Rowan Atkins is an experienced communications consultant and has been using social marketing techniques to engage communities and target hard to reach audiences for the past ten years. She uses a variety of consultation and marketing methods to understand audiences, shift attitudes and motivate people to take action or...
Barbara is currently working with Substance on the Plings project, the Leadership Lab –creating innovative on-line monitoring and evaluation tools for the cultural sector and the development of a taxonomy for Substance Views.
Matthew is a freelance writer and researcher whose work has covered sport, racism, human rights, education, politics, local government and the voluntary sector. He has a particular interest in the social impact of sport and has been a researcher on a variety of Substance projects for clients such as Positive Futures, Kickz...
Sarah has worked as an associate for Substance since 2007. She has a background in third sector management and project development, having managed services in Manchester and Liverpool in the areas of substance misuse, sexual health and teenage pregnancy. She was formerly the Development Lead for Teenage Pregnancy Support...
Tim has worked with Substance on a wide range of programmes including the DCSF Information and Signposting Project and Substance Views - facilitating the use of social technologies, online networks and face-to-face activities to share and disseminate action learning from the projects. Tim has also provided research and...
Imogen has worked with Substance on a range of programmes including, the Breaking Barriers Initiative and has undertaken an array of other research and consultancy projects including: research to inform London Borough of Hackney’s Volunteering Strategy and V Grant Investment programme, a Football Foundation and Nike...


