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FREE CONSULTATION
You are welcome to a free half-hour consultation. Tell me about your project and what you think you might want. There might be advice I can give you or resources I can signpost you to straight away. If you need more, we can discuss options.
BESPOKE PACKAGE
If you want advice about how much it costs to carry out your ideas or ambitions in terms of the support you need, I can provide a menu of options. This usually includes standard, enhanced, and best practice options, and will often also list optional extras so you can pick and mix the package that suits your needs and budget best.
FIXED FEES
If you have a set budget, let me know what that is and I can work with you to help you get the most for your money.
DAILY RATES
I charge one simply daily rate. I'm non-vat registered so there's no hidden extras. The daily rate also includes round trips of up to 80 miles, and a meal. Usually I'm a one-woman operation so you'll know it's always me on the phone, at your meetings, workshops and events, writing your documents etc.
On occasion I bring in tried and tested associates to work with me or help on specific tasks. I'll always discuss this with you in advance. Their daily rates vary depending on the work, so we can build in more capacity and deliver more for your budget.
On occasion I bring in tried and tested associates to work with me or help on specific tasks. I'll always discuss this with you in advance. Their daily rates vary depending on the work, so we can build in more capacity and deliver more for your budget.
Funding Applications
.If you're applying for funding and need advice about how you will evaluate your work, collect feedback, monitor outcomes, assess impact or learn from the experience, I can help.
General evaluation plan: After many years of doing exactly this, I know that if we can't solve it in your initial free consultation, it's likely to need 1-2 days more focussed work. This is often helpful for Trusts and Foundations.
Detailed evaluation plan: If you need an evaluation framework with specifics such as tailoring the right data collection to specific kinds of audiences / participants, and look for specific outcomes, this takes a bit longer. Usually 3-5 days depending on the project and who is involved in the process. This is often helpful for lottery, government or research investment such as National Lottery Communities Fund, National Lottery Heritage Fund, British Council, Arts Council England and Research Council funding. Some Trusts and Foundations may also need this level of detail.
Tip: In general, a decent evaluation will cost around 7% of your total budget, give or take. It can be under or over this, but it's a useful rule of thumb to help with your budgeting. You can read more about that here.
General evaluation plan: After many years of doing exactly this, I know that if we can't solve it in your initial free consultation, it's likely to need 1-2 days more focussed work. This is often helpful for Trusts and Foundations.
Detailed evaluation plan: If you need an evaluation framework with specifics such as tailoring the right data collection to specific kinds of audiences / participants, and look for specific outcomes, this takes a bit longer. Usually 3-5 days depending on the project and who is involved in the process. This is often helpful for lottery, government or research investment such as National Lottery Communities Fund, National Lottery Heritage Fund, British Council, Arts Council England and Research Council funding. Some Trusts and Foundations may also need this level of detail.
Tip: In general, a decent evaluation will cost around 7% of your total budget, give or take. It can be under or over this, but it's a useful rule of thumb to help with your budgeting. You can read more about that here.
