Doughty Consultancy supports public-interest organizations that want to make the world a better place to be bold.
Founded in 2019, we provide in-house, and remote, consultancy and freelance policy and communications expertise, and develop internal capacities for policy and communication teams with training and workshops.

Doughty Consultancy is led by Utrecht-based policy and communications specialist Richard Doughty. Originally from the UK, Richard has international experience in helping socially-conscious organizations achieve impact with their policy and communications efforts.
Richard has a background as a lobbyist and campaigner in the NGO, charity, professional institute, and education sectors. He chaired the Leadership 20:20 Commission on the future leadership of civil society, and has advised and lobbied the UK Government on a range of public policy matters.
Find out more about Richard’s experience here.

Why ‘Doughty’?
Doughty is not only a name, it is a synonym for bravery and persistence.
It is the philosophy that underpins how we support organisations, and how we believe we should all be if we want to make the world a better place.
To be doughty is to be bold.