Mark Howard has over 20 years experience in the Third Sector, starting in 1986 as Production Manager for the Methodist Church. This followed a five year period in the commercial sector working in PR and exhibitions.

In 1990 he set up his own company, Twenty-Five Educational, providing a broad design, photographic, and print production service to predominantly faith-based clients.

As a photojournalist, he has travelled extensively around the world exploring many key issues, including:

• agricultural reform in Ghana
• the diamond trade in Sierra Leone
• the role of the Church of South India in local communities
• conflict resolution in Sri Lanka
• political upheaval in Haiti
• following the coca trail in Bolivia
• conducting research for a film in India based around the Beatitudes
• the rights of indentured sugar workers in Fiji
• the nuclear legacy in the Solomon Islands
• church and state in Tonga
• meeting and interviewing women’s peace groups in Northern Ireland

His photographic work has been exhibited in a number of London galleries and a book of his photographs, ‘Archive’ was published in 2005.

As a designer he produces a number of regular magazines, leaflets, books and posters, as well as logos, branding solutions and websites. In 2004 he won a UK Charity Magazine Design of the Year award.

As a consultant he has advised numerous charities on all aspects of communications strategy review and has helped new organisations start up.

He is currently advising a new charity, Magnet Resources, from formulation of its initial concept through to the development of a Memorandum and Articles of Association, Business Plan, Trustee recruitment, company incorporation, charity registration and other general operational matters, as well as building a significant new website.

He has also been advising another new organisation, ArtServe, on all aspects of setting up from devising the organisation's name through to logo, branding, website production and communications strategy.

Clients benefit from his extensive range of contacts through networking: meeting with other organisations who have much to gain from mutual co-operation, avoiding costly and unnecessary duplication of work.

Clients include the Methodist Church, United Reformed Church, Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, Progressio, USPG, CAFOD, Missio, BASMOM, Leaders of Worship and Preachers Trust, SolarAid, ArtServe, International Youth Hostels Federation, St John Ambulance, UK Fire Service, Boys Brigade as well as many local churches, schools, colleges and smaller charities around the UK.

Summing up his philiosophy on the arena in which he works, he says: " when we lose sight of what charity should be about, it can quickly become the fuel of injustice. A status quo of giver and receiver develops; that is very dangerous, and I want to help people to shake that off. Charity should be about change. It is fundamentally revolutionary.”

Mark is available to speak at local events, as well as running day and residential workshops. To ‘BookMark’, please call 0151 632 1657 to discuss your requirements, availability and costs.