Recession Services
The impact of the recesson on our main client groups and sectors is still not yet fully clear - although what is evident is that many believe the full impacts are just around the corner. A number of recession driven national and regional support initiatives have been set up and Perfect Moment are pleased to be in the vanguard of the support movement to help businesses, social enterprises, and charities cope with recessionary induced pressures. In terms of sustainability for organisations and businesses, the aim is to review and plan carefully so as to emerge from the recession stronger and in a position to take advantage of any upturn in the economy. Our involvement is as follows:
Mind Recession and Resilience Planning (2009-2010)
Perfect Moment are working with national mental health charity Mind to research and implement a resilience planning programme to help its network of 180 local Mind assocations across England and Wales tackle the impacts of the recession and plan for the future challenges and opportunities facing the sector in the next two years.
Arts Council England Sustain Programme (2009-2010)
Perfect Moment are pleased to have been appointed by Arts Council England as one of around 20 consultancies selected to offer support to arts organisations as part of the Sustain Programme. Sustain is Arts Council England’s £45 million response to the impact of the recession on arts organisations whose sustainability is important in delivering its mission of great art for everyone. Sustain provides additional financial and technical support, over and above existing funding programmes, and will be made available to organisations to help them maintain their artistic, financial and organisational viability during the recession and implement essential changes to ensure their long-term sustainability. Perfect Moment worked with Brighton Dome & Festival and Bedford Creative Arts.
National Association of Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA 2009)
Perfect Moment have recently undertaken a study on behalf of this national body to review a number of Local Resilience Action Plans across the country. The aim was to identify common themes adn issues and make recommendations for tackling the main problems. This included preparing a brief for the Minister of the Third Sector at a conference in London in July 2009 and producing a report entitled Crunch Time - The experience of the local third sector as it responds to the recession
Office for the Third Sector - Real Help for Communities Modernisation Fund (2009-2010)
The Modernisation Fund provides support to viable third sector organisations to access specialist services in order to restructure and become more resilient and efficient in the recession. Perfect Moment have been selected to join the pool of consultants on this scheme in both Devon and Cornwall. Perfect Moment have been working with 10 organisations to help them with their modernisation grant implementation.