Experience

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity
• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Fundraising Manager

  • Nov 2016 - Present


Sailors' Society

• Civic and Social Organizations

• Events Manager

  • Jan 2000 - Apr 2012

  • Management of Events team 2 full-time and 1 part- time• Management of national and international fundraising events • Management of Three Peak Challenge for 120 participants, 30 volunteer supporters. Elements including lights, transport, pre-event dinner, post event dinner and marshal management raising £400,000 in 2010.• Management for the Society Challenge event in Borneo for 120 from the UK and Asia shipping industry, including flights, post event activity, briefings raising £350,000.• Management of several Dinners and Balls including London, Singapore, Hong Kong and Geneva. The smallest London raising £25,000 the largest Geneva raising £150,000• Management of the Morgan Stanley Golf Day at Goodwood, an exclusive event for 16 Senior executives in the industry raising £8,000• Responsible for generating major, secondary and event specific Corporate sponsors, ensuring organisational expectations are met• Ensure the events team deliver the marketing plan, network successfully and recruit corporate supporters to take part in fundraising events and become long term supporters of the charity• Creating business plans, risk assessments and insurance for events• Setting events budgets and required to meet and exceed financial targets• Developing a PR strategy for each event and to oversee the PR activity for the Charity• Developing new fundraising initiatives• Presentations to current and new supporters to encourage charity support Show less

• PR and Fundraising Manager

  • Jun 1996 - Jan 2000

  • Organisation of fundraising events; Three Peaks Challenge, London Marathon, London Dinner• Writing press releases and feature articles• Writing/Editing the Society in-house magazine Chart & Compass• Managing the Society’s four house to house offices throughout the UK• Managing the Sailors’ Society five charity shops• Establishing and overseeing a direct mail campaign• Managing a Legacy campaign• Managing the Advertising budget• Managing trust and corporate fundraising appeals• Developing and managing a corporate fundraising catalogue Show less

• PR Officer

  • Jul 1993 - 1996

  • Writing all Press Releases • Creating feature articles on the work of the charity • Conducting radio interviews around the UK promoting the work of the charity • Managing all exhibitions including the London Boat Show • Editing the charity in-house publication Chart & Compass • Writing and designing all marketing leaflets promoting the work of the charity • Managing the volunteer groups fundraising in the community throughout the UK, including visiting them annually and presenting on the work of the charity, whilst providing them new initiatives and ideas for their fundraising Show less



Somerfield Food Stores

• PR Executive

  • Jan 1992 - Jul 1992

  • I travelled the UK with the Marketing Manager carrying out press launches with regional publications for the conversions of the stores from Gateway Foodmarkets to Somerfield Footsore • Assisting the PR Manager to liaise with the PR agency for all trade, national and regional press activity for the Somerfield brand • Working with the companies chosen charity, Tommy’s Campaign for foetal health care, to deliver all PR for the partnership • I travelled the UK with the Marketing Manager carrying out press launches with regional publications for the conversions of the stores from Gateway Foodmarkets to Somerfield Footsore • Assisting the PR Manager to liaise with the PR agency for all trade, national and regional press activity for the Somerfield brand • Working with the companies chosen charity, Tommy’s Campaign for foetal health care, to deliver all PR for the partnership



Wearne Associates

• United Kingdom

• PR Executive

  • Jul 1991 - Jan 1992

  • Writing the weekly client newsletter Foodmatters for the consultancies food clients • Assisting with launch events for Quorn products including exhibitions, food demonstrations and photo shoots for BBC Good Food Magazine • Assisting with regional and national finals for the Bisto Kid of the Year competition • PR assistant providing research, press release writing for major client John West Foods • Writing the weekly client newsletter Foodmatters for the consultancies food clients • Assisting with launch events for Quorn products including exhibitions, food demonstrations and photo shoots for BBC Good Food Magazine • Assisting with regional and national finals for the Bisto Kid of the Year competition • PR assistant providing research, press release writing for major client John West Foods