What we can do for you

We are frequently asked to run bespoke leadership and management development programmes, seminars and open sessions about running a Third Sector organisation or to meet specific organisational needs. These include:

What do you need to to be a good third sector leader.

Business skills and financial understanding.

Developing Future Leaders and talent management.

Governance and Trustee Development.

Building Trust - enabling honesty and transparency.

Managing Volunteers.

We can provide an independent organisational health check, looking objectively at all operational practices and systems of work; leadership, management and trustee capacity and capability, financial security and future growth potential. 

Our team has significant experience in advising in matters of governance, compliance with regulation and charity law. Working with senior staff and trustees to ensure greater understanding of strategic and operational responsibilities and accountability. We can provide facilitation/mediation with CEO's and Chairs of Trustees when challenges arise and provide balanced and equitable solutions. 

If your organisation is at a critical point we can assist in planning and expediting a time  sensitive turnaround process and recovery plan to ensure not just survival but leading on to the adaptation and change that will be required to ensure its future. 

With an emphasis on articulating values, vision and mission our team will guide you through a strategic planning process that works, maximises stakeholder engagement,  can facilitate effective annual business planning and enable growth.

As leaders and senior managers within the Third Sector we understand the multitude of challenges that can be faced by CEO's, the loneliness and the pressures of needing to keep everything moving forwards. We provide 1to1 support to CEO's and Executive Management Team members through proactive conversations, empathy and mentoring.  

Third Sector Solutions Scotland has become one of the leading consultancies specialising in independent investigation into accounting anomalies, errors and unexplained losses. We can conduct a full forensic audit of both financial and operational systems & practices and provide a rapid assessment of future financial viability. 

We can offer a range of support and advice using some of most successful charity retail expertise available: Sales & Gift Aid audit; Merchandising for growth; Maximising sales income: Stock management, Stock and cash loss investigation, loss minimisation strategies and loss prevention advice, Audit and Compliance, Point of Sale test purchasing and Customer experience reporting.   

Our team are experienced innovators and change managers having worked on many projects and initiatives in third sector organisations. We can provide the clarity of support that is needed to enable organisations to firstly survive, but just as importantly, to initiate, manage and adapt to change. Change is often about being prepared to innovate, to push boundaries and often to look at challenges faced from a different perspective, while always focusing on achieving the best outcomes for service users. 

The team at Third Sector Solutions are very experienced in the process of contract tender submission and can advise and provide input at any stage. We also have a very high success rate providing support in funding applications. Whilst we can undertake this work for you we prefer to use the opportunity to work with your team to enhance their understanding of what is required and to encourage their active participation in the process.  

We can provide an independent review and recommendations on any aspect of operational management, post incident or more generally reviewing policy, procedure and practice as required in any regulated service provision.