Corporate governance
- Governance structure design
- Board advisory and training
- Policy and framework development
Consulting
Effective and efficient institutional systems for growth and impact.
We enhance institutional capacity by providing business services to private and development sector organisations in the area of corporate governance, strategy development, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), communications, branding, resource mobilisation and training.
Our services
How we can support your organisation
We work with nonprofits, private businesses and government agencies. Every assignment is shaped around the organisation and the people it serves.
Strategy development
- Strategic planning and facilitation
- Organisational development plans
- Theory of Change design
- Information systems management
Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)
- MEL framework and system design
- Programme evaluation (formative, process, summative)
- Data collection and analysis
- Learning agenda development and facilitation
Communications and branding
- Communications strategy development
- Brand identity creation
- Graphic design
- Social media management
- Content development (annual reports, articles, case studies)
Resource mobilisation
- Fundraising strategy design
- Donor mapping and engagement support
- Proposal writing and grant mobilisation
Training
- Capacity-building sessions for teams and boards
- Practical training for community-led organisations
Local investment for local change
Your project funds grassroots education.
Every service we deliver and every revenue earned is directly invested in grassroots education and youth development in Africa. When you choose us, you help expand access to education and unlock opportunities for children and young people. Get exceptional value for your investment, and be part of lasting change.
COAL uses a fee-for-service model, offered through consulting and the COAL Bookstore, to cover programme and operational costs.
Who you work with
Experienced practitioners
Our consultancy services are delivered by COAL's executive volunteers: international development experts in monitoring, evaluation and learning, communications, finance and policy. They are supported by our project staff and guided by a Board of Trustees with multidisciplinary expertise.
Meet our boardRecent work
Avoidable Deaths Network
We developed the monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD) and designed the brand for the Network's Reproductive Health Kit.
Read the University of Leicester news storyCentre for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI)
We supported CATAI to develop its annual reports in 2023 and 2024.
Hear from our clients
Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN) and COAL have successfully collaborated on two projects, with ADN also benefiting from a consultancy service provided by COAL to develop our MEL framework for the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD) and designing the brand for our Reproductive Health Kit. We deeply value our partnership with COAL, which has been a significant learning opportunity for ADN. Looking ahead, we are enthusiastic about our continued long-term collaboration, aiming for impactful work in Sub-Saharan Africa.