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Colin Graham Associates helps charities, golf and sports clubs to generate income and increase their brand awareness to help them to attract new and retain existing donors/members and to maximise additional revenue opportunities.

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Welcome to Colin Graham Associates

Colin Graham Associates helps charities, golf and sports clubs to generate income and increase their brand awareness to help them to attract new and retain existing donors/members and to maximise additional revenue opportunities.

Organisations have evolved over the last few years and the environment has changed with more clubs/charities and business are seeking additional management and marketing support to secure their long-term future.

Colin Graham Associates and the techniques we employ have proven to help reverse the flow of losing donors/members and start attracting new ones to raise revenue to help turn the tide.

We have a great deal of experience and a proven track record of success.

As a hands-on consultant business with a ‘can-do’ attitude we offer an excellent service at a fair price. We will walk you though the process of the changes needed in your charities/club’s strategies and will help you deliver them.

We specialise in

  • Creating bespoke marketing, recruitment and income generation strategies 
  • Mentoring Club Captains, Committees, Charity Boards and management teams to help them implement solutions and overcome challenges. 
  • Devising fundraising techniques to help with legacy fundraising, volunteer management, grant applications and capital appeals 
  • Business development including sponsorship and partnership proposals
  • Management Consultancy and crisis management
  • Interim Management 

Contact Us

Call or contract Colin Graham Associates today and find out how we can support the growth of your organisation on 07738 172730 or email info@colingrahamassociates.co.uk.

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About Colin

Colin Graham (MinstF) has 20+ years of senior management experience working with some of the largest UK and Scottish Charities raising millions of pounds over the years.

He was the CEO of Cancer Support Scotland building a cancer centre in the grounds of Gartnavel Hospital, Glasgow and has rebranded the charity to ensure its viability for years to come. Colin helped them grow their fundraising income, raised their profile, increase the service portfolio and put the charity on a stable financial footing.

In previous roles Colin was the Scottish Fundraising Manager at Breast Cancer Care, overseeing campaigns like Tickled Pink and managing the Breast Cancer Scotland’s Fashion Show. Colin also had a short spell as Head of Fundraising at Erskine introducing a number of new marketing campaigns that are still be delivered today. Colin started his career at Macmillan Cancer Support as a Fundraiser and was quickly promoted to Area Fundraising Manager and had the pleasure of organising with a dedicated committee Run the Road and the Macmillan Art Show.

He has a Sports and Recreational Post Graduate Diploma and has served three years as a board member of East Renfrewshire Golf Club as their Marketing Director overseeing a rise in visitor income and an increase in membership, using his transferable skills gained from the voluntary sector.

A keen golfer with a handicap of 6 and a member at East Renfrewshire Golf Club & Golf House Club, Elie. In his spare time Colin enjoys socialising and helped run East Ren’s junior week.

Services

The services we offered are tailored to suit the personal needs of charities, organisations, golf or sports club. We will listen and through a communication dialog investigate your needs and at no time just presume. We will meet with you to find our your specific requirements and will provide you with a scope of works and the cost to undertake it.

If you cant find the service you are looking for, please get in touch, we are likely to be able to offer you some advice and point you in the right direction.
For your piece of mind we carry Professional indemnity and Public liability insurance with Hiscox.

Fundraising Consultancy & Income Generation

Colin Graham Associates has delivered numerous strategies, capital appeals and marketing plans to help charities/not-for-profit organisations, golf and sporting clubs reach their aims and objectives.

We work in partnership with our clients’ key staff, Captains, committees, boards and management teams and crucially, their volunteer champions and networkers – many of whom are volunteering their help with often little thanks.

We will provide you with the tools to make your club/charity more profitable and assist you to make the changes needed.

We can help you by:-
  • Reviewing your current fundraising/marketing performance and potential, develop a plan to achieve your fundraising/marketing goals and advise on how to maximise your income
  • Understanding your Unique Selling Points (USP’s) and we will help devise key messages that will help you stand out from the crowd
  • Providing you with the fundraising/marketing tools to help deliver ambitious fundraising and marketing targets. Depending on the plan and the clients’ own capacity, we can help deliver this on your behalf
  • Devising fundraising techniques including legacy fundraising, sponsorship proposals, volunteer management and capital appeals
  • Finding and applying for grant and trust funding on your behalf

Membership recruitment and retainment for golf and sports clubs

The golf and sports club environment in Scotland is going through a considerable amount of change. Membership numbers have been in decline, with factors such as the economic downturn, poorer weather and people having less time to play, all contributing to golf and sports clubs having to work much harder to recruit and retain members.
Yet many golf and sports clubs are asset rich and yet their facilities remain under-utilised and have the potential to raise generate additional income.

We will work with you to:-
  • Review and devise a new marketing strategy, using innovative ideas and fundraising techniques to help make your marketing stand out to help you attract and retain members
  • Create a members benefits package to help retain and recruit members
  • Develop your brand and media relationships
  • We can undertake the work on your behalf

Management

Good management is essential in all organisations. We can support you with hands on management consultancy, giving advice and guidance on the latest policies and procedures and how to meet the challenges ahead.

We can help with:-
  • Mentoring Club Captains, Committees, Boards and management teams to help them implement solutions and overcome challenges
  • Supporting the recruitment of key staff, advertising, interviewing and objective setting
  • Training staff
  • Providing you with the tools making your organisation more profitable and assist you to make the changes needed
  • Providing Interim Management in advent of your club/charity losing a key managerial role
  • Supporting any crisis management concerns

Colin is great to work with - very focused and strategic, but makes work a pleasure. Creative with a forensic attention to detail and drive to achieve the best outcome.

Fergus Sutherland

OWNER
HERITAGE CONSULTANTS

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CONTACT US

Please pick up the phone and call us on 07738 172730, or send us an email.

Alternatively, please fill out the form below and send us a message directly – let us know a few details and how you would like us to assist you at this stage.

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Registered Address

Blue Square Offices Limited
272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR

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