Ruth Dwight Email & Phone Number

Brighton, Gb

Ruth Dwight Consulting Ltd helps charities and social enterprises to increase their impact. We do this through: - strategic planning- governance reviews and trustee training - earned income developmentRecent clients include: Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare - facilitating a strategic away day and follow-up support with the implementation of the strategy Tandem (formerly Morrison Trust) - governance review, including interviews and surveys with report and recommendations, and support with development of 3-year strategy, including facilitation of workshops and drafting of strategic planChoices - feasibility study for development of new service, including market research, business modelling and facilitated development of value proposition for marketing material

I’m a member of Eastside People’s diverse community of experienced professionals. We work with not-for-profits to build the capacity and impact of their organisations.Consultancy projects with Eastside Primetimers - mostly focusing on strategic planning, including stakeholder engagement, theory of change, project management, and facilitation of workshops with board, staff and other stakeholders. Recent clients include: - Humankind- Association of Charitable Foundations (ACF)- Right There (formerly Ypeople)- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award- YMCA St Paul's Group- Citizens Advice

Carrying out consultancy projects on behalf of NCVO - specialising in governance. Recent projects include: Governance reviews Trustee training Consultancy with charity and connected organisation, including facilitation of Board workshop and creation of MOU.

JLGB strives to help develop a society that values Jewish young people and their contributions to their local and wider communities by aiming to make every effort to train, develop and support them through their transition from young person to adult to become active citizens in society.

London, England, United Kingdom

Managing (on behalf of Coram Family and Childcare) a strategic review of Nottingham CityCare's Small Steps Big Changes parent volunteering programme to increase impact on local families and support local family services to embed parent voice and co-production. SSBC is a 10 year Lottery-funded programme designed to significantly improve outcomes for 0-3 year olds and their families.

London, United Kingdom

Providing interim management for two programmes: 1) An innovative co-produced parent-led nursery school in Deptford, SE London - opening in January 2020 - supporting with charity and Ofsted registration, financial modelling and staff recruitment. 2) Contract management of a 3-year NHS early years parent engagement programme in Nottingham, funded by the National Lottery.

London, United Kingdom

Ensuring timely and accurate reporting on the NCT strategyAligning and driving the agenda and agreed actions of the Board and Exec/Leadership teams Supporting the Board to identify improvements to governance practice, processes and systems Leading day to day work of incident teams Compliance - including serving as Company Secretary

London, United Kingdom

Strategic development of parent-led programmes - developed and implemented a membership model to increase sustainability.Secured development funding from central government, trusts and foundations.Member of senior leadership team - supported with organisational merger and restructure.

London, United Kingdom

- Transformed a series of small programmes into a sustainable social enterprise increasing income generation from £350k to >£650k- Developed new relationships and partnerships with policy makers, schools, funders and corporates, broadening the income base and developing new and well-established programmes to further the strategic goals of the organisation.- Member of the senior leadership team, responsible for strategic planning, implementation and creation of theory of change. - Management of a UK-wide team of 13, including organisational restructure, introduction of matrix structure, and implementation of Basecamp as project management tool.

London, United Kingdom

Project management and development of economic and legal capability educational programmes, account management of major corporates and management of a team of six.

Christchurch, New Zealand

Ran Kathmandu's loyalty club with 10,000s of members in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, including hire and management of database administrator. Also made significant improvements to the CRM / database and general systems/processes for the marketing department. (Temporary employment whilst travelling in New Zealand.)

London, United Kingdom

Managed school-based and environmental employee volunteering programmes for 500 volunteers, including consultancy for new businesses; managed a team of 5 and £250k budget; created new eMentoring programme for 600 volunteers; developed volunteer resources and created new online evaluation system. Led the employee volunteering element of the government’s Year of the Volunteer 2005.

Dharamsala, India

3-month consultancy project supporting Tibetan refugees living in India; designed and delivered leadership and management training to youth workers, including strategic planning, organisational development and fundraising.

London, United Kingdom

Master Of Science (Msc), Voluntary Sector Management (With Marketing & Fundraising Specialism), Distinction

Including: charity law and policy; strategy, diversity and governance; marketing; fundraising; resource management; leadership and change.

Bsc, Psychology, 2:1