Case studies

Charity People work in partnership with a variety of non-profit organisations to help them recruit more effectively and inclusively.

The Brief:
The company approached us via one of our consultant team to deliver anti-racism training to team members, with emphasis on diverse recruitment.

Founded in 1920, Swansea University is currently the third largest higher education establishment in Wales. It contains 3 faculties: Humanities and Social Sciences, Medicine, Health and Life Science and Science and Engineering.
 
The Brief:
As part of its commitment to progressing student support around race equality, the university requested face-face training centred around cultural competence.

The University of Liverpool is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide according to Academic ranking of world universities and has previously been ranked within the top 150 university globally by the guide. It is also a founding member of the Russell Group and a founding member of the Northern Consortium. The university’s faculties comprise Health and Life Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Science and Engineering

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides local general hospital and community services to around 260000 people in Walsall and the surrounding areas.

Cedar is a full service content marketing agency, with a 173-strong team of editors, designers, strategists and media sales experts based in London, Hong Kong and Cape Town.

An introductory call with Cedar Communications highlighted training needs around meeting the diverse needs of their staff teams in both the UK and Hong Kong offices.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. 

Hawkins Brown is an award-winning architectural practice with offices across the UK, in Los Angeles and a recently opened studio in Dublin. The practice is emphatic in keeping social value and sustainability at the centre of its work.

Brompton’s Human Resources Director approached us in 2020. As an organisation they were starting their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion journey - including the development of their strategy. To support the actions in the strategy, Training was required to ensure all Brompton’s teams were trained in EDI, in relation to their role in the business.

Achilles is a global organisation operating in 20 locations around the world with c600 employees worldwide. Achilles helps companies strengthen their procurement and supply chain systems via a range of services including cyber-security, risk management resources and environmental sustainability.

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, formerly the National Museums and Galleries of Wales, is a Welsh Government sponsored body that comprises seven museums in Wales. The Museums hold world class art and natural history, including Wales’s national art, natural history and geology collections, as well as major touring and temporary exhibitions.

The diverse visitors to the gallery come from all backgrounds and experiences and to support this the Museum wanted to ensure that they implemented inclusive practice for the visitors as well as their staff and volunteers.

Mencap campaign to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and their families. They want to have made a significant and measurable improvement to people's attitudes towards people with a learning disability.  

The audit supporting Mencap to prioritise their needs and develop an effective Diversity and Inclusion strategy.

Action for Children help disadvantaged children across the UK. They help children through fostering or adoption – and by intervening early to stop neglect and abuse. In addition to making life better for children with disabilities.

MS Society commissioned Diverse Matters to carry out research to understand as much as possible about what they needed to do differently in terms of equality, diversity and inclusion and how we could improve across all areas. The research was about speaking to audiences that we traditionally don’t engage well and are under-represented in their work, services and people.  This included young people and people from Black, Asian and Racially minoritised communities.

Victim Support is a national charity within England and Wales that supports people affected by crime. The organisation gives people the emotional and practical help they need to recover from the impact of crime.

Young Women's Trust supports and represents women aged 16-30 struggling to live on low or no pay in England and Wales and who are at risk of being trapped in poverty. They support young women through participation and advocacy, campaigns and coaching.

MND Association is a national charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland focused on MND care, research and campaigning. They support a wide range of people affected by motor neurones’s disease from a wide range of backgrounds.

MK Act provide safe emergency accommodation for women and their children escaping domestic violence. As part of their auditing process to ensure they are meeting the needs of their service users they must be assessed against the Women’s Aid Federation England National Quality Standards. 

SLT provide help and support to victims of stalking and supporting people to stay safe. As a service that is delivered throughout the UK , SLT wanted to ensure they were inclusive in their approach and reaching all communities.