OUR STORY
We love working with people and organisations who are full of bright ideas about creating social change, but need some support to be more strategic, become more sustainable or access new funding.
We love working with people and organisations who are full of bright ideas about creating social change, but need some support to be more strategic, become more sustainable or access new funding.
We were set up in 2014 by Mike Zywina, an experienced fundraiser, consultant, senior manager and trustee. Mike was previously Fundraising Manager and part of the senior leadership team at an international development charity in London.
In this role, Mike came across many familiar challenges - the pressure to sustain income in a tough funding climate, the need for a really focused strategy to make sense of the many opportunities and ideas out there, and the challenge of delivering results with a limited budget, risk-averse Board and small supporter base.
Lime Green Consulting was born in response to these challenges. We specialise in working with ambitious charities and social enterprises that are trying to achieve a step-change in their strategic development, fundraising or broader income generation. We help such organisations to work smarter, raise more money and stand out from the crowd in a challenging and competitive landscape.
We do this by providing a mix of strategic consultancy, fundraising support, and ongoing advice and mentoring. We also deliver a range of online and face-to-face training courses throughout the year, including in partnership with the Small Charities Coalition and the School for Social Entrepreneurs. We've been working in the charity sector for 15 years - and we like to think that our knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm shine through in everything we do.
In this role, Mike came across many familiar challenges - the pressure to sustain income in a tough funding climate, the need for a really focused strategy to make sense of the many opportunities and ideas out there, and the challenge of delivering results with a limited budget, risk-averse Board and small supporter base.
Lime Green Consulting was born in response to these challenges. We specialise in working with ambitious charities and social enterprises that are trying to achieve a step-change in their strategic development, fundraising or broader income generation. We help such organisations to work smarter, raise more money and stand out from the crowd in a challenging and competitive landscape.
We do this by providing a mix of strategic consultancy, fundraising support, and ongoing advice and mentoring. We also deliver a range of online and face-to-face training courses throughout the year, including in partnership with the Small Charities Coalition and the School for Social Entrepreneurs. We've been working in the charity sector for 15 years - and we like to think that our knowledge, expertise and enthusiasm shine through in everything we do.
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Since starting up, we've provided strategic support and fundraising consultancy to hundreds of charities and social enterprises across the UK. We most commonly work with organisations with an annual income of under £1million, but we've worked with tiny start-ups, large established charities and everyone in between.
We've got a proven track record of providing the results you need if you're looking to:
- Bring together your leadership team to debate difficult decisions and/or create a new strategy.
- Get a fresh and impartial perspective on your strategic direction or fundraising performance.
- Bring in additional expertise to unlock potential in your staff team.
- Secure grant funding quickly, without the hidden costs of bringing in a new member of staff.
- Explore, develop and launch new income-generation activities without tying up existing resources.
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It's really important to us that we're an ally and advocate for the voluntary sector, not just a consultancy. We've dedicated loads of time to creating a regular fundraising and strategy blog, a podcast series and a series of fundraising helpsheets - these resources are all free for everyone to access.
We're also proud to be a founding member of the Small Charity Friendly Collective, an informal collective of small charity specialists who have come together to provide dedicated and trusted support to small charities, and commit to a shared set of small charity friendly values, following the closure of the Small Charities Coalition in 2022. |
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If you're looking for consultancy support, we'd love to have a chat with you. But if you're not in a position for that at the moment, please do make use of our free resources and join our mailing list to keep in touch.