Solid Hearts

Partner with us

Prevention is a shared investment.

A few ways to work with us. Each states what we offer, what we ask in return, and what you receive — because a partnership page that only lists benefits is a solicitation, not a proposal.

Prevention is a shared job.

A few ways to work with us. Each one says what you get and what we ask.

An early-stage organisation, open about being early-stage

We do not currently hold government or major philanthropic funding. We are a small, mostly volunteer-run charity looking to build our first funded relationships — and we would rather start that conversation honestly than dress up our size to look ready for it before we are.

What we offer

  • A clear, evidence-based model with a small track record we will not overstate
  • Direct access to the founder and the Safeguarding Lead — no layers to go through
  • A willingness to be evaluated and to report honestly on what worked and what did not

What we ask in return

A conversation before a commitment. Tell us what you would need to see from an organisation our size before funding it.

How a partnership begins

Published with indicative timeframes, so you can plan around it rather than having to ask.

  1. One meeting

    A conversation, not a pitch

    We start by understanding what you are trying to achieve. If we are not the right provider we will say so, and where we know someone better suited we will introduce you.

  2. Two weeks

    A written proposal

    Scope, cost, timeline, measurement plan, safeguarding arrangements and referral pathways. Nothing is left to be agreed later.

  3. Four to six weeks

    Agreement and preparation

    Referral pathways confirmed in writing with local specialist services, facilitators assigned and vetted, staff briefing scheduled.

  4. Per programme

    Delivery and measurement

    Programme delivered, with data collected before, immediately after, and at follow-up.

  5. Within one month

    Report and review

    You receive your own cohort data and an honest review — including anything that did not work as intended and what we are changing.

Partnerships we decline

Publishing this costs us some funding. It is worth more than it costs, because it tells you what our agreement with you would actually be worth.

  • Funding that requires us to overstate our outcomes, or to report only favourable findings.

  • Sponsorship from sources whose conduct conflicts with our purpose, including alcohol industry marketing partnerships.

  • Arrangements that are principally about logo placement or brand association rather than delivery.

  • Delivery in a community without a local partner and an agreed handover plan.

  • Any programme we cannot measure, however well it might be funded.

  • Single-year funding for work that plainly requires multiple years — we would rather decline than start something we cannot finish.