Alistair Thornley established Cassafuir Partnerships Limited in 2003 as a vehicle to bring together teams of individuals with complimentary and specific expertise to address particular briefs.
Cassafuir Partnerships Limited provides business and economic development advice to businesses, social enterprises, non-governmental agencies, and the Scottish Executive.
Linking his successful career of change management and profit improvement in industry with some nine years experience as an account manager for Scottish Enterprise Glasgow, Alistair has a proven track record and expertise in capacity building with social enterprises and commercial businesses.
Clients and funders include the Scottish Executive, Scottish Enterprise, Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Employer Coalition, Glasgow East Strategic Employability Group, Equal Access Glasgow, EKOS, Senscot, CEiS, Greater Easterhouse Development Company, Oneplus / Kidcare, Childcare Works, Equal Exchange, Townhead Village Hall Project, Alloa Community Enterprise, Quarriers, Opp2mise and Workbase Scotland.
Cassafuir Partnerships Limited has particular expertise in assisting organisations towards sustainability and with the development of viable commercialisation strategies by:
- and articulate their vision;
- turning the vision into a sustainable strategy;
- evaluating and learn from their past performance;
- using the knowledge gained to develop future plans;
- evaluating and managing risk;
- realising their potential by successful implementation;
- developing win-win partnerships.
Recent Projects
2008
- In association with CEiS, develop for Radio City Association a successful OPF for the Supporting 21st Century Life Big Lottery Fund.
- In association with CEiS, facilitate an Financial Inclusion Workshop for GCC - DRS
- Evaluate the BBC Employability Boost program for the Glasgow Employer Coalition
- In association with CEiS, review of role and operation of the Board of One Parent Families Scotland;
- Facilitate the development of a strategic plan covering 2008 to 2011 with the CEiS Board;
- In association with CEiS, develop, on behalf of GWRA, a successful £68,000 Technical Assistance GCAF grant application for the Townhead Village Hall Project;
- In association with CEiS, complete viability review for the board of the Scottish Low Pay Unit;
- For the Opp2mise program, in association with CEiS, complete a sustainability review for the board of the Radio City Association;
- Facilitation of practitioners event for Glasgow Works;
- In association with CEiS, develop an outline Business Plan and OPF for the Townhead Village Hall Project.
2007
- Research the role of families in Welfare to Work for the Glasgow Employer Coalition;
- Facilitate review of the impact of globalisation for the Glasgow Employer Coalition;
- In association with CEiS, complete a business review for One Parent Families Scotland,
- Facilitate strategic development review with the Board of Alloa Community Enterprise;
- Facilitate on behalf of CEiS, a commercialisation strategy for One Parent Family Scotland;
- With CEiS, review the key lessons from the liquidation of One Plus for Glasgow City Council.
- Facilitate GESEG activity including Employer Engagement working group;
- Options appraisal on refunding One Plus for Scottish Executive & 5 funding LA's;
- Develop associates policy for CEiS;
- A review of project evaluation and compliance for Quarriers;
- Facilitation of the Heads of Agreement for a client referral model for GESEG;
- A sustainability strategy for the Kirkmichael & Craigendoran SIP;
- A funding feasibility study for the Helensburgh Community Centre Trust;
- A guide to welfare-to-work for the Glasgow East Strategic Employability
Group (GESEG) on behalf of the Glasgow Employer Coalition;
- An options appraisal for the Board of Alloa Community Enterprise (ACE).
2005
Conference Centre;
- Strategy Development plan for Equal Exchange;
- Feasibility Study for the Townhead Village Hall Project;
- Scoping study for a Welfare-to-Work project for Glasgow Employer Coalition;
- Feasibility study for an asylum seeker project in
- Tools and techniques training workshop for CEiS advisors.
2004
- Acquisition Strategy and Due Diligence Model for Kidcare, a subsidiary of
One Plus;
- Business Plan for Childcare Works;
- Business Plan for Ruchill Community Golf Course Trust;
- Contributed to the EKOS evaluation of the GEDC’s Social Economy Unit;
- Client engagement and management training workshop for CEiS advisors.
2003
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- Strategy Development Plan for CEiS;
- Strategy Development Plan for Senscot.
From 2003 to March 2008, Alistair, as a 2-day-a-week contractor, provided Scottish Enterprise with strategic support on LEC activity building capacity with social enterprises.
Alistair is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management, holds a Diploma in Business Advice and Counseling and is a non-executive director of Workbase
Contact Details:
Mailto: alistair@cassafuir.co.uk
Telephone: +44(0)1877 385 244
Address: Cassafuir,
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