Charities & Not for Profit

Our Charities and Not for Profit practice specialises in Chair, Trustee, Chief Executive and Executive Director appointments. 2011 has continued to prove an exacting year for many not for profit organisations. Leaders within the sector have found themselves and their senior teams acting decisively and radically about how best to place their organisations on a new, sustainable financial footing for the future. But this has not been as simple as it may sound. Inherent in this single problem has often been the requirement to address wider strategic issues, such as how best to articulate, refocus and realign services in an altered policy and funding environment; how to redesign business models, diversify income and respond to core service recipients while commercialising and repositioning in the context of an increasingly competitive environment. Put simply, the game has changed. But for many, finding the right answers to these questions will of course present unrivalled opportunities in the long term.

At GatenbySanderson we are experts in identifying the best people to rise to the challenge; while we are adept at finding exceptional talent to take on existing opportunities, we have strong experience of scoping out and appointing to new roles – in the current environment, many charity businesses are focusing on new and alternative income generation (looking to the private sector for support), and better engagement with both service users and the Coalition Government, placing emphasis on business development, strategic communications and corporate affairs. These are unprecedented times. While the sector has long had a reputation for effective fundraising and networking in more affluent times, new demands naturally place emphasis on new skills. At GatenbySanderson we are a market leader in appointing to senior charity roles from a range of sectors. Our Charity and not for Profit Practice is characterised by our proven ability to introduce new thinking from outside the sector. 

• Changing Minds Case Study
• Shelter Case Study