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Practical charity comms support for busy teams
Sometimes you just need someone to get on and do it.
Maternity cover. A staffing gap. A campaign that needs delivering. A backlog that isn't shifting. Whatever the situation, I can step in and produce high-quality communications work quickly -without needing months of onboarding or hand-holding.
With over 12 years of in-house charity comms experience, I understand how your organisation works, what good looks like, and how to hit the ground running. You get the output you need, to the standard you'd expect from a senior in-house colleague.
Practical support is priced from £350/day, and can be scoped as a one-off project or ongoing arrangement. Most people work with me for a minimum of 3 months.
What this can cover
Practical support draws on whatever your team needs most. Common areas include:
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Copywriting and content creation
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Social media planning and scheduling
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Campaign content and delivery
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Press and PR support
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Website copy and updates
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Email marketing and newsletters
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Brand and design direction
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Interim comms lead cover
Recent projects
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Coram Kidscape
Stepped in as interim comms lead for a children's charity with no in-house comms team - managing social media, newsletters, website updates, press and PR, and design across the organisation.
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Family Fund
Supported a family charity's fundraising communications - producing email journeys and web content to support their winter appeal and wider fundraising activity.
Delivered with Social Firefly.
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Cadet Vocational College
Ongoing social media support - planning, scheduling and evaluating content across their channels to build consistency and track what's working.
Frequently asked questions
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With a freelancer, you get senior-level experience without the salary, NI contributions, pension, holiday pay, or notice periods. You also get flexibility - bringing support in when you need it and stepping back when you don't. For many charities, that's a much more efficient use of budget than a permanent hire, especially for project-based or capacity-crunch work.
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It depends on current availability, but I aim to be responsive to urgent needs where I can. The best thing to do is get in touch as early as possible - even if your need is a few weeks away - so we can plan properly. Last-minute requests are sometimes possible, but can't always be guaranteed.
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Yes - longer-term cover is something I'm well placed to support. I've worked as an interim comms lead before and understand what it takes to keep things running smoothly when a key person is away. We'd agree the scope, days per week, and ways of working at the start so everything is clear for you and your team.
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That's absolutely fine. Practical support can be a single project, a fixed number of days, or an ongoing arrangement - whatever fits your situation. We'll agree the scope upfront so there are no surprises, and you're not locked into anything longer than you need.
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A brief conversation about your priorities, access to any relevant brand guidelines or existing content, and a clear point of contact. I'm used to working with minimal handover - I ask the right questions, find my feet quickly, and flag anything I need rather than waiting to be told. Most clients are surprised by how little input is needed to get going.
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Strategy work is about building the plan - the thinking, the direction, the framework. Practical support is about delivering it - the content, the campaigns, the day-to-day communications output. Some projects involve both, and that's fine. If you're not sure which you need, a discovery call is the best place to start.
Need someone to step in?
Book a free discovery call and we'll talk through what you need, what's realistic, and whether we're a good fit.
