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Who are Auxano Consultancy?

 

Auxano Consultancy will enable you to:

 

  • grow productive and sustainable relationships within

      your community.

  • grow your individual and collective capacity.

  • grow the commitment of your stakeholders.

 

Stu Thomson

Coach, Trainer & Fundraiser

Founder of Auxano Consultancy

 

E: stu@auxanoconsultancy.co.uk  

M: 0775 239 2395  

Twitter: @auxanostu

Worked with community groups for the last 25 years which also featured a very successful retail management career.

 

Specialise in the following:

  • Recruitment, development and supervision of employees and volunteers.

  • Facilitation, integration and transformation.

  • Fundraising.

  • Capacity building and team training.

  • Personal support for young people.

  • Working with groups/organisations to establish a strategic vision.

  • Developing effective and sustainable partnerships within communities.

 

Currently working as the Youth Service Director with Knights Youth Centre since 2000.

Knights Youth Centre (KYC) is an independent, voluntary, Christian youth centre which provides a range of positive, challenging, transformational and supportive programmes for young people aged 8 – 24.

 

My core tasks at KYC include:

 

  • developing, managing and sustaining the service delivery

  • staff recruitment and development

  • fundraising

  • capacity building

  • developing effective mutually beneficial partnerships

 

 

My strategic and fundraising services are currently being utilised by two local charities and one national charity on a regular basis.

 

Enjoy spending quality time with my family, the company of friends, cooking, reading fiction and strategic/business books, red wine and music.

I attend and involve myself with a local church. Watching and playing a range of sports especially football, canoeing and bike riding; I have recently become quite keen on playing lawn bowls. If time allows I play drums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positions  held:

  • Trustee at London Youth from December 2015

  • National Council of Voluntary Organisations

       Elected Assembly Member 2013 - 2016.

  • Trustee of Wey Island Trust 2010 - 2014.

  • Chair of Lambeth Voluntary and Community Sector Forum 2011 - 2013

  • Chair of Youth Programme Steering Group (New Deal for Communities) 2005 - 2009

  • DIrector of Furzedown Youth Centre 2003 - 2009

 

 

Achievements and Awards:

  • Radio 4 iPM New Year Honours Award 2013 

  • Generated more than £2,100,000 for community groups.

  • KYC has grown its core service over the last three years and continues to cultivate accessible and responsive projects.

  • Creation of TYLAP (Trainee Youth Leader Apprenticeship Programme) which has transformed the lives of 240 young adults.

  • Creation of the KYC Advisory Group which includes senior management representation from international investment banks.

  • Involved in Channel 4's Secret Millions programme which resulted in London Youth securing £1.7million for 'Build It'.

  • Developed professional relationships with more than 700 young people.

  • Delivered more than 5000 youth sessions.

  • Co-created and established Furzedown Youth Centre in 2002.

  • Chartered Institute Management Professional Diploma in Management Studies.

  • Co developed London Youth's pan London VIolence Network.

  • Qualified Youth Minister.

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