Testimonials
Club Governance
“I find with our Association it is not always smooth sailing and you need to be able to call on someone with a wealth of knowledge and experience in dealing with our Association. Kim took us under her wing and patiently guided us through the regulations. More recently we consulted with Kim on several other matters. Kim was quick to respond, offered sound guidance and shared her knowledge.”
“Kim’s enthusiasm and experience for governance issues were really appreciated as she guided our volunteer committee through the process of amending our constitution, and then creating our Community Plan which has been extremely useful to keep the committee on track as well as being a useful tool when applying for grants.”
Morning Kim - Your knowledge of constitutional amendment and the ongoing advice and guidance given to the Frenchman Bay Association is gratefully appreciated.
Jenny & Chris, Frenchman Bay Association
“Thanks Kim! The updated constitution looks great. Thank you for making the process so painless.”
“The professional service Kim Buttfield Consultancy provided was of the highest quality and efficiency. Our club had been endeavouring to have an amended Constitution and achieved our goal with exceptional results having Kim’s assistance.”
“Thanks for all your support with our constitution, it’s been incredibly helpful for our club!”
“Lower King Community Kindergarten engaged KBC to help us become an incorporated association. Kim was always accomodating and flexible to work with and around our other commitments to achieve our new constitution and association within a tight time frame. We would highly recommend KBC to any association. Thanks Kim!”
Strategic / Club Futures Planning
“We had the pleasure of working with KBC on the delivery of a four-year strategic planning program for local sporting clubs. From the outset, Kim demonstrated a deep understanding of both the practical and strategic aspects of the sports and recreation sector. Her ability to assess our club’s needs, offer innovative solutions, and execute a comprehensive plan for each club has been instrumental in improving governance and operations of the Shire’s sporting clubs.
Kim’s professionalism, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills made her a pleasure to work with throughout our collaboration. We highly recommend Kim Buttfield Consulting to anyone looking to engage a consultant to support sport, recreation and community groups to better manage their organisations and business.’
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“Thank you so much to all of you for last night. Not only was the feedback, the ideas and constructive comments from the workshop amazing. But I am overwhelmed by the incredible feedback that was collected by our survey.”
“The timing of the strategic plan was very good, as it gave us an insight into members thoughts/voice (through survey and workshops) and since completing this, I have led a season review survey with the playing group and committee members to help with next year’s football. It is a document that I am now continually referring too. I definitely think the club has benefited in a positive way as it is setting the club up to be more professional and structured. ”
“Kim Buttfield’s experience and professional knowledge has been invaluable toward the development of the Denmark Mountain Bike Club strategic plan. The strategic plan has focused the clubs’ priorities, with positive outcomes already achieved in such a short period of time.”
“The Busselton Golf Club understands the importance of developing a Strategic Plan and having professional facilitators like Kim Buttfield Consulting come in and conduct focus group meetings, set up member surveys and help bring all the information together for our members has certainly made the process simple for us. Members have had every opportunity to get involved and we can say the final document truly represents where we are heading. The presentation of the final documents in a very professional manner helps us present to both new and existing members as well as prospective sponsors, advertisers and government agencies when we apply for funding”
I highly recommend Kim and her team.
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Sport and Community Volunteers Training
“Kim Buttfield is a dedicated and thorough professional. Experienced and with a wide range of well- honed skills she always delivers within scope and on time. Her understanding of the nuances of the sports system is unique, at all levels. Confident and courageous, she is excellent at getting the best from people and most importantly, leads by example.”
“Kim Buttfield Consulting has provided face-to-face workshops for the Shire of Exmouth Clubs and Groups over topics which the community identified needing support, such as Volunteers through to Governance. Kim has delivered the workshops with professionalism, acts on her extensive experience and case study examples relevant to regional communities, making the whole process supported from marketing to post consultation follow-up. It has been fantastic seeing the community outcomes post Kim’s support as positive. ”
“Thanks for this workshop, I found it very useful and loads of relevant info in such a small space of time and facilitated brilliantly. Glad I made the trip in to town for it. It will help all our vollies.”
“South Coast NRM engaged Kim to provide governance training and assist our partner NRM community groups with constitution updates. Kim was always accommodating, flexible and a pleasure to deal with. Her facilitation style is engaging and interactive with plenty of take home information and tips. Kim’s knowledge of governance for not-for-profit groups is exceptional and our community group partners really valued her wealth of expertise and experience. We would not hesitate to recommend or engage Kim again.”
“Kim presented a “How to Run Your Club” workshop for Shire of Northam sporting clubs which was a perfect fit for our club’s needs. Kim possesses a great deal of knowledge and delivered it in a very clear, friendly and engaging manner that kept everyone focused throughout the session. The feedback from attending clubs has been fantastic. Some of the comments received about the workshop were;
Kim was full of information, presented well and kept it interesting
Well run and delivered, interesting and informative
Kim was fantastic, very welcoming and gave clear answers to questions
Easy to understand, very clear and informative,
All the attendees say they would attend a workshop held by Kim again. I would highly recommend Kim to any organisation.”
Organisational Development
“Kim’s contribution to our community has been absolutely invaluable. From government liaison, to community engagement, to mentorship, to governance development and across a wide range of other tasks and roles she has not only helped us to get the wheels rolling but also shown us how to determine where we should steer them. Kim’s enthusiasm and experience are undoubtedly first class and I cannot recommend her services highly enough. Thank you Kim.”
“Kim was recommended to the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup to assist in establishing a new community committee that would manage new sporting facilities being constructed in Tambellup. Whilst the scope of the task ahead was daunting to all of us setting out, Kim was able to break it down into bite sized chunks, that, with consultation back to our clubs, were able to be ticked off. The result is we have a functioning committee with a plan for their future and the skills to forge ahead as they assume management of the new facility. Kim’s professionalism and facilitation skills allowed the group to work effectively, and we would have no hesitation in seeking her assistance again in the future.”
“Thanks for all the hard work and expertise with the development of our Strategic Plan and a review and update to our Implementation Plan. These are great documents, and it will make life much easier for us to report and for the board to see the direction clearly. ”
ClubWorks
“The Club Works topics were very helpful. The presenter (Kim) brought actual experiences to the discussion. Examples of what works and what to avoid were presented. The links to additional information are valuable for clubs to effectively look around how other clubs have handled points raised. 9/10 and the venue and tucker were very good too.”
“I went through ‘Making Your Meeting Work’ on ClubWorks and have to say excellent work, the content was spot on and the ‘wise words’ was a terrific technique to hear from others in various roles. The whole site was easy to navigate & registration was quite quick, once I had the code it was very easy.”