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Natalie Clarke
Access to Finance Project Manager
natalie@eastsideconsulting.co.uk
Expertise
IT and business consultant passionate about making a difference in social enterprise through strong IT, strategy and project management skills.
Passions @ work
Helping to support enterprises through the business journey that bring an innovative approach to education and, in setting up a business myself, to be creative with the use of IT in building interesting enterprises.
Eastside highlights
Current: My particular focus at the moment is sourcing and applying for various types of finance to help launch a client’s educational social enterprise. I am also advising an educational & debating company in its incorporation to become a charitable company.
Recent project management has also exposed me to a range of creative and environmental enterprises and the finance available to sustain their growth.
Historic: Consultancy to Westminster Council for Voluntary Service in their approach to IT advocacy and capacity building in supporting over 700 local charities and voluntary and community groups.
Previous Experience
- Photolate Founder & Managing Director, 2007 – to present
- Access to Finance Project Manager, Eastside Consulting, 2007 - present
- IT Consultant & Trainer, Various Voluntary Organisations, 2006-2007
- Qualified IT Secondary School Teacher, Peckham Academy, 2004-2006
- Pro Help Internship, Business in the Community, 2005
- Web Analytics University Placement, Credit Suisse First Boston, 2002-2003
Education
- Foundations of Leadership Diploma (Tanaka Business School)
- Qualified Teacher Status (Canterbury Christ Church University College)
- BSc. Hons. IT, Business Management & Languages (University of York)
pro bono / volunteer work
- Team leader for 5 volunteers at the World Urban Forum Festival, Vancouver
- Volunteer at the Haro Park Retirement Centre, Vancouver
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Fifteen organisations have been chosen to compete for a share of £500,000 and hundreds and thousands of pounds of other prizes through Spark to build their social enterprise to get more people off the streets permanently.
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Spark, an innovative £1.5million project to prevent and tackle homelessness using social enterprise, was launched on 18 December by Junior Housing Minister Iain Wright.
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Eastside guides social enterprises to pitch for investment at Dragon’s Den-style event
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