The Arboretum
What is the Arboretum?
Non-profit organisations and social enterprises seeking finance through Foresters’ Social Enterprise Solutions and Community Asset Building programs are often required to strengthen their organisation to successfully access finance. The Arboretum consultancy referral service has been established to offer organisations access to skills and knowledge that will help them overcome organisational weaknesses and fulfil the opportunity to reach a sustainable future.
Benefits to non-profit organisations
The Arboretum provides non-profit organisations and social enterprises a reliable source of skills and knowledge to assist them on the road to sustainability. Members of The Arboretum have completed a robust registration process with Foresters, thus providing non-profit organisations a degree of confidence in the consultant selection process.
Quality is paramount. So is reassurance. A robust assessment process means that we will only refer people we know are of the highest standard and we can be absolutely confident in putting them forward to undertake important work that will impact on local communities.
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Benefits for consultants
For consultants The Arboretum is a valuable network and referral source for rewarding work within the non-profit sector.
The rigorous registration process is designed to be mutually beneficial. To make the best use of your skills in a way that interests you and fits with your other commitments, we need to know a lot about you. The application process also helps to identify what kind of work will suit you best. The registration application will guide you through the assessment process.
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Consultant Members of The Arboretum are referred to rewarding work within the non-profit and social enterprise sectors. The consulting work revolves around knowledge in the following aspects
Governance:
- Corporate structure
- Constitution
- Legal restrictions for asset ownership or development
- Board composition & appointment
- CEO – delegation of authority
- Corporate governance
- Compliance monitoring & reporting policies
- Financial Reporting policies
Strategy:
- Mission
- Merit
- Money
- Business Proposition
- Background of organisation
- Current/future operations
- Planning process including development
- Evaluation
- Government relations
Operations:
- Planning & development
- HR policies and processes
- Client service delivery
- IT and knowledge management
- Delivery on strategy
- Employee and volunteer roles and recruitment
- Fundraising
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Communications and Marketing:
- Product / services
- PR / marketing plan
- Responsibility– internal/external
Financial Management and Performance:
- Tax status
- Budget – 1, 3 & 5 year
- Audited Chart of Accounts
- Profit/Loss statement
- Balance Sheet
- Cash flow statement
- Solvency statement
- Financial Statement Ratios
- Loan capacity & revenue growth potential
- Existing Debt Arrangements
Assets / Operating Facilities:
- Ownership / lease
- Location
- Value / cost
- Fit for purpose
- Requirements
- Land/Property/Asset restrictions
Property:
- Strategic property review
- Individual property analysis
- Transaction support
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