The Pro Bono Programme provides free consulting services from over 200 professionals to organizations funded by Inspiring Scotland. Support includes mentoring, strategy, finance, HR, IT, marketing and more. Charities identify their needs and Inspiring Scotland matches them with expert volunteers. In the past year, over 70 volunteers contributed 2,200 hours of support. Quotes from charities praise the invaluable assistance of the program in helping them grow in a sustainable way.

1. Organisational Development
Opportunities & Services
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Pro Bono Programme
Jim Halley
Pro Bono Executive

2. Pro Bono Programme an Overview
What is the Pro Bono Programme?
• Available to all organisations funded via Inspiring Scotland
• Access to a network of over 200 supporters from private and public sectors
• Inspiring Scotland matches your requests with a supporter’s expertise
• Pro Bono or “Lo” Bono
• 2,200 hours contributed in last year by over 70 supporters

3. Pro Bono Programme an Overview
How does it work?
• You identify the support needed and we agree the ask with you
• We look to find a good match from the network
• We introduce supporter to you to discuss commitment & scope of help
• Support begins on a direct basis
• Hopefully, successful completion of assignment

4. Pro Bono Programme an Overview
What type of support can be offered?
Support provided over the last five years to Inspiring Scotland funded charities:
• Mentoring & Coaching
• Planning & Strategy
• Finance & Fundraising
• HR & Legal
• IT & Operations
• Organisational Design
• Trustees
• Social Media
• Marketing & PR
• Recruitment
• Project /Change Management
• Communications

5. Pro Bono Programme an Overview
What do others think?
“The many “gates” that block charities, especially smaller charities, from accessing professional support services are
often opened in the Inspiring Scotland relationship, not least by Inspiring Scotland’s cultivation of a network of more
than 150 firms and individuals that provide the services on a pro bono basis”. (Isserman, N., University of Cambridge, 2013 The Practices,
Impact and Implications of Inspiring Scotland’s First Five Years - An Independent Research Report on an Innovative Third Sector Financing Model)
“When I first heard about Inspiring Scotland, I instinctively liked the model; a commercial and outcome based approach
which is tackling some really tough and important issues........I hope my experience in strategic leadership, customer
operations, financial management and leading transformational change, will bring strength and help our charity to
continue to grow”. (Pro Bono Trustee)
“The pro bono support has been invaluable to the development of us into a more business like organisation. We
would never have been able to pay for the support we have had from very experienced and highly qualified business
people”. (Charity Leader)
“The in-depth knowledge that our Performance Advisor has of our charity enriches and accelerates what is possible.
This is then further enhanced by the expertise and knowledge available from the Pro Bono network......being
supported by Inspiring Scotland is so much more than just receiving money; the impact of its legacy will never leave us
and the lives of young people being supported.” (Charity Leader)

6. Pro Bono Programme an Overview
Some real examples
Over the last two years, 20 CashBack assignments have been arranged:
• Legal support for the creation of a new foundation
• IT Systems support including low fee IT ‘health checks’
• Strategic planning advice
• VAT advisory support
• Recruitment support
• Contract law advice

7. Pro Bono Programme an Overview
Next steps?
• Think about what support could help your organisation
• Discuss within your organisation who would manage that help
• Speak with Sam or Arran in the first instance
• We’ll try to find the right match for you
• Discussion between yourselves and the supporter
• Agree the scope of the deployment
• Benefit from free support!