their partners serve as trustees of family trusts and executors of estates: frequently acting for families over a number of generations. BDB Pitmans recognise that combining family harmony with the peace of mind that comes from knowing your wealth will be secured for future generations, is the primary concern for many of their clients.
The firm also has a large multi-disciplinary team working both with and within the charities sector. Acting for over 450 national and international charities, and a wide range of other civil society organisations and social enterprises, BDB Pitmans deal with all types of charity-related concerns, and have special expertise in particularly complex or unusual matters.
BDB Pitmans have an ongoing commitment to achieving the best for our clients and for the sector. The team offer an open, imaginative and common sense approach and have an ability to work with their clients to find the best solutions and legacy firm, Bircham Dyson Bell, was awarded Charity Law Firm of the Year at Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2018. The prestigious awards showcase and acknowledge the best specialist advisors and managers in the global wealth industry.
BDB Pitmans also have charity and social enterprise specialists in their Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Employment, Commercial and Advisory, Public Law and Public Affairs and Dispute Resolution departments.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation
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The Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation is a grant maker supporting local community groups and charities. It encourages philanthropy and its funds come from local businesses and individuals and from national charities and organisations which recognise our skills and local knowledge.
Berkshire Community Foundation
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Berkshire Community Foundation exist to inspire a strong generous community in Berkshire where people work in partnership to enhance the quality of local life.
Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
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BLP work with high net worth individuals who are often faced with increasingly complex tax and regulatory rules. BLP provide them with the advice they need to deal with these challenges.
Big Issue Invest
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Started in 2005 as the social investment arm of The Big Issue, Big Issue Invest (BII) extends the Group’s mission by backing social ventures and charities that dismantle poverty and create opportunity for for people and communities across the UK.
Our vision is to create a “social merchant bank” - by social entrepreneurs,
for social entrepreneurs. We pay any dividends generated by our investments to The Big Issue Group, which is a social enterprise itself, to further our mission.
BII manages or advises on over £150m of social funds. Investments range from £50,000 to £3 million and take the form of early stage finance, loans, and equity.
Birmingham & Black Country Community Foundation
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Birmingham & Black Country Community Foundation provides philanthropy services to families, companies, trusts by managing funds, building endowment and being the vital link between local donors and local needs; investing back into communities.
BRAC UK
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Founded in Bangladesh and now working in eleven countries, we are by some measures the largest non-governmental organisation in the world, an innovator in poverty eradication and a social enterprise offering sustainable pathways out of poverty. Demonstrating the power of a holistic, community-based approach and best known for the scale of our programmes we have created opportunities for 135 million people, mostly women, to create lasting change.
Poor communities are crucial actors and change makers in development and not passive recipients of aid. Working together we design programmes that promote social inclusion through microfinance, education, healthcare, agriculture, livelihood support, legal aid services, community empowerment and profit making social enterprises which feedback into development and take a triple bottom line approach.
BRAC UK works as part of the international BRAC family to raise awareness and funds for our low cost, high impact approach. Developing partnerships in Europe with non-governmental organisations, academics, research institutes, the private sector and governments.
Buckinghamshire Community Foundation (Member)
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Buckinghamshire Community Foundation aim to be the experts in local giving – matching people, ideas, resources and needs, to make a lasting difference.
Buzzacott Chartered Accountants
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Buzzacott is a Top 25 UK accountancy firm based in London, providing expertise in a wide range of services including corporate and personal tax.
C Hoare & Co.
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An independent private London bank, providing banking and investment services.
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
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The Cambridgeshire Community Foundation are the hub for community philanthropy in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – inspiring and supporting effective giving that strengthens communities and enriches local life.
CAN Mezzanine
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CAN's vision is for a strong and impactful social economy that creates a better society. Our mission is to support charities, no-for-profit and social organisations to maximise their impact, sustainability and where appropriate, growth. We deliver on this mission by addressing the three key barriers Premises, Skill and Finance. Collaborative: Generous in sector support, we work collaboratively, share skills and knowledge to achieve Restless: Driven with creative hunger, we challenge norms, harnessing passion and energy to deliver Inclusive: Approachable, flexible and caring, we have faith in people. Bold: We take risk, act transparently, with integrity, honesty and courage to challenge and be heard.
Cancer Research UK
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The UK's leading cancer charity