The Action Planning community of charity consultants includes experienced copywriters, designers, marketing consultants and other communications specialists, who you can call in as and when you need. We can help you strengthen your brand, develop a better understanding of your customer experience, reshape your marketing plan and produce more compelling communications.

Our exclusive offer to ACEVO members

Impact communication scorecard 

A rapid diagnostic that shows charity CEOs exactly where their impact story is strong and where it’s costing them funding opportunities. Focused, evidence-based, action-oriented.

• Review of 3 key communication touchpoints (from: website, impact report, pitch deck, key donor materials)
• Stakeholder clarity review 
• Competitive comparison – one key charity in the same space
• CEO findings session (30 mins, strategic level)

Discounted price for ACEVO members: £360 + VAT.

Contact us for a virtual chat over coffee. Please have your ACEVO membership number to hand, ready to quote.

Testimonials

“It’s always good to work with people who understand the charity sector. There aren’t many out there and they tend to be rather London-centric. Fiona was very good – she just got it right from the beginning and her experience gave me great confidence.” Julia Baron, Chief Executive, Shropshire RCC

Case study: Better messaging to a remote audience

The support we received from Action Planning is some of the best we’ve had. The service and process is really aligned with a growth mindset – supporting small charities to learn and grow. Genuinely, it has been a brilliant experience.” Lesley Gladwell, CEO, Rebuild

Case study: Small charity building the right foundations for growth

Associate insights

A selection of thought leadership articles from Action Planning consultants:

• PR – a nice to have or a fundamental piece of your armoury
• Three surprising differences between charity and commercial marketing
• Developing a culture of monitoring, evaluation and learning
• Why good copywriting and storytelling matter
• One from the heart – how to add some love to your fundraising campaigns
• Five ways to improve your fundraising copy

You can receive notifications of all our consultants’ insight articles, as well as our webinars and case studies, by following our LinkedIn page or subscribing to our monthly newsletter.

Action Planning’s full service comprises:

• Fundraising – sharpen your fundraising strategy and delivery, whatever you’re raising money for.
• Governance – ensure your organisation is being run in accordance with the Charity Governance Code and everybody is pulling together.
• Strategy – develop your organisation and ensure that you take your whole team with you on your future direction.
• People – find the best recruits for your organisation and get the best out of them.
• Communications – call in writers, designers, marketing consultants, customer experience and other communications specialists, as and when you need.