Pro Bono Panel  –  Chairman: Patrick Chapman

The Pro-Bono Panel oversees and coordinates all the Company's pro-bono consulting and mentoring work for charitable organisations, including that carried out via the Centre for Charity Effectiveness at Cass Business School.  The Panel meets regularly throughout the year to monitor our work and our relationships with key bodies in the Third Sector.  As our reputation within the Third Sector grows, a significant percentage of our client introductions come directly to us; in parallel, a number of umbrella organisations call upon the Company to provide expert pro bono support dedicated to helping their portfolios of charitable organisations.  These include Impetus Trust, the Private Equity Foundation and several of the Prince of Wales’ charities. Overall, therefore, we are providing support right across the sector, working with clients of all sizes, particularly those that have limited resources.  We focus our pro bono support where it can have the most impact on improving social outcomes, particularly supporting the activities of charitable organisations that are either unable to pay normal consulting fees or have exceptional cases for support.

The Panel also organises evening meetings, held at the Cass Business School, at which our members and their guests can discuss current problems within the Third Sector and ways in which to address them.  We hold these meetings about every three months, and have covered subjects ranging from income generation to a comparison of the suitability of different governance structures; we usually incorporate case studies presented by members into the agenda so that we can all keep abreast of the work we are doing.

The Panel maintains a Skills Register of Company members who are interested in undertaking consultancy assignments or mentoring charity CEOs.  Please contact Patrick Chapman in relation to consultancy or Bill Penney in relation to mentoring if you are interested in providing pro bono support.