Sofia

Sample of Consulting Projects

• Character BG

  Area: Business Plan Validation and Social Impact Assessment
  Year: 2019

  

  Character.BG is a non-governmental organization, which aims to develop the strengths and talents of children. They want to create an online platform and their main goal is to encourage children to cooperate with each other, to help them find the strongest traits of their character, as well as to provide support for the integration of character education into the Bulgarian educational system. The team of 180 Degrees Consulting Sofia split its efforts into two parts: To create a business model, providing more useful statistics and to find the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for client, as well as an in-depth analysis of the current business model, in order to validate its feasibility and sustainability.

  It was inspiring for us personally to see how committed and hard working our consultants were on our project, embodying themselves this type of character, which Character.BG aims to help nurture in children and students in Bulgaria.

• JCI Bulgaria

  Area: Recruitment and Retention
  Year: 2019

  

  JCI Bulgaria, is a non-governmental organization that is a part of JCI International, which aims to motivate active and young people around the world to make a change for themselves and those around them, and to also provide development opportunities in order to empower its members. JCI Bulgaria has the vision to be the leading global network of young active people. In order to achieve that, JCI needs more willing and energetic people. 180 Degrees Consulting Sofia delivered recommendations on how to improve each step of the Recruitment – Management – Retention chain, to invent a Recruitment strategy by modifying best practices used by other organizations and having some completely new ones.

  It was pleasant that they were so interested in us and our issues and they had fantastic attitude when working on the project.

• BETA Bulgaria

  Area: Fundraising
  Year: 2019

  

  BETA Bulgaria is a NGO, part of the pan-European youth association Bringing Europeans Together Association (BETA). The mission of BETA is to increase the knowledge about the European Union among young people and to teach them analytical and soft skills, as well as teamwork and negotiation by the means of informal education. In order to achieve these goals, the client needed certain funding and therefore, 180DC Sofia was engaged to undertake a market research of different means of funding and growth opportunities for BETA and finally, to deliver a comprehensive report on the research outputs. Further, the consultants defined which companies in Bulgaria would be suitable for corporate partnerships with BETA and based on the results prepared several pitch decks so that the organisation could be presented in the best possible way.

  The experience with 180 Degrees Consulting Sofia was extremely productive and rewarding. The consultants and the team behind them are tremendous professionals that gave everything they have in order to produce a well-rounded and detailed report.

• Teach for Bulgaria

  Area: Recruitment
  Year: 2019

  

  Teach for Bulgaria is a foundation, part of the Teach for All network that brings together similar organizations in over 45 countries around the world. The mission of Teach for Bulgaria is to give opportunity for equal access to high-quality education for all children in Bulgaria, regardless of their origin and the socio-economic status of their families.
  For achieving their goal, they wanted to attract the most prepared and motivated professionals as them being the most valuable resource towards positive change in education. Therefore, 180 DC was engaged to conduct an in-depth analysis of Teach for Bulgaria’s recruitment process and to suggest areas for its optimization. Going further, our consultants analysed client’s database of applicants. Based on the analysis our team defined target personas and proposed a tailored marketing approach for attracting the most suitable and talented professionals.

  "We are really happy and satisfied with the final product. The most valuable part was the external, non-biased perspective of the consulting team. The consultants were very motivated, professional and wanted to deliver the best possible product."

• Zero Waste Bulgaria

  Area: Social Impact Assessment
  Year: 2019

  

  Zero Waste Bulgaria is a non-profit whose mission is to motivate and educate people and business companies on how to reduce the amount of waste they are producing. Less waste means cleaner environment and a better future for everyone.
  The client was confronted with the challenge to evaluate the results and social impact generated by their initiatives. The 180 DC Sofia team conducted a social impact assessment of the past, current and planned client’s initiatives based on our SROI (social return on investment) calculation methodology. We thus proposed an external communication approach for sharing the results with the broader audience and a strategy for prioritizing the planned initiatives.

  "The project was enriching, encouraging and providing us with a different perspective. We would implement it because we think the proposals are really valuable and would definitely work."

• Me and My Success

  Area: Business Planning
  Year: 2019

  

  Me and My Success is a non-profit providing motivational and personal development lectures as well as individual mentoring to young people in Bulgaria, with the purpose to help them develop valuable personal and professional qualities and motivate them to seek constant self-improvement.
  Me and My Success was seeking to validate their project vision, business plan and better evaluate the social impact generated by their initiatives. The 180 DC team stepped in to provide the client with a profound operational and business development strategy. Our team developed a SWOT/TOWS analysis of the project, its critical success factors and the related KPIs, as well as it came up with tailored recommendations for stakeholder management and a solid marketing strategy.

  "We would say that the most valuable part was the deep level of understanding that the consulting team had for the project. Besides the great report, they really liked the idea and tapped into the concept providing great recommendations that can be very useful stepping stone for the future development of the concept."

• The Red House

  Area: Marketing
  Year: 2018

  

  The Red House Centre for Culture and Debate is a culture venue in the heart of Sofia where artists can perform and present their projects. The centre is the first space for public debate and the first independent space for art, culture, social practices and psychodrama in Bulgaria. To achieve its mission to develop an independent art scene and to inspire civic participation and critical thinking, the Red House hired 180 DC Sofia to develop a comprehensive marketing strategy for them. Our consulting team proposed to the client good marketing practices that would allow them to attract more visitors, artists and tenants and to stand out to similar organizations.

  "The consulting report gave us ideas for targeting audiences the Red House has never worked with or identified as potential audiences."

• Edu Compass Foundation

  Area: Fundraising
  Year: 2018

  

  The Edu Compass Foundation is a non-governmental organization in the field of career orientation, training and development. The mission of Edu Compass is to support young people in creating better present and future for themselves and their community. To achieve its goals, the Foundation needs a sustainable financial model. To that end, 180 Degrees Consulting Sofia was commissioned to develop a fundraising strategy, which aims to diversify the revenue streams and offer different perspective of the current ones, enabling the client to unravel its full potential.

  "Our work with 180 DC was fun, pleasant and with a lot of value and insightful as we learned a lot in the process as well. The project gave us clarity on what are the sponsorship options for the NGO, clear pathway and next steps."

• MOVE.BG

  Area: Business Planning
  Year: 2018

  

  MOVE.BG is a platform for citizens and experts, who wish for Bulgaria to succeed and seek sustainable solutions for the country’s brighter future. With its numerous initiatives, MOVE.BG aims at improving the current situation and unfolding Bulgaria’s economic potential.
  The 180 DC Sofia team developed a detailed business plan for a social co-working space launched by MOVE.BG. The goal was to ensure the full financial sustainability of the space. The business plan based on a thorough analysis of the co-working’s competitors in Sofia comprised a profound cost-revenue analysis and a best-mix proposition for the break-even of the co-working space.

  "We are happy with the teams' attitude, professionalism and readiness to help us in our work."

• Institute for Progressive Education

  Area: Business Expansion
  Year: 2017

  

  The Institute for Progressive Еducation /IPE/ is a Bulgarian non-profit whose main mission is to contribute to the creation of an education system that empowers the Bulgarian children to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
  To improve the quality and reach of its services, IPE was confronted with the challenge to subsidize its costs and lessen its dependence on donations and project-based funding. 180 DC Sofia conducted an in-depth analysis of the local market for extracurricular activities, based on which the consulting team developed a marketing mix for two revenue-generating extracurricular children academies that should enable IPE to reach its goal.
  

  "The consulting report helped us confirm and adjust our hypothesis in order to have the best possible start of a new social enterprise model. The 180 DC team was very professional, took the time to understand our needs, had a wonderful positive attitude, took the extra step and surpassed our expectations."

• National Youth Forum

  Area: Fundraising
  Year: 2017

  

  The National Youth Forum /NYF/ is the biggest youth umbrella organization in Bulgaria which includes almost 50 youth organizations from the whole country. The mission of the organization is to highlight the role and importance of youth organizations and youth work in development and creation of active and responsible young people who can work and contribute to a prosperous society. One of the main needs of the organization is to improve its financial sustainability and assure the effectiveness of its operations.
  The team of 180 Degrees Consulting Sofia contributed by conducting a profound research and analysis of the funding opportunities for NYF and based on that, proposed alternative financing sources and funds attracting activities to be integrated in NYF's portfolio.

  "Very detailed research from various sources that is giving us a broad overview of a fundraising strategy. The experience with 180 Degrees Consulting was very pleasant, because of the professional attitude, skillful and capable members and the short time of execution."