January - March 2023 Newsletter

HI THERE???

Welcome to the second edition of our newsletter!

Designed to keep you up-to-date on the latest news and developments happening?here at Nicky Affleck Consultancy, it?is?a great way to stay in the know.

We hope that you enjoy and?thank you for your continued support!

??THE BEST OF THIS QUARTER??

1. Project Kick-Offs?& Project Wrap-Ups

This quarter we signed a new client, welcomed a previous client back and wrapped up quite a few exciting projects.?

First up, we signed?Disability Sports Coach to our client portfolio! Nicky and Cat?were appointed to carry out the evaluation of their community club, training, and coaching offers in London.?

We enjoyed carrying out the consultations with?local authorities and leisure providers in the boroughs of Westminster, Southwark, Kensington & Chelsea and Lewisham, and are pleased to have provided DSC with a full report of recommendations.?If you'd like to know a little more about this fantastic organisation, here's a?link to their website.

In addition, we were requested by?Laureus?to carry out the delivery and facilitation of?engagement workshops with?the three?Model?City?London?coalitions. These workshops were carried out throughout March, and have supported the coalitions in shaping a new project/initiative that they will look to deliver in their local communities over?the next?year.?

Last, but certainly?not least, we?completed the?evaluation of the?Sported?Connected?Communities?programme across their local community clusters in London.?

Phew!?

2. Two New Blog Posts

We launched two new blog posts this quarter.

The first "Exploring Transformational Change - What it means, and how we can achieve it" and a more personal one from Nicky sharing all she has learnt over the past 6 months of running a company. This one is titled "A Lot Can Happen In 6 Months!"?

Check out the link below to have a read!

3. Our Team Continues to Grow

In January we welcomed a new Associate to the team, Cat Hutchinson!

Since joining us, Cat has led on the evaluation of the?Disability Sports Coach's service offer in London, carried out the evaluation of Sported's Connected Communities project and has been supporting?London Sport?and the schools network with the Opening Schools Facilities Fund roll-out.

More recently, Cat has also been supporting the delivery and facilitation of the Laureus Model City London engagement workshops.

A flying start Cat! :)

4. From the Horse's Mouth

Recommendations are always welcome here at Nicky Affleck Consultancy and we appreciate everybody who takes the time to write one

Each quarter we choose our favourite... and here's this quarter's pick! Thank you Hugh and the team over at DSC!

???NEW CONTENT????

This quarter, we added not one,?but THREE?new pages?to our website!

• Our?Client Corner, a page?where you will?be able to take a closer look at who we work with and?the projects we have delivered on behalf of our clients.?
• Our?Inside Scoop, designed to keep you in the loop with all the exciting work we have carried out over the past six months.?
• Our?Why Work With Us, a page dedicated to showcasing?our services and what we have to offer.

In addition to?our new web pages, we have?also created a brand new slide deck with all there is to know about the services we provide.?This is now?available to both view and download on our website!?

If you'd like to see these shiny new web pages and our slide deck, head?to?www.nickyaffleck.com?to check them out!?

????SPORT SISTER PODCAST????

Back in January, our CEO Nicky was invited as a guest on the Sport Sister Podcast!?It is always so important to us?to keep talking about the power sport has to bring about change and do good!

Take a listen here!?https://sportsister.co.uk/sport-with-a-social-consc

???IN CONVERSATION WITH???

Throughout?February, we?caught up with some of our clients over a virtual coffee, in order to find out a little bit more about what it's?like to work with us, if they feel we made an impact,?and if we met their expectations.?

We had great conversations with Mags Davison from Project Turnover, Emily Neilan from Laureus Sport for Good and Colleen Krenzer from M2. Thank you all for giving us your time!?

If you'd like to see a bit more about our 'In Conversation With' series, head over to our social media pages to have a read.?

???6-MONTH MILESTONE CELEBRATIONS????

February was also the month that?we celebrated our 6-month milestone!

We are so grateful for all the support we have received over the past few?months. To show?our gratitude and appreciation for all our clients, we launched our?#ClientAppreciationMonth.?To see what we had to say, head over to our social?channels!?

As part of the celebration and to #ShareTheLove on Valentine's Day, we also hosted our very first giveaway across Instagram and LinkedIn. Congrats to the 6 followers who all got their hands on a ￡20 Nando's voucher.

???WHAT'S NEXT?FOR NICKY AFFLECK CONSULTANCY???

We couldn't have asked for a better start, and we are hugely grateful to everyone who continues to support us,?recommend us and work with us!

We don't have any plans to slow down and one of our?exciting projects to come?is the?launch of?a new service for the grassroots sport sector!

Something big is coming... You will NOT want to miss this!