Articles by Poppy Fawcett

Poppy joined Baxendale from a background in social enterprise, social value strategy and impact measurement. She holds an MSc in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the London School of Economics and prior to turning to healthcare worked for a Social Impact Consultancy, working with clients from the private, public and VCSE sector. At Baxendale, Poppy works primarily on commercial growth and impact measurement projects. She conducts financial analysis and modelling for our clients, including forms of cost-benefit analysis, return on investment and financial projections, and supports clients balance their social missions with their commercial strategy. Poppy is passionate about supporting VCSEs and public sector organisations demonstrate their impact to stakeholders through meaningful data analysis and stakeholder engagement, and supporting social organisations become financially sustainable. She has worked on the business case for a mental health organisation, including calculating a return-on-investment framework; has led on the financial evaluation of multiple start-up ventures looking to innovate the healthcare space, helping to inform investment decisions; and supported an NHS Trust to reduce their overspend by improving efficiency.