Pierre Schurmans
Head of Fundraising at Oxfam België/Belgique- Claim this Profile
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Joyce Browaeys
I worked 'under Pierre's wings' for 10 years in the Greenpeace Belgium's fundraising department. He gave me chances to grow (including learning from my mistakes) and for 5 years I reported directly to him. I appreciated his level of trust and autonoumy he gave and will not forget the stability he brought (through his experience and character) in challenging fundraising times. His track record in terms of growing income for the organisation speaks for itself: he is an achiever. I always loved working for Pierre and wish him all the best in his professional future!
Daniela Mora Rojas
Pierre was my line manager for approximately 8 years at Greenpeace Belgium. He offered a strategic view, which would allow us to build together, design roadmaps and implement actions plans to meet the objectives. Pierre is a good and effective communciator, he is honest and transparent, and empowers his team to take initiative and innovate in their field of expertise. In my case, we migrated the Organisation from an vendor managed CRM to an internal solution, and innovated by implementing new technologies and business intelligence solutions. Pierre makes informed decisions, has a data driven mindset and good attention to detail. This reflects in the quality of the work, and the results he delivered at Greenpeace. As my line manager, he was supportive, showed me empathy, respect and appreciation for my work.
Joyce Browaeys
I worked 'under Pierre's wings' for 10 years in the Greenpeace Belgium's fundraising department. He gave me chances to grow (including learning from my mistakes) and for 5 years I reported directly to him. I appreciated his level of trust and autonoumy he gave and will not forget the stability he brought (through his experience and character) in challenging fundraising times. His track record in terms of growing income for the organisation speaks for itself: he is an achiever. I always loved working for Pierre and wish him all the best in his professional future!
Daniela Mora Rojas
Pierre was my line manager for approximately 8 years at Greenpeace Belgium. He offered a strategic view, which would allow us to build together, design roadmaps and implement actions plans to meet the objectives. Pierre is a good and effective communciator, he is honest and transparent, and empowers his team to take initiative and innovate in their field of expertise. In my case, we migrated the Organisation from an vendor managed CRM to an internal solution, and innovated by implementing new technologies and business intelligence solutions. Pierre makes informed decisions, has a data driven mindset and good attention to detail. This reflects in the quality of the work, and the results he delivered at Greenpeace. As my line manager, he was supportive, showed me empathy, respect and appreciation for my work.
Joyce Browaeys
I worked 'under Pierre's wings' for 10 years in the Greenpeace Belgium's fundraising department. He gave me chances to grow (including learning from my mistakes) and for 5 years I reported directly to him. I appreciated his level of trust and autonoumy he gave and will not forget the stability he brought (through his experience and character) in challenging fundraising times. His track record in terms of growing income for the organisation speaks for itself: he is an achiever. I always loved working for Pierre and wish him all the best in his professional future!
Daniela Mora Rojas
Pierre was my line manager for approximately 8 years at Greenpeace Belgium. He offered a strategic view, which would allow us to build together, design roadmaps and implement actions plans to meet the objectives. Pierre is a good and effective communciator, he is honest and transparent, and empowers his team to take initiative and innovate in their field of expertise. In my case, we migrated the Organisation from an vendor managed CRM to an internal solution, and innovated by implementing new technologies and business intelligence solutions. Pierre makes informed decisions, has a data driven mindset and good attention to detail. This reflects in the quality of the work, and the results he delivered at Greenpeace. As my line manager, he was supportive, showed me empathy, respect and appreciation for my work.
Joyce Browaeys
I worked 'under Pierre's wings' for 10 years in the Greenpeace Belgium's fundraising department. He gave me chances to grow (including learning from my mistakes) and for 5 years I reported directly to him. I appreciated his level of trust and autonoumy he gave and will not forget the stability he brought (through his experience and character) in challenging fundraising times. His track record in terms of growing income for the organisation speaks for itself: he is an achiever. I always loved working for Pierre and wish him all the best in his professional future!
Daniela Mora Rojas
Pierre was my line manager for approximately 8 years at Greenpeace Belgium. He offered a strategic view, which would allow us to build together, design roadmaps and implement actions plans to meet the objectives. Pierre is a good and effective communciator, he is honest and transparent, and empowers his team to take initiative and innovate in their field of expertise. In my case, we migrated the Organisation from an vendor managed CRM to an internal solution, and innovated by implementing new technologies and business intelligence solutions. Pierre makes informed decisions, has a data driven mindset and good attention to detail. This reflects in the quality of the work, and the results he delivered at Greenpeace. As my line manager, he was supportive, showed me empathy, respect and appreciation for my work.
Experience
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Oxfam België/Belgique
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Belgium
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Civic and Social Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head of Fundraising
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Dec 2022 - Present
Fundraising team-leader in charge for income from private sector: individual donors, corporations, legacies, major gifts Fundraising team-leader in charge for income from private sector: individual donors, corporations, legacies, major gifts
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Greenpeace
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Netherlands
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Fundraising Director
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Jan 2004 - Oct 2021
Final responsibility for financial income, member of the Management Team: budgets and strategy, people-management (20 p., 7 direct-reports), reporting, performance management and follow-up on execution of annual plan, take part in running the Belgian office, meetings with peers and international HQ. Ad-interim Communications Director (Sept 2008 till June 2010) Main achievements: • Steady and stable revenue growth (from €4mio to €10mio) • Diversification: launch of new fundraising programs (upgrading, major-donors, Legacies, digital fundraising) • Set-up of a multi-channel CRM vision and system • Successful database migration from vendor to internal solution based on Salesforce • Set-up of GDPR governance • Team stability and staff performance: empowerment, accountability and switch to new roles • Back-office adjustment to SEPA direct-debit
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MCE - Management Centre Europe
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Belgium
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Professional Training and Coaching
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager Sponsorships and Exhibitions
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Sep 2000 - Feb 2002
New role with the aim of creating additional income for MCE (one of the training & development market-leaders) through a B-to-B sponsorship scheme around their main conferences Main achievements : • Creating the new role from scratch • Defining the right strategy matching the company’s market-positioning • Finding prospects and shortlisting potential sponsors • 2 sponsors after one year (HR conference) New role with the aim of creating additional income for MCE (one of the training & development market-leaders) through a B-to-B sponsorship scheme around their main conferences Main achievements : • Creating the new role from scratch • Defining the right strategy matching the company’s market-positioning • Finding prospects and shortlisting potential sponsors • 2 sponsors after one year (HR conference)
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Fundraising Manager
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Mar 1989 - Aug 2000
Started as a one-man operation and ended with being in charge for a small unit Main achievements : • From a one-person operation to a 5p. unit • Professionalisation of the direct-mail and mail-order schemes • Income growth, meeting annual targets • 2 sponsors for the Education-program Started as a one-man operation and ended with being in charge for a small unit Main achievements : • From a one-person operation to a 5p. unit • Professionalisation of the direct-mail and mail-order schemes • Income growth, meeting annual targets • 2 sponsors for the Education-program
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Renault
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Manager
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Oct 1988 - Mar 1989
Liaison-role between the Paris-based HQ and the Belgian sales network: competitor vigilance, information of the sales network, proof-reading of advertising copy, advice in relation to the Belgian market Liaison-role between the Paris-based HQ and the Belgian sales network: competitor vigilance, information of the sales network, proof-reading of advertising copy, advice in relation to the Belgian market
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Floor Manager
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Jul 1987 - Oct 1988
Part-time sales during my studies and then Floor-manager: management of the shop, administration, people-management, sales Part-time sales during my studies and then Floor-manager: management of the shop, administration, people-management, sales
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Education
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1985 - 1987
EPHEC (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commeciales)
Graduat Marketing-distribution, Marketing/Marketing Management, General -
1981 - 1983
Institut des Arts de Diffusion
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
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