Who are we?

A group of freelance, part time and full time charity and non-profit professionals and experts.

Founded in January 2018, Air Balloon Consulting connects charities and nonprofits with experienced and committed people. We have one full time lead consultant and draw on a network of specialists, many of whom mix their consulting with other work in the sector, to deliver more specific projects. We like this approach because it gives our partners access to top quality support at competitive rates. 

We are a small outfit, and usually take on one or two clients at a time. We don’t have a central office, instead we prefer to come to you where possible -a bit like our namesake, we drop in when you need us.

Hands-on

  1. In your office, visiting projects and interacting directly with your beneficiaries - our job is to offer you support when and where you need it.


  2. We know that managing consultants can be a significant job in itself - our approach is to work alongside you and lead on project delivery where you need us to.


  3. We can offer long or short term partnerships, depending on what your priorities are and how quickly you need to see results.

Practical

  1. We help you decide where you need to be and how to get there - no ‘cookie cutter’ solutions.


  2. We offer tailored partnerships so you can budget resources effectively.


  3. We focus on practical and sustainable solutions that you can develop yourself over time

Impact focussed

  1. We aim to help you improve your overall service delivery


  2. We find organisational level solutions to keep you focussed on the mission


  3. Good quality impact data is vital for project management, but also for fundraising, grant-writing and communications. We help join the dots between teams and projects to make this process easier.

Honest

  1. We’ll be straight with you about what we can or can't deliver so you know what to expect when working with us.

  2. We won’t commit to outcomes that we don’t think are achievable - but we will work with you to frame your priorities in the most effective way.


  3. We won’t tie you in to endless follow up projects. We will always try to leave you with something useful.