Her reputation for creating social enterprise activity that delivers change in communities, for linking social enterprises to the delivery of public sector contracts, for managing such activity and for delivering highly effective social impact measurement has earned her respect from the public and voluntary
sector.

Liz has completed a first degree in Business and Leisure Management and a masters degree in Social Enterprise.  She is a qualified and experienced social accountant and auditor with excellent knowledge and proven practise in the field of social impact reporting.  Liz is a strong proponent of corporate social responsibility encouraging clients to find effective ways to tell the story of their organisations and measure their social impact.  She is an experienced trainer having has delivered social impact measurement awareness sessions to many groups representing the public, private and social sectors.

As deputy CEO of an established social enterprise focused upon tackling poverty and increasing opportunity in East Liverpool Liz managed:

• the growth in organisational turnover from £70,000 to £2m
• the creation and support of a highly effective staff team
• the design, construction and delivery of the East Liverpool Enterprise and Training Centre 
• the creation and implementation of a community based Healthy Living Centre addressing locally identified health inequalities
• the design and delivery of successful supported employment programmes
• the creation of a range of social enterprises working specifically with adults with learning disabilities

Liz has led initiatives which tackle social exclusion with practical solutions; using a collaborative approach between public, private and community sector oganisations to improve the employability of individuals, increase the economic activity of deprived communities across Liverpool and create lasting and effective community based economic regeneration.

Liz is able to confidently stand alongside our clients enabling them to sense make, building the confidence and capacity of individuals, community groups, and businesses, leveraging wisdom, tools and insights from work with others.

Liz has a deep and broad experience of community based economic regeneration with a local, regional and national perspective.  She has worked at the coal face as well as leading and establishing enterprises and systems which enable others to deliver and bring about change.  Liz is committed to seeing locally grown social enterprises successfully delivering public services whilst providing employment opportunities and improved economic activity.

Non-Exec Directorships & Memberships include:
A Director of the Social Audit Network
Fellowship of The School for Social Entrepreneurs

Currently Liz, working with other Directors in the Connectives, is developing:

• The Connectives Social Accounts – showing the  impact of our pro bono work and the social impact of our work with for profit businesses
• Social share incentive programmes – rewarding those who contribute positively to the commercial success of the Connectives at the same time   making an auditable social impact which delivers against our mission
• Client/resident/user/employee share programmes and innovations in social accounting
• Creating new models of governance, leadership and user directed service development and delivery
• Strengthening the interdependency and  partnership between workers in relevant industries and the ‘moral owners’ – the persons served
• Rewarding independence, interdependence and abundance mentality – so that people do well by doing good – whether they are employees or service users

The Connectives are social entrepreneurs – investing time, money and intellectual capital to develop partnerships and projects which deliver break through sustainable solutions with social, commercial and environmental impact.

Liz Brooks-Allen has a comprehensive track record of creating and developing social enterprises.  She has worked with enterprises to deliver public services, grow community assets and contribute to the sustainable economic regeneration of marginalised communities.

A Partner in The Connectives, Liz is known for transforming creative ideas into realistic deliverable solutions which grow company value and contribute to social changes.