About

What we do

Blume connects experienced freelancers with charities who need flexible, high-quality and experienced support.

For Charities, Blume gives access to a vast array of talented, vetted freelancers who understand charities and a platform which enables you to hire and pay them professionally and seamlessly. We can relieve your workload and increase your productivity in a low-risk, flexible way.

For Freelancers (and aspiring freelancers!), Blume provides an opportunity to make use of your skills and experience in a way that suits you. You can choose when you work, how much you charge and who you work with. Through our networks, marketing and partnerships we bring customers to you and provide you with a platform to handle payments, communication and disputes (on the rare occasion that they arise).

What we are

We are strongly mission-driven and values-led and are applying for B-Corps status which will certify that we have embedded our mission and values into the way we operate.

If you are interested in governance – and why, for example, we have chosen not to be a social enterprise or a charity - you can read more about our decision in our blog post.

Who we are

Alexander Stevenson

Founder and Chief Executive

Alexander co-founded RSe Consulting which worked for more than 200 Local Authorities before being acquired by Tribal Group. He has more than twenty years experience in a variety of Trustee and Executive roles for charities including Uprising, the Create Streets Foundation, Fight for Peace, the Young Foundation and Borough Market. He has written two books on public sector management and appeared (unsuccessfully) on Countdown.

Edward Melconian

Technology Director

Edward has twenty years of experience as a software developer and has spent over a fifteen years at the helm of his successful public and private sector consultancy. His apps have graced hundreds of thousands of mobiles. He hasn’t written any books. Yet.

The extended team

We practice what we preach and have worked – and in many cases continue to work – with a number of our Blumers. We have been able to call on their skills and experience to help us grow flexibly and confidently.