embrace finance
London
Rachel provides training, mentoring and workshop facilitation for Embrace
Finance. Director of Welbeck, an established accountancy and financial
management practice providing services to the third sector. Rachel is a
qualified chartered accountant and professional trainer. After qualifying,
Rachel spent 12 years in senior roles within charities ranging from the British
Tinnitus Association, to the Institute of Cancer Research. Rachel has over 20
years’ experience supporting a variety of social impact organisations from small
charities to major research institutions. Key projects Rachel has worked on
include developing and leading Charity Finance Group’s small charities training
programme and writing NCVO’s Financial Management website resources. Finance
trainer for the Association of Independent Examiners Finance mentor for the
School of Social Entrepreneurs Finance trainer for Small Charities Coalition Our
sector is fantastic at social stories In our sector, we are fantastic at social
storytelling. We weave clear and simple stories from real world wicked problems
and use those stories to solve those wicked problems. It's nothing short of
remarkable. Our stories make people's lives better and communities stronger.
They clean oceans and preserve habitats for endangered species. They move hearts
and win minds. They make change happen. We are not, in our experience, as good,
when it comes to our financial storytelling. All too often, the financial
stories which we tell ourselves and those who wish to work with us, constrain
our potential. Our lack of financial confidence - in our numbers and in our
decision making - holds us back. But less so at financial stories Yet, we know
that it is when changemakers really embrace the finances, own the numbers,
understand the stories behind the numbers, use these stories to marry money with
mission, they can extend their social impact and realise fully their social
ambitions. We also know that for many changemakers, the biggest barrier to
owning the numbers is not technical but attitudinal. We are told that keeping on
top of the numbers can be boring, difficult, anxiety provoking. We help you find
your financial story That is why we bring our love of numbers to all of our
work. Our love of numbers, all numbers, enables us to bring the same clarity to
your financial storytelling as you bring to the social storytelling. Our love of
numbers helps you to take the fear out of finance. Our love of numbers means
that we work with you to build your financial confidence while you build your
social impact. Not all heroes wear capes. Some change the world with stories.
And others do it with spreadsheets.
