Reducing the dependency on donations through innovation.
From developing new business models that centre impact, and deliver sustainable income that isn’t competing for philanthropic donations; to cost saving innovations that increase your reach and deliver more of your mission.
How we work with charities
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Identifying ripe opportunities
We help you identify where and how to innovate to accelerate your mission. From finding aligned venture opportunities to bring in new revenuethis; to identifying internal innovations that will drive efficiencies, cost savings and increased reach.
Want to do the opportunity scoping yourself? We can support with upskilling for your internal teams here.
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Experimentation support
Testing new ideas as speed is a skill. We have a bench of incredible innovators and entrepreneurs with practical experience of running fast and powerful experiments to test the risks in new ideas. This is critical to deciding which new ideas to invest in, identifying any potential negative externalities earlier, and allocating resource at the right time to get to market faster.
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Building Your Investment Committee
We help you find the right expertise for your committee, that sits across launching and scaling new innovations, as well as deep empathy for your mission and beneficiaries. We can also upskill internal employees to investment approaches.
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Want something bespoke?
We are regularly asked by our clients to design bespoke support, from finding founder talent, to consulting on new innovation processes, to running train the trainer to upskill internal talent, so if you’d like to explore new ways to start or support your innovation, let’s talk!
Why trust us with Impact Innovation?
We’ve worked with hundreds of impact founders, supporting from idea to scaling on areas such as cancer diagnosis and support, access to education, debt management, affordable housing and many more
Our trainers have experience working in both the public and private sector, including as charity trustees and advisory board members
Working across sectors allows us to inject fresh perspectives, and leverage innovation techniques that have typically been missed in the charity sector.
Want to upskill your team?
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Including:
3 core principles of leadership: growth mindset, empathetic leadership and psychological safety)
How to give and receive feedback so everyone can hear and apply it
How to work in and lead teams with different personalities
How to become a thought leader
How to present your ideas powerfully
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How to turn colleague complaints into new innovations
How to create moments of unexpected joy in internal processes
How to embed an innovation mindset across your team and reward generating and testing new ideas as part of business as usual
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Including:
How to identify real and big problems to solve
How to develop your first best guess business model - without writing a 20 page business plan
How to apply an investor critique to your own ideas to find and innovate out weaknesses early
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Including:
What is Lean Startup and how to save time, energy and pain applying it practically
How to identify and prioritise which risks will kill your idea fastest
How to run "agile" sprints to keep focused and progress the most important things
How to design experiments to prove at the desirability (does anyone want it), feasibility (is it possible to deliver) and viability (will it make enough money) of a new idea, to yourself, team mates and investors
How to create a "Minimum Viable Product" cheaper, faster and with better learnings
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Including:
How to define who your ideal customer segment is and why that makes everything easier
How to use customer journey maps to design better solutions and solve for frictions in your own and competitor's solutions
How to run great customer interviews and why surveys don't work in the earliest stages
How to market with little to no budget
How to develop a Go to Market strategy that allows you to start targeted, but still build something big
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Including:
How to create a funding strategy that works for you and the business
How different funding options work, and when they are and aren't the right fit
How to find and build investor relationships
How to pitch your idea to investors
How to negotiate a term sheet
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Including:
Why you need to create a personal brand and how to do it in a way that's authentic
How to know when to invest in your company brand
How to create the most powerful company brand for your audience
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Including:
How to avoid common founder financial mistakes
How to create early financial models for new ideas that are just guesses
How to create a financial pitch for investors
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Including:
How to turn dull presentations into memorable ones using storytelling frameworks
How to answer the key questions investors have in a pitch
How to use vocal tone to bring your presentations to life
How to stand on stage to give the audience confidence in you
How to warm up ahead of a pitch so you look and sound great on stage
What our clients say
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" the ideal combination of insights from working with tech startups, coupled with a skilful ability to create innovative approaches to social challenges. "
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“Contagious can-do energy, and a ton of passion for impact.”
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“Packed full of gems, inspiring and enlightening”
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"delivery was polished and engaging, leaving a lasting impression on all participants.
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“a program that was transformational for all the Accelerator participants! The training was a fantastic combination of exciting and challenging.”
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"To anyone looking to do work that really matters in the world: you are truly blessed if you can get Hattie [GuessWorks' founder] in your corner. She’s phenomenal!"
Meet some of our coaches
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Andy Ayim
Serial Founder and Investor and Founder of Angel Investing School
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Felicity Halstead
Founder of GoodWork, an inclusive youth employment programme
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Gurvir Riyat
Former VC, Co-founder of The BAE HQ (for British Asian Entrepreneurs)
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Abigal Foster
Founder of Elent, Financial Education and Inclusion
FAQs
If you have anything else you want to ask, reach out to us.
Which industries do you work in?
We are industry agnostic, firmly believing in the benefit of cross-pollinating ideas for innovations across industries. Our trainers have experience serving in sectors including: Financial Services, Space Technology, Automotive, Logistics, Consumer Goods, Engineering, Maritime, and many more.
What size events can you run?
We can 1:1 coaching for team members, up to events for hundreds of employees.
Who are your trainers
Our trainers are experienced founders and intrepreneurs, who can bring our workshops and training to life with their own stories, experiences and hard won lessons. We draw on experience across the private, public and charity sectors to bring the best of all worlds to our innovation work.