Karen Jefferys
Fundraising Development Manager (Equalities) at Lewisham Local- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Mental Health First Aider
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) EnglandJul, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Diploma in Fundraising Management
Chartered Institute of Fundraising
Experience
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Lewisham Local
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United Kingdom
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Philanthropy
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fundraising Development Manager (Equalities)
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Jun 2022 - Present
Supporting community and voluntary groups in their fundraising through training, 1-2-1s and feedback. Partnering with three fundraisers also funded by Lewisham council in a pioneering project to help the third sector become more sustainable. Supporting community and voluntary groups in their fundraising through training, 1-2-1s and feedback. Partnering with three fundraisers also funded by Lewisham council in a pioneering project to help the third sector become more sustainable.
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Bexley Voluntary Service Council
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Impact Officer
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Jul 2020 - Jun 2022
Supporting charities in the Bexley borough to move towards Impact evaluation. My role included: Researching, planning, promoting and delivering 7 Online Impact Training Sessions. Pioneering microtraining within the network groups and making these available online. Creating a new On Demand training strand to help reduce digital exclusion. Partnering with other CVS groups. Overall management of the Impact in Action project. Supporting charities in the Bexley borough to move towards Impact evaluation. My role included: Researching, planning, promoting and delivering 7 Online Impact Training Sessions. Pioneering microtraining within the network groups and making these available online. Creating a new On Demand training strand to help reduce digital exclusion. Partnering with other CVS groups. Overall management of the Impact in Action project.
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Treasures Foundation
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organization Management
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Development Manager
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Sep 2017 - Jul 2020
• Fuelling a culture change for staff and trustees in pursuing best practice, accountability and sustainability whilst maintaining the caring nature of these houses for women coming out of prison and leaving behind drugs and alcohol. • In two years moving Treasures from the point of entrenched debt owed to the landlord to break even and then to the point of having reserves. • In three years getting Treasures 50% of their funding pledged for the next five years. • Taking Treasures on a journey from the stage where they had no policies, contracts or significant financial procedures in 2017, to the point where all of these have been transformed. • Growing Treasures from having me as the sole non-project staff member to fundraising, recruiting and managing the Finance and Quality Managers to enhance their respective areas. • Communicating with beneficiaries, celebrities, high value donors, potential supporters, staff and volunteers to bring out the best results for everyone. Show less
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CRiBS (Christian Resources in Bexley Schools)
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Support Development Co-ordinator (involves Fundraising and Monitoring/Evaluation Ambassador)
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May 2014 - Jul 2020
• Creating and implementing Fundraising Strategies to fit with CRiBS’ overall aims. • Increasing trust income, including recent successes of £96,000 over three years to support struggling primary school children and £76,000 for Secondary Mentoring work which is opening the way to helping more people. • Recruiting, training and managing volunteers whose work would cost thousands of pounds per year were CRiBS to pay them. • Promoting regular giving. • Organising over ten events that CRiBS had not done before and enhancing their current events to raise more money. • Increasing the ability of staff to think in ways that consider how they can prove the benefits of our work and enhance what they do. • Improving strategic documents like the Annual Accounts. Show less
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Co-op
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United Kingdom
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Member Pioneer
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Nov 2017 - Mar 2019
I helped the Co-op to work with scores of local causes for their benefit. This involved linking up causes to the council, supporting various events in person and through donation of goods, promoting Fairtrade and more. This role, independent of the Food stores and funeral care, but linked to them involved working face to face and remotely using social media. I helped the Co-op to work with scores of local causes for their benefit. This involved linking up causes to the council, supporting various events in person and through donation of goods, promoting Fairtrade and more. This role, independent of the Food stores and funeral care, but linked to them involved working face to face and remotely using social media.
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JusB
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Bromley, United Kingdom
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Fundraiser
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May 2009 - Sep 2017
JusB helps hard to reach young people in Bromley. Following local cuts and the handing of notices to staff JusB was looking for a fundraiser when I started in 2009. During my time there I was key in: • Gaining new trust funds and fostering multi-year gifts. • Increasing one off gifts. For instance, a major donor offered to match fund £25,000 if we could raise £25,000 in three months, which we did. • Introducing nicely designed email updates instead of text only to improve communication. • Broadening support. In my last year JusB was charity of the year for three organisations. Show less
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Crosslinks
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Lewisham Way, London
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Fundraiser
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Aug 2003 - Aug 2009
It was great to move to an organisation as the sole fundraiser and build up the work from scratch (apart from the church support which was dealt with by another team). Over my time at Crosslinks I helped Mission Partners in raising their own funds, sought funding from individuals, promoted legacies and dealt with large funders. I helped projects move to an outcomes approach to improve their work. It was great to move to an organisation as the sole fundraiser and build up the work from scratch (apart from the church support which was dealt with by another team). Over my time at Crosslinks I helped Mission Partners in raising their own funds, sought funding from individuals, promoted legacies and dealt with large funders. I helped projects move to an outcomes approach to improve their work.
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Oasis Trust
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Various (Administrator, Supporter Development Manager)
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Nov 1999 - Aug 2003
As my first full time job after university I started as an administrator in the fundraising department. I answered queries, updated the database and helped to move the organisation's records to the database Raiser's Edge. As opportunities became available I moved into Supporter Development within the same team and by the time that I left Oasis I was managing two people and overseeing on the individual giving side of things. I'm grateful for the start that Oasis gave me into the fundraising world. Show less
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Education
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2021 - 2021
The Open University
Postgraduate level micro credential in Creating online courses, Online Training -
University of Kent
BA Honours, History -
2006 - 2006
The Open University
Religious Education Module, World Religions -
Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
A Levels, AS and GCSE, See below -
1999 - 2020
Various
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