Using business to bring transformation to the world’s poor

TBN Update 14 November 2009

Jerry Marshall

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What we doUse business to bring transformation to the world’s poor

TBN’s role

Mobilise and resource the business community:

• Inspire

• Engage

• Support

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Inspire – Conferences / events• London• SW England, Edinburgh• Cape Town• Events: IT Workshop,

numerous speaking engagements, BBC

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Inspire – Corporate Membership

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Engage – Expos

• Kenya• Zimbabwe• Malawi• South Africa /

Swaziland• Georgia /

Armenia• Madagascar• Albania

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Engage – eNews

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Support• New TBGs

– Bristol

– Thames Valley

– Scotland

– Ghana

– Zimbabwe

• Partner Fund

• Member training

• Materials

• Personal support / Connections

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Admin

• Office move

• Member renewal / Gift aid

• Funding applications

• Project records and monitoring

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Outcomes: Projects

Current:

• 67 Projects

• 13,000 jobs created or supported

• 22 countries

• Projected: 400,000 jobs in 3 years

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Outcomes: International replicationSouth Africa

• Conference in Sep with 150 delegates, see www.tbconnections.za.org for DVD

• TBC set up as a trading trust, Trustees with diverse backgrounds appointed

• First TBC expo held in Oct 09

• Membership strategy will be in place early 2010

Developments in Malaysia

Interest in USA, Canada, Uganda

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Outcomes: Contacts

2007 2008 2009 Change

eNews database 1648 1554 1311 -16%

CRM active contacts 208 419 663 +58%

Paying members 84 151 192 +27%

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Outcomes: Conferences

2007 2008 2009

No Delegates No Delegates No DelegatesChange

08-09

National Conference 0 0 1 200 1 171 -15%

Members Day 1 70 1 87 1 77 -11%

Regional 0 0 1 36 2 61 69%

International 1 200 0 0 1 150

TOTAL 270 323 459 42%

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Outcomes: Activities

2007 2008 2009Change

08-09

TBGs 16 16 22 +38%

Expos n/a 7 13 +86%

Projects 40 62 67 +8%

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Outcomes: Paid Membership

Oct-07 Oct-08 Oct-09Change £ 08-09

No.Income

pa No. Income

pa NoIncome

pa

Partners 71 £26,280 95 £34,320 81 £29,160 -15%

Members 13 £1,237 42 £3,911 103 £9,270 137%

Corporate 0 £0 3 £3,300 8 £8,200 148%

TOTAL 84 £27,517 151 £41,790 192 £46,630 12%

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Outcomes: Other (net) incomeYear to 31.10.07

Year to 31.10.08

Year to 31.10.09

Change 08-09

Gift aid and donations

Gift aid £7,677 £6,313 £5,169 -18%

Donations (excl projects) £21,567 £8,210 £984 -88%

Trading income

Conference surplus(income less direct cost)

NC £0 £4,962 £1,700 -66%

MDC £702 £1,294 £561 -57%

RCs £0 £561 -£122

Total £702 £6,817 £2,139 -69%

All (available) Income £57,463 £63,130 £57,061 -10%

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Budget Projection 09-10Monthly Income £ Notes

Membership388

6

Gift aid 431 Many subs are paid by companies or CAF chq so no GA

Conference surplus 178 Average per month for last 12 months

Donations 109 Average per month in 2009

4604

Monthly Expenditure

Staff/NI306

6 JM @ nominal 3d, administrator 15 hrs

Travel expenses 230 Average per month in 2009

Other costs 255 Average per month in 2009

Office rent / rates 489 Estimate for next 12 months

Loan payments 750

4790

Monthly deficit -186

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Financial Summary

• Undesignated known income = £52k membership income (incl Gift aid) + £2k conferences, ie £4.5k/mth

• Total staff costs and expenses at current hours approx £3300/month, other expenses £750/month and loan repayment £750/month ie £4.8k/month

• £14k reserves covers shortfall in short term.

• Aim is to be fully self sufficient at a much higher level of activity but not yet successful in winning funding to achieve this.

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Plans• London conference 14 May

• Regional events / conferences

• International events / conferences

• More detailed project info

• Corporate marketing

• Fund raising

• Continued TBG and expo development

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Member Action!

Need: more members in order to offer the level of membership support we believe is needed

Therefore help us to help you:

• Set up a presentation

• Upgrade to Partner

• Take other people on your trips

AND keep using your business skills to alleviate poverty!

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Q & A