Emma Insley Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

I help social purpose organisations to change lives and make better decisions by understanding the difference they make, what makes them unique and what beneficiaries need from them.I help organisations in the following ways:• Needs Assessments so that you can understand and respond to the most pressing problems • Evaluations that inform and inspire funders and identify how to improve projects• Bespoke impact measurement systems that are robust, practical and proportionate to resources Impact can be dry, dull and disengaging when it is reduced to a set of numbers or percentages. Although those things are needed, impact measurement should be a tool to inspire and engage as much as to inform. We help breathe life into your data, by drawing out the stories of lives changed.Recent examples of our work includes:• CLIC Sargent Evaluation and a Needs Assessment of the Young People’s social care service in England. Re-commissioned to review their Home from Home service. • MS Society Evaluation and Needs Assessment to inform a pilot project to increase physical activity of people with MS in Wales.• Impact Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Depaul UK’s Homelessness Prevention Service; Evaluation of their Nightstop Service.• Evaluation for Bankside Open Spaces Trust and subsequent Needs Assessment.We also work with a select few clients to make their organisation fundable – this enabled us to secure £650,000 for one client from just two applications!

The Youth Helplines Network was an independent group of helplines that offer support and guidance to young people via telephone, internet and SMS. We worked together to protect helpline users, support and strengthen individual helpline members and to provide a strong collective voice within the sector. I set up and chaired the group until it was handed over to The Helplines Partnership.

As Chief Exec of this national support and signposting helpline for young people I oversaw the development of services to 16,000 young people per year. I turned around a large deficit to deliver a healthy surplus for four consecutive years; trebled turnover in five years.

Assessing applications and making recommendations for funding.

The Log Cabin is an adventure playground for children with special needs and disabilities. I oversaw delivery of services to over 600 children per year.My achievements include turning around staff unrest by introducing formal management systems and processes, enhanced pay and conditions and improved communications throughout the organisation. Solely responsible for fundraising, I doubled turnover in three years by securing long-term and sustainable grant income and increased revenue from Social Services.

As well as managing up to 40 corporate partnerships, I developed Scope's strategy on working with community groups and project-managed their partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society - my pitch led to Scope being chosen as the beneficiary of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Gala Preview.

Ba (Hons), Theatre And Media

Activities and Societies: Demontfort Student Theatre Company

Diploma, Management