Davina Goodchild

Consultant

I am an experienced CEO, lifelong volunteer and qualified executive coach with a Masters in Leadership and Change Management. I bring extensive senior experience in the voluntary sector, guiding organisations through both change and crisis with emotional intelligence and tact. My expertise lies in keeping a clear focus on strategy while ensuring services deliver meaningful outcomes. I work closely with boards to strengthen governance, improve processes and ensure they are fit for purpose. With Eastside People, I am keen to support leaders and organisations facing transition or strategic challenges, helping them to refine strategy, build resilience and develop partnerships that deliver lasting impact for the communities they serve.

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Crisis to stability transition, established national membership charity

Transitioned organisation from supplier breakdown to stability: rebuilt infrastructure, improved operations, reviewed governance, and supported board to appoint first permanent CEO — all with no gap in service.

Grant process transformation, international benevolent fund

Transformed slow, bureaucratic grant process into rapid one‑week turnaround, dramatically increasing beneficiaries and enabling charity to achieve objectives more effectively.

Davina Goodchild

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