Our Services
Who We Work With
TfR is a demand–led service provider, offering short, medium and long-term packages of customer-focused support to voluntary, community and faith organisations. A support package may include a broad range of work such as: face to face meetings, consultancy, desk-based research, surgeries, training, facilitation and workshops.
We are currently funded to offer free services to voluntary, community and faith groups across South Yorkshire. Click on the links below or on the left to find out more about specific advice services, or contact us for more information.
TfR provides advice services to groups and individuals to enable them to:
New and Emerging Groups 
- Identify and articulate issues of concern
- Join with like-minded people to determine a way forward
- Agree and describe the purpose of the group
- Identify likely beneficiaries (Research/Consultation)
- Match skills with roles in the group (Workforce Development/Staff Issues)
- Be effective in making a difference (Policies and Procedures)
Established Groups 
- Achieve their long-term goals (Business/Action Planning)
- Develop structures fit for purpose (Legal Structures)
- Achieve person-centred or task-centred goals (Mentoring)
- Learn from others' experiences (Sharing Good Practice)
- Set projects in a wider context (Partnership/Networking)
- Think and plan more effectively (Governance Issues)
- Focus on key issues and begin problem-solving (Business/Action Planning)
Groups in Crisis 
- Describe the problem, identify causes and agree upon a way forward (Diagnostics)
- Create action plans to address key issues (Problem Solving)
- Deploy existing resources (people, buildings, money) effectively (Address the Crisis) (Funding Advice)
- Gain the help needed from other appropriate organisations (Signposting)


