Whatever you think of the monarchy, the way the accession of King Charles III was announced holds lessons for good practice in charity (and CIC) governance.

As a network plying our trade across different localities, Consultants for Good members will definitely be facilitating hybrid meetings…but how do you run them effectively?

Going freelance felt like jumping out of a moving train in Siberia, with wolves on the horizon… some thoughts for anyone thinking about becoming a consultant from our Chair Karen Morton

As an organisation run by its own members, our April event provided an early opportunity for us to begin discussions amongst ourselves about Consultants for Good’s strategic direction now that we are a CIC…

Just how is Consultants for Good member Gareth Morgan coping with the step down from the consultancy work?

Aye, we’ve all been there, hovering over a draft email, fearful of firing it off into other folks’ inboxes. But as the saying goes, feel the fear and do it anyway.

Pitching for work can be a stressful, time consuming and lonely business for specialist consultants like us. How do we strike that elusive balance to become pitch perfect?

It often feels like charities need to engage in a finely tuned balancing act – being able to demonstrate a compelling enough need for funding whilst presenting a sufficiently reassuring picture to convince funders to commit their money. Is this a contradiction?

It isn’t always easy to find and commission a consultant, someone who’s the right fit for your organisation, so here’s an insider’s guide from CforG member Emma Insley

“I have never felt anywhere but in the right place when at an MDN or Consultants for Good event, surrounded by interesting, thoughtful and challenging colleagues.”

“Consultants for Good provides living proof that that those of us who work on a self-employed basis may be mavericks, but we are hungry for new knowledge and take pleasure in self-development”