Jacinta Ashworth Email & Phone Number

Maidenhead, Berkshire, Uk

Freelance Research Consultant providing high quality, value for money research insights to the not-for-profit sector. Specialist in helping charities to better understand their supporters, beneficiaries and other stakeholders, to inform their strategy, marketing and fundraising.Research design consultancy, project management, and full service research solutions through affiliates. Expertise in both quantitative surveys (online, postal, telephone or face-to-face) and qualitative research methods (telephone and online depth interviews, face-to-face and online focus groups). Also desk research and statistical multivariate analysis.Clients include Christian Aid, CAFOD, Tearfund, Compassion UK, the Health Foundation, Rennie Grove Hospice Care, Caring for Ex-Offenders, L&Q Housing, Girlguiding, the Actors' Benevolent Fund, Bekonscot Model Village, among others.www.ashworthresearch.co.uk

London

I am part of the MKS Nonprofit Advisory team, working as a freelance associate bringing market and social research skills to bear on impact measurement charity assignments. My role is in stakeholder engagement research to identify meaningful outcomes to build into models of Social Value. This has involved qualitative focus groups and quantitative surveys with charity beneficiaries to explore what difference the charity's support has made to their lives.www.mooreks.co.uk/services/advisory/nonprofit-advisory/

Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, Uk

Compass are a group of management consultants, headed by Mike Hudson, who are committed to making a significant impact on the management and governance of civil society organisations and their funders.My role as a Research Associate at Compass is using research with trustees, senior managers, beneficiaries and other stakeholders to: * inform strategic reviews* evaluate effectiveness and impact of service delivery* measure board performance.Clients include, among others, the Royal British Legion, SSAFA, RAF Benevolent Fund, Oxfam, Action Against Hunger, Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), WWF, Lumos, NSPCC, DrinkAware, Citizens Advice, Turn2Us, Independent Age, Sue Ryder, Fitzroy, United Response, ILF Scotland, Greensleeves Care, MS Society, Kidney Research UK, Ataxia UK, the Willow Foundation, Rainbows Hospice, UnLtd, Girlguiding, English Heritage, Canal and River Trust, The Parks Trust, Acorn Nurseries, and the Royal College of Nursing.www.compasspartnership.co.uk

London, Uk

At leading agency BMRB, (now Verian), I gained a solid grounding in all aspects of the theory and practice of market research. In addition I studied for the MRS Diploma. From this platform I chose to specialise in market and social research for public and third sector clients.Published reports for SCOPE, the British Heart Foundation, the National Centre for Volunteering, the National Lottery Commission, the Home Office and the Office of Manpower Economics.Other charity clients included Oxfam, Save the Children, MAF, Blue Cross and Gingerbread.Quantitative surveys for many central Government departments and public sector agencies including the Home Office, DSS, DfEE, COI, OME, ACAS and the Court Service among others. Also research with many local authorities. Research topic areas included crime, citizenship, volunteering, racial discrimination, employment and careers, benefits, human resources, customer satisfaction measurement.Commercial market research in the fields of customer satisfaction e.g. Black & Decker (hardware retailers/wholesalers), Bass Brewers (pub-goers), media research e.g. audience tracking for ITV regional stations (Central, Carlton), retail e.g. MVC.