Kitty Blackwell

Director of Income Generation and Communications at Contact the Elderly UK
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(386) 825-5501
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London, England, United Kingdom, UK

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Meryl Davies

Kitty played a central role in growing income at SOS Children's Villages and at Right To Play. Her combination of communications skills and fundraising nous makes her an invaluable team member. She has a thoughtful approach to both donors and colleagues and is a pleasure to work with.

Tum Kazunga (he/him)

In the time I have worked with Kitty I've found her to be an extremely solid fundraising professional with a strong grasp of fundraising, charity comms and strategic thinking. She is approachable and a pleasure to work with.

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Income Generation and Communications
      • May 2019 - Present

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Leadership Giving
      • Apr 2014 - Present

      As Head of Leadership Giving at Right To Play I work with generous supporters from within the corporate world, individuals, trusts and foundations, and institutional funders. My role as part of the senior management team includes: - Setting strategic plans to deliver income growth - Expanding our supporter base, aiding retention and increasing donor value - Managing relationships with our generous and dedicated major donors - Overseeing the management of the institutional, trusts and foundations portfolio - Managing donor communications within the UK to take the message of the educational power of sport and play to wider audiences. Right To Play is committed to giving children affected by poverty, disease and war a future shaped by the opportunities that exist for them rather than by the challenges they face. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Fundraising Manager
      • Nov 2010 - Apr 2014

      As Fundraising Manager I worked closely with colleagues in the UK and internationally to set and deliver the UK fundraising strategy. I managed a team of seven to deliver our fundraising goals. My responsibilities included: - Acquiring and stewarding major donors - Acquiring and developing corporate partnerships - Diversifying and increasing the value of our portfolio of trusts, foundations and institutional funders - External and donor communications. Prior to that I was the Major Gifts and Trust Fundraising Manager. My remit also covered communications and special projects which focused on refining administrative processes to make them scalable and replicable, eg automating the thanking process and introducing templates for case for support documents. SOS Children is an INGO operating in 125 countries and territories around the world. It helps extremely vulnerable families to look after their own children within their community and creates new families for orphaned and abandoned children so that they can flourish. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Higher Education
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Development Assistant
      • Nov 2008 - Nov 2010

      Lucy Cavendish College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The Development Office was responsible for alumnae relations, fundraising and raising the profile of the College. My remit covered: - event management - fundraising campaigns, including telephone fundraising - supporting the major donor programme - production of literature and online communications. Lucy Cavendish College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The Development Office was responsible for alumnae relations, fundraising and raising the profile of the College. My remit covered: - event management - fundraising campaigns, including telephone fundraising - supporting the major donor programme - production of literature and online communications.

    • United Kingdom
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Product Manager
      • Jun 1994 - Jan 2001

      I worked in Prudential's UK marketing department as a: - Marketing Communications Executive carrying out customer profiling and segmentation, managing external communications agencies and working closely with customer services to deliver a professional customer journey; - Product Manager for individual pensions researching new market segments, developing products, building propositions, and determining the best routes to market. I worked in Prudential's UK marketing department as a: - Marketing Communications Executive carrying out customer profiling and segmentation, managing external communications agencies and working closely with customer services to deliver a professional customer journey; - Product Manager for individual pensions researching new market segments, developing products, building propositions, and determining the best routes to market.

Education

  • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
    Bachelor’s Degree, Geography
    1990 - 1993
  • The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing
    IDM Diploma with distinction
    1998 -
  • Chartered Institute of Marketing
    Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing
    1997 -

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