Work With Me

I work alongside charity leaders and boards as a trusted critical friend and confidant.

I am a qualified and experienced charity finance specialist.

I have over 20 years experience in financial leadership, financial governance,
income generation and organisational resilience building.

Designing for Balance

Resilient organisations work in harmony with themselves, balancing purpose, money and people.
They adopt a very human, deeply relational approach to their organisational design and development.

Planting the Seeds

Outcome Focused Mentoring

One-to-one professional finance mentoring, delivered in person or online, to explore both operational and strategic financial challenges and opportunities.

Designed for leaders who want to deepen their expertise with the support

of a specialist charity finance mentor.

Half day - £300 (annual income £1m+)

Half day - £250 (annual income -£1m)

Half day - £200 (annual income <£500k)

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Nurturing the Roots

Organisational Resilience Review

A facilitated session designed to support organisations to review purpose, people and money, establish an understanding of where there is balance and where to prioritise efforts to build lasting resilience.

Ideal for organisations seeking to evolve, and endure in a changing environment.

Full day - £700 (annual income £1m+)

Full day - £550 (annual income -£1m)

Full day - £450 (annual income <£500k)

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Cultivating the Forest

Strategic Finance Partnership

Sustained, senior-level support providing one-to-one financial analysis and strategic guidance, delivered in person or online.

Ideal for leaders seeking a trusted thought partner and constructive critical friend. Delivered in blocks of 3 months to ensure consistent, tailored support.

Full day - £580 (annual income £1m+)

Full day - £480 (annual income -£1m)

Full day - £380 (annual income <£500k)

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Liz Pepler MIAB FRSA

I am a charity resilience specialist who works alongside social leaders to help them feel more financially confident and financially resilient.

I am founder of Embrace Finance and co-founder of the Small Charity Friendly Collective and through this consultancy practice, I provide tailored senior-level finance support to Boards and Leadership teams of small and medium charities.

I am a member of the Institute of Accounts and Bookkeepers, I hold a Master's degree in Charity Accounting and Financial Management (Distinction) and a PG Certificate in Charity Administration. I am a Fellow of the RSA. I have a particular interest in social justice and financial justice.

Who I Work With

I have contributed sector-wide thinking on the financial resilience of small charities as co-designer and co-deliverer of the Lloyds Bank Foundation's Organisational Resilience Programme and co-author of the Association of Chair's Financial Leadership in Small Charities and

I have delivered financial resilience training and masterclasses for NCVO, ACEVO, Lloyds Bank Foundation, The Fore Trust, Association of Chairs, Berkeley Foundation, Northern Ireland Arts and Business, FoodRise, Scottish Contemporary Artists, School for Social Entrepreneurs, Youth Music, Civic Power Fund, Young Trustee Movement, Trussell Trust and many, many more.

How I Work

Financial resilience grows through trusted partnership and thoughtful, honest conversation. I believe this work is most powerful face-to-face, where space can be held for careful reflection, constructive challenge and clear decision-making. This work is delivered in person, either in a welcoming setting near Charing Cross or, for London-based charities, at your offices. For organisations beyond London, travel is included within the full-day partnership, allowing us the time and depth this work deserves.

Publications

An introduction to organisational resilience | Organisational Resilience Diagnostic |
Organisational Resilience Tools | Financial Leadership in Small Charities | Financial Resilience; An Introduction

Apps and Worksheet

Organisational Resilience Maturity Mapper | Organisational Resilience Planner

Testimonial

"A few years ago you supported me with financial mentoring and I knew at the time that it revolutionised the way I view finance. It has helped GYROS hugely. We have since grown and developed and its taken a while to bed a few things in but we continue to evolve this essential activity. Thank you, thank you, thank you for inspiring us about finance - and giving us practical tips and tools to constantly improve." Louise Humphries, CEO, Gyros.

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