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Read our January eNewsletter

15/1/2019

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Read our latest email newsletter here: 
​Lynchpin January eNewsletter

if you would like to receive our newsletter please send your name and email to nicola@lynchpinsupport.co.uk
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Wishing you a very peaceful Christmas and a happy New Year from LynchPin Support

14/12/2018

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Another busy year is quickly drawing to a close and I’ll be celebrating LynchPin’s 3rd anniversary very soon. A huge thank you to the clients that have supported me in 2018 and a particular thanks goes to those clients that have been with me since the beginning. 

I hope you all take some downtime over the Christmas period to rest, recharge and make time for the people that you love. 

Nicola 
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PS LynchPin Support will be closed from 20th December 2018 until 7th January 2019
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Read our Autumn 2018 newsletter

1/11/2018

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​Lynchpin Autumn eNewsletter

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​Lynchpin Autumn eNewsletter
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New booklet for Charities, Community Businesses & Social Enterprises

5/10/2018

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I have produced a new booklet that covers the services LynchPin Support offers for Evaluation and Business Development specifically for Charities, Community Businesses and Social Enterprises.

Have a look at the interactive copy here, or contact me if you would like me to post you a printed copy.

Tel: 07759 547853
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Read our June eNewsletter

14/6/2018

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​Lynchpin June eNewsletter

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April Newsletter

13/4/2018

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Have a very lovely Christmas and a fabulous New Year

6/12/2017

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I hope you all have a very lovely Christmas and a fabulous New Year.

Read our latest email newsletter here: 
​Lynchpin December eNewsletter

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November 2017 newsletter and 20% offer

21/11/2017

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​Lynchpin November eNewsletter

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September Newsletter

19/9/2017

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Annual Social Value International conference

19/9/2017

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I'm looking forward to a busy Autumn and if you're pondering 'harvesting' your impact data and need a hand please do get in touch. I'm proud to have been asked to host a discussion at the annual Social Value International conference happening in November. I'll be taking the opportunity to promote West Cumbria of course 🙂
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June Newsletter

22/6/2017

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May newsletter

25/5/2017

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March newsletter

20/3/2017

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Recent piece of work for Soundwave

1/12/2016

 

Lynchpin News - November 2016

18/11/2016

 
"Really pleased to have started working with Nicola, she instantly understood the needs of our organisation and recognises the role we play in our community, she speaks our language. With Nicola's help, we are already considering new partnerships and funding opportunities that we didn't even realise were an option." 
David Roberts Soundwave

It's been a busy autumn for LynchPin Support (which is great news!) As well as running Social Value 101 back in September with a selection of fantastic local and national speakers I've also been working with the following fab clients 
  • Cadas
  • Calderwood House
  • Cumbria Cricket Ltd.
  • Cumbria Youth Alliance
  • Ewanrigg Local Trust
  • Forth Engineering 
  • Lakes College West Cumbria
  • Rosehill Theatre (Cardboard Citizens Residency)
  • Soundwave
  • Stay West
  • Works 4 You/Home to Work ​

I also continue with my voluntary commitments as a Trustee of Cumbria Law Centre and as a Director at Mountain View Childcare.
All this work on different projects for very different organisations is helping grow my knowledge and skills base rapidly so please do contact me if you're looking into 2017 (sorry) and thinking about 
  • Impact evaluations 
  • Social Return on Investment 
  • Evidence, Measurement and Monitoring  
  • Grant applications 
  • Setting up a charity or social enterprise 
  • Business planning for charities & CICs 
  • Supporting Trustees and/or Directors 
  • Managing partnerships 
  • Support around Governance issues 
  • (...and general trouble-shooting :-) 
  • I've also been doing some work supporting organisations prepare for their AGM which has been really informative. 
I am happy to work on different payment schedules to suit your organisation - some organisations are finding it easier to pay monthly over 6 months or a year for ongoing work rather than finding total costs up front. I look forward to hearing from you. Nicola
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PS now house-training is nearly complete I look forward to bringing along my new business partner to meet some of you in the New Year!

"Nicola was called upon to support us with the development of service plans and bid writing. We gained a new ‘reliable pair of hands’. Nicola stepped in at short notice and delivered what she said she would, on time. A real asset to charities in Cumbria." 
Heike Horsburgh Cadas

If you’re interested in discussing social value, impact evaluations or CSR activity please email nicola@lynchpinsupport.co.uk
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Introduction to Social Value event 16th September

27/6/2016

 
  • Want to grow your business now and for the future?
  • Want to gain a competitive edge in Cumbria and beyond?
  • Want to build new partnerships that will benefit your bottom line and help build your business brand?

We're all in uncertain times now and looking for ways to secure our futures so this event is being offered right here in West Cumbria on 16th September to help us do that
Click here to book via EventBrite
VENUE 
​Lakes College West Cumbria Workington CA14 4JN (free parking)
TIME 16th September 2016 9.30am – 3pm (Lunch provided)
COST £25 – booking through eventbrite
AGENDA 
9.30am Registration & Tea/Coffee
9.45am – 11.15am Speakers
  • What is social value & how do we measure it = Jeremy Nicholls
  • Why should small local businesses care? Local procurement in light of the Social Value Act - what have Cumbria County Council done about it already + what are their future plans = Conway Stewart (Cumbria County Council)
  • What can we do to collaborate across the sectors and realise the benefits for all partners = Rick Benfield
11.15am -11.30am Comfort break
11.30am – 12.45pm Workshops by theme 
Each workshop will be facilitated and include our speakers. They will involve a group discussion about what is happening around a particular issue, what the needs are locally and how the sectors could work together to address it. Issues:
  1. Unemployment & under-employment
  2. Services for disengaged & disadvantaged young people
  3. Healthcare (including physical & mental health)
  4. Isolation (with a Cumbrian focus! Looking at both geographical and social isolation for individuals relating to issues like mental health, age, caring responsibilities, poverty & transport.)
12.45pm – 1.30pm Lunch & networking
1.30pm – 2.45pm Workshop feedback and Q&A panel
  • Workshop feedback : Facilitators will feed back to whole audience
  • Informal Q&A : A chance to ask our visitors questions relating to their areas of expertise as well as sharing their knowledge about what’s happening elsewhere in the country and globally.
2.45pm – 3pm Close
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Socioeconomic opportunities

11/2/2016

 
From Sellafield's website :
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Paul Foster, Managing Director of Sellafield Ltd, said: “Our first priority will always be the safe, secure and cost-effective clean-up of Sellafield.

“But alongside that is a commitment to help deliver a long-term, sustainable economic future for our local community.

“DDP will help achieve this by placing socioeconomic outcomes at the heart of the contract from the outset and by holding contractors to account on delivery.

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