Philanthropists
Our Clients
We work with different types of philanthropists, including individuals (High Net Worth Individuals and business people), Trusts and Foundations and Corporate Foundations.
In the philanthropy and impact space, you may be:
just getting started
been going for a while and not completed satisifed with how it’s going
have been going for a while, think that they’re doing it well, but wonder if they can do it even better.
How We Work
When you engage the Be The Difference, we team up with you in a structured way during those time-critical periods. This means that we offer all the benefits of being part of your team, whilst still being engaged on an ‘as needs’ basis.
We offer two different services for our Philanthropy Clients: 1:1 Bespoke and Ecosystem Building. Both of these services are tailored to meet our clients’ individual aspirations and shaped around the impact that they wish to see. On occasion, it may be appropriate to take a hybrid approach, combining elements of both services.
1:1 Bespoke
The 1:1 bespoke service means that the central strands of your chosen cause(s) and other important elements of the strategy and implementation are shaped and delivered through the lens of transformative relationships and partnerships. This includes elements such as a landscape review, identifying key stakeholders, audit and review (and recommendations/proposing next steps) of existing philanthropy including use of philanthropist’s assets, due diligence of potential charities/social enterprises, etc.
philanthropy impact audit (if philanthropy programme is already live)
landscape review and deepdive into chosen cause(s),
options presentation and recommendations,
coaching/mentoring the philanthropist (and his/her team)
strategy development, identifying key stakeholders (including conducting due diligence) and implementation,
key relationship and partnership development (always included),
monitoring and evaluation of impact (including recommendations for learning, improvement and way forward - this will be sustainable, be it Phase Two of the strategy or a planned exit strategy and handover).
“ Annie has expanded my knowledge and connections. Helped reposition what I do, created the branding for the organisation I’ve begun. More than anything she helped me realise my potential and having done that, she’s introduced me to many fantastic individuals who have supported my efforts and once again increased my reach. Her support and belief have raised my profile, my confidence and my ability to make more of a difference. I can’t recommend her highly enough. Thank you Annie, you have been the difference to me.”
- Cheryll Rogers, Founder of the Unicorn Collective & Philanthropist
Ecosystem Building for Philanthropists
Our ecosystem building service is centred around your passion(s) - the signature cause(s) that you care about, together with the impact that you wish to create in the world.
It takes the fundamentals outlined in the 1:1 bespoke service and enhances them by applying a holistic, 360 degree approach of placing the cause(s) in their wider context and highlighting the many inter-relationships which are related to the causes - these may be part of the issue, the solution or, on occasion, a mixture of both. The scale at which this is done, can vary, depending on the client brief. The work then starts to work in partnership to build both the ecosystem AND the infrastructure.
Ecosystem Building Example: Homelessness
Bolt-on Social Impact Co-Pilot Services
We also offer bolt-on Social Impact Co-Pilot Services. These are services either delivered directly by us or outsourced and still co-ordinated by us which are essential to the delivery of any part of the 1:1 Bespoke or Ecosystem Building Services.
Examples could include (but are not limited to): end-to-end project management, social media administration and content creation, research, producing white papers based on case studies etc.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
- Albert Einstein