About inclusive facilitation

About Hasler-White Inclusive Facilitation

I set up Hasler-White Inclusive Facilitation because over the 11 years running an award-winning social enterprise and the 15 before that in teaching, a local authority and working for a large national charity, I learnt a lot that I now wish to share.

How did I make my organisation sustainable? Not solely by trading or diverse income streams.  But by creating an organisation of brilliant people. Brilliant because they were included and involved at every stage. The value of inclusion determined every decision. Whether it concerned strategy, marketing, impact, finance, systems, safeguarding, operations, policies, business or governance, an accountable, empathic and sustainable organisation is one that goes out of its way to include people.

Facilitating exciting conversations is in my blood.

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Founded and led an award-winning social enterprise

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Secured social investment

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Developed a sustainable trading revenue model

Equitable

Inclusive practice means hearing all voices of those affected because all the voices in the organisation are worthy of being heard.

Solution-focussed

Solution-focussed because that’s what’s needed in a frantically busy sector facing huge challenges and increasing need in communities deserving of answers.

Inclusive

To include is to listen and to be able to listen and hear requires skill and capacity to make the process accessible. The reward is better outcomes.

 

Pragmatic

Because having walked the walk I live in the real world, not in an ivory tower with ideas that won’t work for you.

Positive

Positivity means finding and naming the things people and organisations do well so that you can do more of them.

Entrepreneurial

Entrepreneurial means finding new ideas and solutions that work for you, your values and those of the organisation and its community.  

Why Steps to Sustainability

Why you need Steps to Sustainability

Because the same old approaches that see organisations prop up the state with contracts that don’t pay or expect the public, trusts and foundations to donate, provide grants or volunteer at previous levels, are leaving many organisations and their leaders on their knees and communities in crisis.  

As a social entrepreneur, I will unashamedly view your sustainability options through the entrepreneurial lens – one that balances doing social good with the sustainable financing of the organisation.

why now

Because the proportion of charities who state that the people utilising their services have a direct input into their strategy dropped from 71% to 62% between 2020 and 2023, with the number reviewing their strategy at all, decreasing also (New Philanthropy Capital – State of the Sector 2024).

why inclusive facilitation

We know that inclusive co-production, when done well, gets better results and creates stronger organisations and teams. What do you think the people you support would prefer if asked?  That the organisation closes or becomes more entrepreneurial?  Together, let’s ask them.