Businesses, Charities and Organisations

I work with businesses, charities and other organisations, helping them to produce high-quality written content. As an organisation, it’s vital that you get your message across. I can help you to create clear and accessible text, which really speaks to your audience.

Every text is different, which is why I offer a tailored service to suit the specific requirements of your project. Some projects are about informing readers and conveying information clearly, accurately and effectively. Others are all about inspiring your readers and communicating your unique brand image. Whatever your aims, I can help you to create great written content which fulfils your objectives and captivates your target audience.

I work on a broad range of texts, including:

  • marketing and publicity materials

  • website copy

  • social media copy (including social media posts and photo captions)

  • press releases

  • charity copy (including appeals letters and information for sponsors)

  • corporate communications

  • leaflets and catalogues

  • newsletters

  • reports (including annual reports and external reports)

  • research reports and analysis

  • funding applications and grant proposals

Please see below for a list of services I provide for businesses, charities and organisations. As an editor, I offer a dynamic and responsive service to fit around your workflow, and the services detailed below can be tailored or combined to suit your requirements.

Services for Businesses, Charities and Organisations

Copyediting

Copyediting is the editing process which prepares a text for publication. This means ensuring that a text is clear, consistent, readable and accurate, and that it is written in a style that will be appropriate for the target audience. Typically, copyediting involves:

  • correcting grammar, spelling and punctuation

  • improving the sense and flow of the writing, and removing awkward phrasing

  • improving clarity

  • correcting inconsistencies

  • developing the structure of your work

The level of intervention involved in a copyedit will depend on your requirements.

Copywriting

Copywriting is the production of written content – known as ‘copy’ – for a particular purpose. This could include text for advertisements, brochures, websites, social media posts, reports and press releases. Copywriting involves creating copy which informs and persuades, whilst also conveying trust, credibility and professionalism.

Proofreading

Proofreading is the final quality check before a text is published. This typically involves checking grammar, spelling, punctuation and consistency, as well as finding any last-minute errors. Proofreading sometimes takes place after formatting has been applied to the text, and is usually the last stage in the editorial process.

Developmental Editing

Sometimes a text may need more work than a simple copyedit. Developmental editing (sometimes called structural editing or substantive editing) is an editing process which focuses on the big picture, considering the organisation of ideas, the narrative structure and the coherence of arguments within a work. Developmental editing typically takes place early in the editorial process, before any sentence-level intervention (e.g. copyediting or proofreading) has taken place.