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Welcome
I’m Rick Magill. I offer practical advice and support to ambitious teams working to improve our planet and the lives of others:
- Charities
- Non-Government Organisations
- Social enterprises and B Corporations
- Government donors and private philanthropists for international development
- Businesses with a triple bottom line (financial, social and environmental)
My unusual blend of skills and experience could help your organisation to make an even bigger impact.
Services
I work as a consultant or interim manager and offer five main services:
- Organisational improvements (to get bigger and even better at what you do)
- Business development (to sell your benefits and earn more income)
- Project design & management (to deliver better results, faster, and with more certainty)
- Assurance (to minimise risks, and maximise impact and value for money)
- Sustainable wealth creation (to build or expand planet-friendly businesses and social enterprises)
Achievements
See a few examples of my work with not-for-profit organisations to:
- Create well-paid jobs across Nepal
- Scale-up UK education and skills charities
- Develop the water strategy for Barbados
- Distribute affordable medicines in Zambia
- Improve the impact and value for money of foreign aid projects around the world
Commendations
“Rick’s ability to find solutions to the thorniest problems affecting the international development sector is, quite frankly, astounding. Given the space and a platform his ideas will, I know, transform the sector and deliver results for the poorest and most vulnerable. He is brilliant, transformative, humble and generous with his time.”
“Rick is a rare beast. We could easily have been swamped by our massive programme for growth and change - and our dreams could have been ruined. Thanks to Rick, we are well on our way to trebling in size. His no-nonsense practical approach was refreshing. He ensured that we implemented our plan as soon as possible, and taught us how to recruit people with new DNA. Staff could see our culture changing for the better. The benefit to morale cannot be overestimated. We are delighted with the results”
“Rick enabled us to shape and drive an enormous change management project to deliver our ambitious growth targets. His impressive skills and insights, and ability to transfer essential tools and mindsets to our colleagues, were underpinned by trusting relationships built through his expertise, openness, and humility. He ensured our values and mission as a non-profit organisation remains at the core of what we do. I couldn't have rated Rick higher.”
“Rick brought credibility to international development projects in the Caribbean. He inspires confidence in clients and builds relationships based on trust. Rick has deep technical knowledge, business acumen, and the leadership competence to deliver against aggressive deadlines. I have no doubt that he will continue to design, plan and deliver successful international development projects in diverse cultures around the world."
“Rick brought lifetimes of experience and knowledge - and adapted this to our unique environment. He is an expert coach and mentor with tact, flexibility and diplomacy. Rick truly takes every task from good to outstanding and constantly seeks new avenues to add value. His calm and considerate approach to planning and managing the project made it run like clockwork, while his manner quickly made him incredibly popular and respected by all."
“Rick created a new tourism sector. His social enterprise brings many tourists to Nepal, makes a valuable contribution to the economy, and creates desperately needed employment across the country. He gained an excellent reputation with the local business community and the wider tourism industry.”
“Rick is a unique find - someone who excellently combines business acumen with social purpose. He has a wonderful balance of intelligence, integrity and experience. He challenged and supported us with patience, a positive attitude and never-ending energy. His work had a truly transformational effect on the organisation and our staff. He inspires those around him and creates real results.”
“Rick demonstrated a lot of experience and a clear understanding of our needs from the start. He did tremendous work. His style was very cordial, and it was a pleasure working with him. He could not have done more on this engagement.”
"Rick is an exceptional project manager and highly perceptive people manager. His extensive knowledge, meticulous planning and collaborative approach enabled us to make significant and rapid progress. He is a real asset to any organisation."
“Congratulations to Rick for winning the UK & Ireland Advisory Award. We will greatly miss his passion, the quality of his work and the outstanding praise and feedback we so regularly received from his clients and colleagues. His commitment and demonstration of our values have been second to none. He epitomises [EY's motto of] building a better working world”.
"Rick is a particularly impressive project and change manager. The growth project provided additional inspiration and drive for our teams to achieve their stellar results. This played a vital role in helping us win the [£250 million] contract to give nearly 200,000 young people life-changing experiences. I know they will swerve the credit, but each one of our bid team was instrumental in putting our proposal together and I am incredibly grateful to them all."
Results
UK Aid Match encourages the public to have a say in how foreign aid is spent. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office matches donations to charity appeals. Around £150m has been invested in over 130 projects to reduce poverty in 36 countries.
MannionDaniels manages the fund. I was part of the bid team that secured the contract. I recommended funding for proposals that seemed most likely to succeed and led the team that oversaw delivery. We checked that charities were ready to launch, monitored their progress, and suggested ways to improve results. Learning on what works (and does not work) is shared to influence donor policies and industry practices.
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