Trustee

• Apr 2023 - Present

Fundraising Manager

• Apr 2019 - Present

Working to end the ignorance, injustice and neglect experienced by people with M.E. through maximising income. Managing our brilliant fundraising team, thinking creatively to increase fundraising opportunities across streams including trusts and foundations, legacy, community and events, membership and individual giving. Delivering storytelling training to support the team to gather case studies, building compelling cases for support to sell our work and services. Experience managing data migration project and implementation of new CRM database (Progress CRM to Raiser's Edge NXT) as well as data cleanup projects. Show less

Senior Fundraiser

• May 2017 - Apr 2019

Responsible for managing relationships and increasing income through trusts and grants. Leading the fundraising team to raise income through a wide portfolio of streams including (but not limited to) community fundraising, membership, campaigns, appeals and legacies.

Fundraising Officer

• Feb 2015 - May 2017

Responsible for managing and delivering Action for M.E. trust programme.- Building on relationships with existing trust supporters, writing reports to meet deadlines and submitting further applications for funding- Writing tailored applications, addressing grant-making priorities or requirements as specified by individual trusts and foundations.- Managing and maintaining reporting and application systems

Account Executive and PR Assistant

• Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

- Account Executive- Processing ads (general call offs/bespoke/press/digital) and managing correspondence with dealers and press- Creative brief writing- Ensuring completed ads are compliant with branding- New media analysis- Managing data - financial reports, weekly and monthly stats- General team support and adminPR Assistant - Writing features, press releases, blogs- Helping manage social media- Contacting stakeholders - Organizing/coordinating events- General assistance with various campaigns for a wide range of clients- Research and compiling information Show less

Charity Fundraiser

• Oct 2013 - Feb 2014

Telephone fundraising for a number of different charities. The role required excellent communication, negotiation and persuasive skills.During my time working as a fundraiser I helped to write scripts for UNICEF.

Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher

• May 2012 - Apr 2013

Responsibilities: o K1 and K3 Kindergarten homeroom teacher o Responsible for teaching English, Maths, Science, Social Studies, Motor Skills, PE o Responsible for all aspects of teaching and mentoring students o Putting together performances for open days and designing and creating displays o Planning trips and outings o Interviewing perspective students and parents o Overseeing the running of the Kindergarten Key Achievements: o Ran Montessori leaning classes within Srisuvit for Kindergarten in order to encourage free learning. The classes were adopted by other teachers throughout the school. o Designing and making Montessori learning tools and toys for the class o Ambassador for Srisuvit School at English Camp, Petchabun, teaching 100 students (ages 15-18) running group activities and workshops o Teaching within the Private School Teachers Association of Thailand (PSTAT) programme. The classes were set by the Educational Society of Thailand (EST) with the aim to improve the English of Non-Native English teachers from various different schools within the Chon Buri province o Team leader at Srisuvit English Camp o Co-writer and editor of the Srisuvit School magazine o Helped to raise funds of over £5,000TBH as well as donations of clothes and toys for a charity local to Thailand, ‘The Gift of Happiness Foundation’. Delivered the donations to Bangkok and then travelled with the charity to Mae Sot to perform (circus/clowning) for children at schools, orphanages and medical centers Show less

Charity Fundraiser

• Feb 2011 - Apr 2012

Telephone fundraising for a wide range of different charities such as Cancer Research UK, NSPCC, RSPCA, Macmillan, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Barnardo’s etc. Received commendation and an award from Macmillan Cancer Support for being the first fundraiser in both London and Brighton to raise £3,000 for the charity on a specialised campaign. Telephone fundraising for a wide range of different charities such as Cancer Research UK, NSPCC, RSPCA, Macmillan, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Barnardo’s etc. Received commendation and an award from Macmillan Cancer Support for being the first fundraiser in both London and Brighton to raise £3,000 for the charity on a specialised campaign.

Studio Assistant

• Mar 2011 - Apr 2011

Internship with Sense Worldwide. Internship with Sense Worldwide.

Steward, Decoration, Set Up/Take Down, Events Management

• 2004 - Sep 2010

DJ, Promotor, Stakeholder

• 2008 - Mar 2010