Tandem (formerly Morrison Trust)
Tandem (formerly Morrison Trust) was established in 1995 by Ken Morrison (the former Chair of Morrisons supermarket).
It offers employment support services for people in Darlington, and runs a Conference Centre – the profits of which fund the employment support services.
Ruth worked with Tandem to develop: a governance plan based on identified strengths and weaknesses, and a 5-year strategic plan, including a theory of change.
“It was a pleasure working with Ruth. She was encouraging, and very quickly understood us as an organisation – in terms of how we work and the support we provide, and also what we were looking to develop and put in place.
We wanted to strengthen our strategic aims and develop our governance further, making sure this was underpinned by our values. We didn’t want to create documents for the sake of it that would only exist so that we could say we had a strategy – we wanted something that truly reflected why and how we provide support and the difference it makes to people we work with and that’s exactly what we’ve ended up with.
We’ve gained a huge amount as an organisation and I’ve gained really useful insights into strategic development. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Ruth to colleagues in the sector.”