Experience

The Fishermen's Mission

• United Kingdom
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trusts and Legacy Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Raising vital funds to help The Fishermen's Mission provide emergency support alongside practical, financial, spiritual and emotional care to all fishermen, active or retired, and their families. Raising vital funds to help The Fishermen's Mission provide emergency support alongside practical, financial, spiritual and emotional care to all fishermen, active or retired, and their families.



Care for Veterans

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Trusts and Grants Officer

  • Nov 2020 - Oct 2022

  Leading and managing the charity's trust and grant fundraising programme to support all aspects of the expert care and rehabilitation support provided to the nation's armed forces veterans. Procedures developed to ensure timely applications to existing and new funders with an interest in our area of work, meaning opportunities to secure new or repeat grants are not missed. Implementing a new approach to thanking donors and providing first class stewardship, especially important at a time when it's not possible to meet face to face. Show less



St Catherine's Hospice Sussex and Surrey

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legacy Officer

  • Mar 2019 - Nov 2020

  Responsible for all aspects of legacy marketing and promotion to external and internal audiences, to ensure everyone who comes into contact with St Catherine's Hospice has the opportunity to consider including a gift in their will to St Catherine's.Liaising with solicitors and executors where the estate includes a gift to St Catherine's, to ensure the smooth handling of the administration, ensuring every generous donor's final wishes achieve their greatest potential.Sharing best practice in legacy fundraising and administration across the sector through the Institute of Fundraising, National Association of Hospice Fundraisers and local charities. Show less

• Trusts and Legacies Fundraiser

  • Dec 2013 - Mar 2019

  Responsible for development of the hospice’s trust fundraising programme, securing revenue and capital grants to enable the hospice to achieve it's ambition of making sure no-one faces death and loss alone. Developed a legacy fundraising strategy to maximise opportunities to promote legacy giving to users of hospice services, supporters and the general public. Implemented an internal engagement programme to raise awareness of the impact of legacy income and to provide the tools to enable staff and volunteers to speak confidently about legacy giving. Drawing on personal experience, I've spoken at a number of IoF conferences on different aspects of legacy fundraising, as well as Legacy and In-Memory Fundraising Special Interest Group meetings and the 2018 National Association of Hospice Fundraisers conference..Responsible for the administration of estates including a legacy to St Catherine’s, through liaising with solicitors and providing help to executors, to ensure the hospice receives maximum value and in a timely manner. Show less



St Barnabas Hospices

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Development Manager

  • Jun 2006 - Dec 2013

  My role involved raising funds to provide care for adults and children through our 2 hospices, St Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House. The areas of fundraising in which I was particularly involved were: - Charitable Trusts and Foundations - High value giving - Gifts in Wills My role involved raising funds to provide care for adults and children through our 2 hospices, St Barnabas House and Chestnut Tree House. The areas of fundraising in which I was particularly involved were: - Charitable Trusts and Foundations - High value giving - Gifts in Wills



Chestnut Tree House

• Fundraising Development Manager

  • Jun 2006 - Dec 2013



Sammy Community Transport

• Deputy Manager

  • Jun 2003 - Jan 2006

  Oversaw the day to day operation of a community transport scheme in Bognor Regis providing transport for the elderly and disabled to medical appointments and clubs using wheelchair accessible cars and minibuses. This involved journey planning, fundraisng and recruiting and managing a team of 50 volunteers. Oversaw the day to day operation of a community transport scheme in Bognor Regis providing transport for the elderly and disabled to medical appointments and clubs using wheelchair accessible cars and minibuses. This involved journey planning, fundraisng and recruiting and managing a team of 50 volunteers.



Barclays

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Local Business Manager

  • Sep 1978 - Feb 2003

  Provided a range of business banking services to small and medium sized businesses in the Chichester and Bognor Regis area. Provided a range of business banking services to small and medium sized businesses in the Chichester and Bognor Regis area.