Experience

Prison Radio Association

• United Kingdom
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraiser

  • Feb 2017 - Present



Freelance Fundraising

• Fundraising Consultant

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Having first started working for an educational charity in 1989 I have many years experience as a senior manager and as a fundraiser. I specialise in creating and building new fundraising functions and sourcing new income streams - including developing and running membership schemes, creating and managing public fundraising campaigns, working with trusts and foundations to develop mutually rewarding partnerships and stewardship of major donors.Specialisms include:Assessing, evaluating and responding to the charity's fundraising needsEvaluating existing fundraising strategiesDeveloping long-term and short-term fundraising strategic plansEstablishing and monitoring realistic fundraising targets and budgetsImproving financial performance from existing income streamsIntroducing new income streamsIncreasing funding raised from existing partnersStewardship of existing partners, sponsors and donorsOrganising fundraising eventsManaging and co-ordinating fundraising staff and/or volunteersProducing fundraising materialDeveloping social media awareness raising campaignsMost recent and current charities I have worked with include: Southern Domestic Abuse Service, School Aid and the Prison Radio Association



School Aid

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising and Development Manager

  • Feb 2017 - Sep 2018



SOUTHERN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE (SDAS)

• United Kingdom
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Manager

  • May 2016 - Nov 2016

  Developed and launched a major capital fundraising campaignIntroduced new income streams including patrons, HNWI and a public appealSubmitted grant applications to over 60 trusts and foundationsInitiated a social media awareness raising campaignSubmitted applications for six figure grantsDesigned and commissioned awareness raising material including film, leaflets and website Developed and launched a major capital fundraising campaignIntroduced new income streams including patrons, HNWI and a public appealSubmitted grant applications to over 60 trusts and foundationsInitiated a social media awareness raising campaignSubmitted applications for six figure grantsDesigned and commissioned awareness raising material including film, leaflets and website



The National Motor Museum Trust Limited

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partnership Manager

  • Nov 2010 - Apr 2016

  My role at the National Motor Museum Trust was to work with individuals, companies and organisations to build partnerships that would benefit everyone involved: the businesses, the individuals, the visitors and the Museum. I devised, developed and managed public donation initiatives in support of the National Motor Museum Trust. The highest profile initiative being the Beaulieu One Hundred, open to just one hundred members who paid a donation of £1000 to the National Motor Museum Trust each year to help fund the preservation and presentation work being undertaken. In return for their support, members enjoyed VIP entry to the Museum and our events, as well as a social programme designed especially for 'petrolheads'. Other initiatives which I introduced included the Sponsor a Vehicle scheme and Adopt a Book.In addition to this I successfully secured sponsorship of events such as the International Autojumble and Spring Autojumble and of areas of the Museum such as the Start-Up Area.



Resources Plus

• United Kingdom

• Managing Director

  • 1994 - 2010

  Resources Plus focused on building education - industry partnerships, working with all levels of education - primary, secondary and tertiary as well as special needs. Our major sponsors and clients included Ford Motor Company, Esso, British Steel/Corus, Nestle, NASUWT, ISIS/Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.The main emphasis of our activities was educational publishing and training, including the production of books and software. The training included pupil workshops and teacher INSET. We also undertook a number of significant research projects on behalf of organisations such as the British Association for the Advancement of Science.A major part of my role was to raise sponsorship from our partners for specific projects, to project manage the development of educational resources and to develop and deliver educational training courses for teachers and pupils.



Standing Conference for Schools' Science and Technology

• Director of Publications

  • 1990 - 1994

  This was a newly created role which involved close liaison with government bodies, grant-making bodies and businesses to raise funds for the development of a series of educational resources for schools' science and technology. We successfully raised £2.4 million.As Director of Publications I project managed the development, publication and production of a series of books, posters, computer software and videos relating to science and technology at both primary and secondary school levels.I also represented the SCSST on a number of government and education committees.