Building A Better Future Together
At Third Sector Connect, we partner with and support organisations to maximise their impact in communities, ensuring their vision, aims, and objectives are delivered effectively, sustainably, and with focus.
We work with councils across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, National Governing Bodies of Sport, charities, sports clubs, community organisations, and businesses. Our expertise helps these groups secure funding, develop strategies and action plans, build strong business cases, conduct evaluations, and provide tailored training for long-term success.
How We Can Help
Funding Solutions
We work closely with your organisation to identify and secure the right funding opportunities. Over the past 18 months, we have helped councils, community groups, sports clubs, and charities secure over £12 million in funding. This includes grants for capital projects, community development programmes, good relations initiatives, training courses, and more.
Strategic Support
Our team provides expert support to develop strategic projects tailored to your needs. We help organisations create action plans, strategies, audits, evaluations, and more. In the last 18 months, we have partnered with councils to develop action plans and strategies, supported sports clubs in building business cases for 3G pitches and community hubs, and assisted community organisations with evaluations and project development.
Capacity Building
We deliver a range of training programmes designed to strengthen the skills and capacity of your team. This includes OCN-accredited qualifications in areas such as community development, good relations, football administration, and more, ensuring your organisation is equipped for success.
Why Choose Us
Successful Track Record
The founders of third sector connect have cumulatively secured circa £30m in grants for multiple organisations to achieve their aims and objectives. We know the who, where, when and how in securing grant opportunities, growing and structuring organisations, developing new skills and generating positive impact, and we have the figures to back this up.
Reputation
The team have well established reputations across Private, Public and Third Sector organisations, as people who are innovative, straight talking, able to successfully make projects a reality and make a real contribution to economic growth and community development.
Focus
It can be difficult to identify and focus on the necessary steps to help an organisation achieve its aims and objectives. We have significant experience in providing independent insight and directional focus to multiple organisations and in helping to develop the necessary skills and actions needed to achieve their aims and objectives so that they can have an increase positive impact on the community.
Network
With thousands of connections locally, nationally, and globally we can use our networks to promote the aims of your organisation and facilitate introductions that can help elevate your goals and community impact.
Knowledge
We have decades of experience successfully delivering projects nationally and internationally, establishing businesses and other enterprises, securing grants, implementing strategies, building brands, generating new innovative ideas, structuring organisations and providing a significant return of investment.
We can partner with your organisation and provide this knowledge to you when you need it so that together we build momentum for your organisation and continuing successes.