Welcome to the website of
Lin Whitfield Consultancy
Lin Whitfield is a highly experienced independent consultant who works with a wide range of organisations in the statutory and voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors in England and Wales.
Lin offers:
- Consultancy for voluntary and community organisations, social enterprises and partnerships on organisational development and managing change
- Facilitation of strategic planning days, team building and development sessions, and away days
- Governance support for Trustee Boards and Chief Executives
- Research assignments for funders, public sector and voluntary and community organisations
- External evaluation of services and projects, and advice and practical support in setting up evaluation systems
- Mentoring for Chief Executives, Chairs of Trustee Boards and senior managers
She also designs and delivers training for groups and staff teams on a range of topics within her areas of expertise. Most recently, these have been on commissioning and tendering.
Lin has experience of working with a broad client base, from large voluntary organisations, national and international charities, and Local Authority departments, to small grassroots community groups and local and regional cross-sector partnerships and consortia. She has a background in learning and teaching and in senior management, and has worked in the not-for-profit sector at local, regional and national levels. She holds a Masters' degree in management development and social responsibility, and is a Member of the Institute for Learning.
Lin specialises in helping organisations to develop strategies that respond to a changing funding environment, including consortium and partnership development for commissioning; personalisation; collaborative working to deliver higher quality services; and exploring and approaching merger.