Head of Fundraising and Communications

• Oct 2021 - Present

Head Of Fundraising

• Jun 2017 - Oct 2021

Role reports into the Chief Operating Officer and within the senior management team. This was a new role created as part of the organisation wide strategy to diversify and grow income streams for the charity. Overall responsibility for developing the fundraising strategy and managing volunteering programme across the organisation. Role reports into the Chief Operating Officer and within the senior management team. This was a new role created as part of the organisation wide strategy to diversify and grow income streams for the charity. Overall responsibility for developing the fundraising strategy and managing volunteering programme across the organisation.

Regional Fundraiser

• Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

Regional fundraiser in Yorkshire and Humberside for a large national health charity. The role involved working across several income streams and projects including local volunteer groups, in memory givers, charitable trusts, individual fundraisers, corporate supporters and other community groups. Worked with a variety of individuals who supported the Charity regionally developing key relationships and working on future regional strategies to grow different income streams. Regional fundraiser in Yorkshire and Humberside for a large national health charity. The role involved working across several income streams and projects including local volunteer groups, in memory givers, charitable trusts, individual fundraisers, corporate supporters and other community groups. Worked with a variety of individuals who supported the Charity regionally developing key relationships and working on future regional strategies to grow different income streams.

Fundraising Officer

• Sep 2014 - Jul 2016

Originally fundraiser in the North of England and took over to include South of England and Wales in January 2015. Managed and support all fundraising activities, corporate supporters and fundraising groups throughout England and Wales. Developed 7 Fundraising Volunteer Groups with some raising in excess of £30,000. Developed two successful campaign weeks. Also managed individual and community fundraisers. Worked as the charity's Salesforce Administrator conducting all training and overseeing day to day and major database updates until January 2016.

Fundraising Coordinator

• Jul 2013 - Sep 2014

Promoted to Fundraising Coordinator less than a year at the charity. Whilst in role supported the team with various events and corporate partnerships work. Specifically focused on building a new stewardship programme, managed the one off donors and regular givers and managing the production of an annual legal directory which raised over £60,000 for the charity.

Fundraising Assistant

• Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

Working closely with the whole fundraising team to help support others on key events and corporate partnerships. Acted as first point of contact in the organisation for individual supporter fundraisers; keeping up to date with all thank you's and post event follow up. Also oversaw the website and all online social media content.

Trust and Grants Intern

• May 2012 - Jul 2012

Internship to support the Head of Fundraising (trusts and foundations). Researched into trusts and foundations and tracking progress through Raiser's Edge. Wrote trust applications to support additional projects within the college - resulted in successful application for a small project (around £2,000). Additional responsibilities to support other fundraising events when necessary including the annual Star Ball for around 300 guests and raised over £30,000. Internship to support the Head of Fundraising (trusts and foundations). Researched into trusts and foundations and tracking progress through Raiser's Edge. Wrote trust applications to support additional projects within the college - resulted in successful application for a small project (around £2,000). Additional responsibilities to support other fundraising events when necessary including the annual Star Ball for around 300 guests and raised over £30,000.

Fundraising Volunteer

• Oct 2011 - Jun 2012

Voluntary role overseeing the marketing and promotion of community events. Created a database of local groups and companies for promotion. Worked to promote and advertise events, writing marketing materials and press releases. Also supported participants and volunteer fundraisers remotely. Voluntary role overseeing the marketing and promotion of community events. Created a database of local groups and companies for promotion. Worked to promote and advertise events, writing marketing materials and press releases. Also supported participants and volunteer fundraisers remotely.

Grant Researcher

• Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

First intern the charity had ever employed and the first time the charity had extensively looked into trust fundraising, due to its success they carried on the scheme. Conducted research into potential trust grants; creating and maintaining a database for future used to acquire funding for the charity. Designed and created a template that will be used for future grant applications and used it to write specific applications to trusts which resulted in £10,000 worth of income for the charity. First intern the charity had ever employed and the first time the charity had extensively looked into trust fundraising, due to its success they carried on the scheme. Conducted research into potential trust grants; creating and maintaining a database for future used to acquire funding for the charity. Designed and created a template that will be used for future grant applications and used it to write specific applications to trusts which resulted in £10,000 worth of income for the charity.