"to work with individuals and communities on the issues that matter to them"

Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive, NCVO

Rubus supports Third Sector organisations to achieve sustainability, find new ways of engaging users and funders, and find workable responses to new opportunities.

With a deep understanding of Third Sector management and development, we work with individual organisations, partnerships and consortia, and sector support agencies. Our advice and support centres on

• Sustainability and Social Enterprise
• Volunteer and user engagement
• Public service delivery
• Marketing

Recent assignments include strategic reviews, feasibility studies, operational reviews, tendering support, funding strategy and bid support.

Specialist support includes

Impact assessment and Social Return on Investment (SROI) - working with third sector providers and public sector commissioners to identify evidence and articulate the value and impact of services delivered through public sector contracts.

Social enterprise development - enabling and supporting growing organisations, and promoting the development of the social enterprise sector more widely through partnership working at a local and regional level.

Third sector capacity building - helping voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises and their support providers to develop their skills and services.