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An HR and L&D professional experienced across the public, private and voluntary sectors, Andrea’s portfolio includes Organisational Strategy Development & Design, Performance Management & Competencies, Management & Leadership Development, Project Management, and Equal Opportunities and Diversity & Inclusion. Already moving from f2f delivered programmes by the end of 2019, Covid-19 has enabled her to develop new ‘at a distance’ interventions supporting private and voluntary sector clients in navigating the pandemic using scenario planning, and coupling this with her extensive knowledge of HR. Read more
Experienced finance manager with a strong background in the not-for-profit sector., ensuring financial sustainability and compliance with regulatory standards. With a focus on setting up and managing all aspects of day-to-day finances, strategic financial planning, budgeting, and grant management, Known for my collaborative approach, work closely with leadership teams, donors, and stakeholders to align financial goals with broader organizational objectives. Passionate about social impact I am dedicated to helping non-profits thrive through sound financial management. Read more
Jenny has over 25 years' experience of working in the voluntary sector, seven as the Chief Executive of an organisation working with older people. She has a wide range of skills, expertise and experience to assist other organisations. These skills include fundraising both for tenders and grants, funding pipelines, personnel management - she has managed a team of 23 staff and directly managed 7 senior staff, recruitment and staff training. Jenny has worked with a wide variety of stakeholders and represented the organisation at a number of forums. Jenny has written organisations' policies. Read more
As a communications professional, Christopher has been at the forefront of advancing many companies, organisations and charities into new fields of business and public awareness. In a career that spans 25 years, he has a proven record in project management, press, training, PR, corporate writing across all media platforms. High-concept, high-quality execution whether external or internal or public-facing. You now have direct access to Christopher on BLUME, every day. Read more
Fiona has spent 25 years in the charity sector primarily in international development working with a number of agencies, and has a strong track record in proposal development and bid writing including trust and foundations. In addition, Fiona has significant experience in donor reporting and knowledge management in support of programmes. Fiona relocated to the UK three years ago and is keen to continue to support the charity sector. Read more
Harry is a recent first-class history graduate with a firm project management background, having worked as a project management apprentice and as a project coordinator for two years (in total) delivering small items of work and larger, more complex IT projects for clients like the BBC. Harry has also worked as a communications volunteer with A Good Thing CIC, a volunteer support worker with Serve the City Brussels, and he has spearheaded a corporate partnership between Atos and the Marine Conservation Society. Read more
Chris is a self-employed consultant with nearly 20 years of experience working in charities, this includes substantial operational and financial management, as well as fundraising experience. His additional strengths and expertise lie in: change management, developing, setting and executing strategies, refining and implementing organisational systems and processes and identifying and delivering quick wins and long-term improvements. Chris is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and, perhaps more importantly, someone who is easy to work with and who gets the job done. Read more
Liz is a highly skilled Chief Executive, with over 25 years experience working in the not-for-profit and public sectors. Liz enjoys working with organisations of all sizes and stages of development. Whether you are a small start-up charity, an established organisation wanting to grow and develop or an organisation who simply needs support on a specific project, Liz is here to help. Read more
Specialising in youth, education, mental health, disability and community development. Jo will take your small and medium size charity on a journey of sustainable growth to help you drive your impact. Having spent her early career delivering UK and overseas projects with small and medium-sized charities, and fundraising for them, Jo has walked in the shoes of those delivering the work at the charities she supports today. With over £1M in grants secured in the last year, for multiple charities with incomes up to £1.5M, her goal is to empower smaller organisations. Read more
Passionate, driven, enthusiastic professional, who has worked in public and third sector organisations for the last 18 years.
Previously worked on a freelance project for a Local Authority looking at their modern slavery pathway, include building the pathway, writing a recommendation report.
Skills and experience in volunteer coordination, project management, collaboration, report writing, managing budgets and staff. Worked in homelessness, insecure housing, poverty alleviation, modern slavery and trafficking.
Also working as a Virtual Assistant. Read more
Farrell is seeking opportunities to use her skills in supporting charities in the creative, culture, and heritage sectors as well as those with a community or social justice focus. Most recently a Director of a small national charity, she is adept at all aspects of charity management and understands the time pressures involved. As Head of Service of a large local organisation for many years, Farrell also understands the complexities of cross-departmental delivery. A passionate advocate for this important work, Farrell is a strategic thinker, organised and efficient- and creative. Read more
Over 25 years’ experience running busy departments for SMEs within both the private and third sector; encompassing budgets, management accounts, planning and forecasting, governance, HR, IT, project/facilities management, operations, and payroll. This combination of experience and education results in an intelligent, measured response to challenges encountered. Personable and adaptable with a pragmatic approach; an accomplished communicator with various stakeholders. In possession of a sound business and work ethic, acting with integrity which facilitates the building of trust and respect. Read more
Aimal Feroz Zalland is a seasoned business development and programme management professional with over a decade of experience across the United Nations, INGOs, and the humanitarian sector. His expertise spans securing multimillion-dollar funding, leading governance and capacity-building initiatives, and forging high-impact partnerships with entities such as UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, and the World Bank. Aimal has successfully mobilised over 275 UN Volunteers and built strategic alliances with over 60 UK-based engineering firms and 79 foundations. He is particularly passionate about leading innova Read more
Gareth has ten years of experience working within the grant making world and is able to provide a unique perspective on grant assessment, management and evaluation, as well as fundraising and strategic development.
He is committed to supporting organisations and individuals in obtaining the support they need to do the important work they do.
Please get in touch if you have any questions, or think he might be able to help with your work. Read more
Nikki brings nearly 30 years of experience in youth development and social justice, helping charities foster inclusion and address systemic inequities. She supports organisations in creating equitable environments and making adjustments for individuals with protected characteristics to excel. Passionate about empowering marginalised young people, Nikki's mentoring and coaching builds confidence and unlock opportunities. With lived experience as a white mother raising a melanacious child, she combines personal insight and professional expertise to drive anti-racism and meaningful change. Read more
Richard has built a career in the third sector and now specialises in governance. Over the last six years he has acted as Governance Manager at NUS, providing support to boards, chairs and supporting democratic processes. Previous to that he has held a range of roles in charities in project management and back office support roles. Richard is now devoting a day a week to freelance work and is available for support on a range of smaller and ad hoc projects. Read more
An expert in leading and facilitating strategic planning processes, governance & organisational reviews, Esther is a charity CEO and Consultant with over 20 years experience in the charity and education sector across both Operations and Marketing. Providing a range of skills – including change management, team building, strategic planning, restructuring, culture change, as well as marketing and communications experience thanks to her background in both Operational and Marketing roles. Read more
With extensive experience in strategic and operational development and management across the education and charity sectors, Lucy is dedicated to driving impactful change. Lucy's key skills include strategic and budget management, people and stakeholder management, and large-scale event delivery. She excels in programme development, income generation, and project management, consistently fostering collaborative environments that achieve significant results. Read more
An experienced charity professional, with a variety of experience of working for both large national charities and smaller local charities in CEO and senior leadership roles. I believe in leading with compassion and empathy and investing in the people who work with me. I have experience of leading teams through periods of change, and excel at creating strategic plans and translating these into operational plans. I believe in developing and implementing process and policies that can help charities to flourish and maximize their impact. Read more
Rachel has spent 20 years making change for vulnerable children and families in the UK. As a Founder, CEO, Director, Trustee, Chair and Consultant, she has gained an in-depth understanding of the challenges facing children's charities. Rachel's proudest achievement is founding and building emotional health charity, Free to Be Kids to become a significant player in the field, supporting over 1,300 young people with complex needs. Having worked with charities of all sizes and stages, Rachel is comfortable tackling challenges big and small, from complex projects, to short-term support for resource stretched teams. Read more
With decades of experience, Andrew's work centers around empowering charities. building relationships and solving problems enables him to support clients in strategic planning, team development, governance, and income generation.. The teams he collaborates with benefit from his insights in philanthropy and fundraising, strategic planning, service and team development contributing to their meaningful impact on beneficiaries. Read more
Miranda has 17 years' experience working at a senior level in homelessness, migration and disability charities. With broad-ranging experience (including managing operations and frontline services, and overseeing business development, fundraising and communications), she loves working with organisations that really seek to make a difference to the people they support. She is hard-working and reliable, and brings her friendly and collaborative approach to everything she does. Read more
A highly experienced and driven leader with excellent communication, relationship building and networking skills. Skilled in managing and driving charity governance, board effectiveness and introducing solution-based processes to significantly enhance efficiencies. Read more
Jess has worked for charities, as well as in the private sector - gaining a broad range of skills in digital, lean processes, marketing, fundraising, and senior leadership. She has also acted as a lived-experience consultant for charities and organisations for 10 years, and more recently joined the Board of Trustees of a national Charity Read more
Joy has worked in the voluntary sector for several years, with a main focus on small charities. Recently gained awards in Coaching, Mentoring and Change Leadership and Management. Joy is passionate about the difference a small charity can make, and wants to see every charity thrive and fulfill it's objectives Read more
Katie is a charity and social enterprise specialist and has worked in the charity and not for profit sectors for the last 15 years, 10 of these as a social enterprise founder and CEO. Katie is a qualified Action Learning Facilitator, CMI Level 7 Leadership Coaching and Mentoring qualified, double Fellow of the School of Social Entrepreneurs and is highly skilled in fundraising, business planning, financial modelling, impact measurement, coaching and mentoring amongst other things. Read more
Qualified in both Finance and Governance. Nina has more than 20 years of work experience in the charity sector. Her experience ranges from Charity Commission and Companies House reporting, gift aid claims and policy reviews to producing financial information to meet the needs of trustees and financial stakeholders and preparing year end accounts for independent examination or audit. She possesses a professional qualification from The Chartered Governance Institute, which has afforded her knowledge in matters of governance and charity law. Read more
Transforming non-profit organisations through strategic operational excellence and data-driven solutions, Zara has over seven years of experience in leadership roles with a proven track record of revitalising operations across multiple charitable organisations. She specialises in turning resource constraints into opportunities for growth. Her approach combines immediate efficiency gains with sustainable, long-term improvements, consistently delivering: A 30% increase in operational efficiency A 50% improvement in team engagement A 90% staff retention rate Successful management of teams exceeding 260 people The development of over 90 strategic initiatives Read more
Provides expertise in Trusts and Foundations, Lottery and Statutory grant fundraising: Including the following services: Bid writing, case for support creation, impact reporting, prospect research, stewardship, pipeline creation, budgeting, fundraising strategy. Interim team leadership or support.
CRM change / data input, any aspects of office and fundraising administration. Read more
Phoebe is a confident, enthusiastic and personable fundraiser with excellent, proven, income generation and project management skills across a variety of income streams. Phoebe is friendly and hard working and always produces high quality, innovative work on time. She has worked in the charity sector for nearly 10 years in a mixture of large national charities and small local organisations. Outside of work, Phoebe is a keen podcaster and spends her spare time with her young family, dog and managing a large international facebook group for parents. Read more
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Jon has been involved in supporting the VCSE sector for a number of years, at hands-on level volunteering, as a business advisor and ambassador, as a trustee and in an operational role within a national charity. He has run several Peer Networks specific to charities.
Jon's life experiences have given him a different viewpoint on life and on values and driven a need to contribute to society and the planet, rather than take from it.
His career experience has led him through many sectors and roles, giving him the broadest knowledge base earned through doing stuff, rather than reading about it. Read more
5 years experience working in the charity sector - a bid writing success rate of over 70%. From research & analysis to impact reports, her skills & experience go far beyond copy writing as her creative pitch decks & proposals demonstrate. Over a decade of experience working within feature film productions, in the UK & overseas, she has the administrative knowledge & calm presence to deal with a multitude of tasks. Her ability to coordinate large internal & external teams across platforms, & physical locations, maintaining clear communication across departments will level up your organisation. Read more
Nicola has extensive experience both working and volunteering in the nonprofit sector, leading on volunteer management and developing training initiatives at a variety of organisations. Nicola is currently a Vision for Volunteering Champion and offers a wide range of practical resources and bespoke consultation services, specialising in volunteer recruitment, training, resource design, and process optimisation, Nicola is dedicated to empowering volunteers and helping nonprofits achieve their aims. Read more
With nearly 20 years of experience in the non-profit sector, Ally provides tailored support to help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive. As a former CEO and experienced consultant, she understands the challenges and opportunities organisations face and offers hands-on, practical solutions. Her expertise spans strategic leadership and planning, organisational change and development, safeguarding, governance, and more. Ally takes a thoughtful, collaborative approach to delivering impactful solutions and works closely with teams to build capacity and resilience. Read more
Lucy is motivated by projects that call for a more equitable art world. Lucy has a demonstrated history of working with charities and NPO’s in fundraising, administration, mentoring, and marketing roles. Lucy has also spent many years supporting artists who face barriers to participation such as health, disability, or social circumstance; the insight gained from this work has greatly benefited her approach to cultural production and she looks forward to sharing this with future employers Read more
Personable, empathetic professional who is passionate and committed in giving something back, using the knowledge, skills and experiences gathered over the course of life so far, with strong values built around helping others.
•Excellent communicator with a natural flair for connecting and building relationships.
•Collaborates and works well within a team environment, also highly capable of undertaking independent projects and seeing them through from start to finish.
•A good understanding of Microsoft Office.
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With extensive experience in income generation, Gillian has successfully secured funding for a wide range of charitable organisations, from grassroots initiatives to national non-profits. Gillian's expertise spans various grant writing approaches, allowing her to develop diverse revenue streams. She has consistently met and exceeded financial targets and raised substantial funds through innovative strategies. Her ability to align funding opportunities with organisational goals and analyse complex data ensures long-term sustainability and growth, thus enabling charities to leverage their impact. Read more
A highly skilled Community Investment Project Manager with a proven track record across public, private, and third sectors. Experienced in strategic planning, co-production of impactful programmes, and stakeholder management.
Demonstrates expertise in budget management, community engagement, and communication strategies. Focused on building sustainable partnerships, improving outcomes, and driving positive change within communities and organisations. Read more
Alice is a highly experienced writer, editor and project manager, and has created key resources and helped to run nationwide programmes for charities. Alice has written 50 published non-fiction books for children, and has developed many educational and vocational materials (print, digital and multimedia) for adults and children of all ages. Alice has experience leading remote teams to produce exceptional work, and brings efficiency, expertise and sensitivity to all her work – from a short proofread to commissioning and leading a product's end-to-end development. Her key skills include: - Factual, creative and persuasive writing - Research, collation and summarising - Editorial product development - Project management - Portfolio management - Development editing - Copy editing - Proofreading - Digital and web editing / content creation - Adobe InDesign - Database management - Co-creation with service users Read more
Before freelancing, Taz was Director of Volunteering and Youth Programmes at the LGBT+ young people's charity Just Like Us. In the decade before that, Taz worked and volunteered in other equalities, community and young people's orgs. She delivers bespoke training, projects and programmes thoughtfully. She cares about accessibility and making things easier for people to understand, get involved in and enjoy. Taz loves small charities and orgs! Read more
Kate is a skilled fundraiser with 10+ years of charity experience and a proven track record of raising income for small charities. Kate has a BA (hons) degree in Youth Work and Community Development and extensive experience as a youth work project manager, developing strategic programmes and sourcing funding to support the most vulnerable in society. Kate has project managed HAF programmes and specialises in fundraising for faith-based charities and projects. Read more
Parvez holds a MSc in Strategy (Defence and Strategic Studies) with GPA4. He served in Pakistan Air Force (PAF)in flying, management/administration, quality assurance and training for about thirty years. During this tenure, as Director Quality Assurance for more than five years Parvez reinvigorated PAF Quality Assurance programme and was awarded commendation certificate from Chief of the Air Staff PAF. Along with policy development Parvez made execution plans and implemented and supervised QA in PAF on thirteen operational bases with the help of 500 trained technicians and other staff. He made regular presentatio Read more
Jackie has 20 years of customer service and customer support experience. She is passionate about helping startups and charities build their systems, helping them to make the most of free and inexpensive tools to help growth.
A positive outlook means she is approachable, friendly and has a fantastic can-do attitude. Read more
Elinor has a wide-ranging professional background in adult education, community development and youth work, organisational and business development, social research, creating ceremony and ritual, spiritual counselling, complementary therapies and storytelling. Read more
Simon is an experienced charity leader having served at national, regional, County and local levels in professional and volunteer capacities. Primarily in sport with National Governing Bodies of Sport and charities (including two Trustee roles with youth charities). Specific contribution made using his expertise in fundraising and events creation, management and development. Simon secured over £10m from Sport Lottery in professional roles, and over £1m in voluntary and organised a broad range of sports events. Now a charity Governance Manager. Read more
Laura is a qualified proofreader with a PA and marketing & communications background. She has previously worked for a charity on producing their newsletter where it was noted she had a keen eye for detail. Sometime later she decided to pursue a proofreading career, firstly on a voluntary basis before being offered paid work. She is now working freelance for regular clients in many genres and was fortunate to support charity Home-Start UK in 2020 with proofreading their training materials. She would really value helping other charities to achieve the professional finish they are looking for Read more
Kelly is a dedicated leader with extensive experience, specialising in human rights, anti-slavery and animal rights. She brings integrity, humour and energy to her work, excelling in fostering meaningful collaborations. Kelly's expertise spans operations, governance, project mananagement and recovery, and grant making. She has a keen ability to connect people, build new initiatives, develop strategies, and drive impactful change. Also a trustee of a medical research charity, she champions ethical practices and innovation, ensuring organisations focus on both the bigger picture and finer detail Read more
Over 15 years experience in the charity sector, working for the UK trading arm of a global NGO & later a Disability charity operating UK-wide.
Currently working as Data & Management Information co-ordinator for a public sector education organisation.
Experienced in e-commerce, social media, customer contact, volunteer recruitment & management, writing training materials, safeguarding & signposting, data analysis, organising events. Read more
Well-rounded and experienced strategy, operations, finance, people/HR and project management professional. After a successful career in the corporate sector, in 2017 moved into the charity sector and has worked for charities/NGOs within humanitarianism, health care, education, social justice, community building and arts. Qualifications include CIMA (part-qualified), PRINCE2, Masters in Development and Bachelors in Economics. Read more
Laura has spent over ten years in the charitable space, most recently working with a scaling social enterprise that is building fundraising technology to democratise access to online fundraising. Laura led the newly created Charity Success team through the launch and scale-up of the company's first B2B SaaS offering (a CRM for charitable organisations).
Laura has experience in fundraising, strategy development and support, technology purchasing decisions, digital literacy support, CRM management and more! Happy to chat about how I can support : ) Read more
Sara Marie Battey is a dynamic nonprofit professional with extensive experience in strategic communications, fundraising, and campaign management. She has a proven track record of leading successful initiatives in charitable organisations, driving income growth, and enhancing donor engagement. Sara is skilled in stakeholder engagement, media relations, and digital fundraising. With a background in leadership roles, including as Head of Communications and Fundraising, she is passionate about using her expertise to support organisations with innovative strategies that create lasting social impac Read more
Former journalist now helping top corporate clients, Jess can write sparkling copy or mastermind a PR project to promote your cause because he knows what content will translate into multi-media coverage. Jess has social media experience ghost-writing tweets and LinkedIn posts for organisations, but he can also go 'old school' and manage print suppliers/liaise with delivery companies. He is also able to design print pages using Adobe InDesign. These are the skills that Jess has already put to use for the National Childbirth Trust, a local nature reserve and a music festival raising funds for schools. Read more
Back in 2012 as social media use started picking up, Emma Dingle decided to combine her customer relations skills and nerdiness, now 12 years later she provides a full range of online communications services.
Her professional life has always involved working directly with customers, clients, partner organisations, volunteers, and the general public.
She specialises in customer service, community engagement, events, complaints resolution, reputation management, and anticipating need. She's also experienced with working with neurodivergent people and those with diverse communication needs. Read more
Cat has 21 years' experience of leading research in the voluntary sector. She can help you to plan and carry out impactful research projects or impact evaluations; including quantitative and qualitative surveys, interviews, literature reviews and more; data analysis; writing up reports and presenting results. Cat can also help with web interfacing for more interactive presentations of data/analysis. Additionally, Cat is a published author and skilled at writing and editing information for a variety of audiences and formats, including newsletters, reports, conference papers and blogs. Read more
Kimberley is a highly experienced operations manager and proud generalist with over a decade of experience supporting non-profits with their operations, production, and audience development projects. With Kimberley's expertise in charity management and trauma-informed operations, she has successfully managed exciting, creative projects locally and internationally. Read more
Hayley is a self-motivated, positive and organised professional with a passion for supporting organisations that are dedicated to social causes. Hayley has experience of growing a capacity-building programme that supports charities, focussing on maximising the positive impact on civil society. Hayley also has extensive experience of developing programme strategies, building relationships with key partners and implementing system changes to drive efficiencies and build capacities. Prior to working in the charity sector, Hayley spent over a decade working as an in-house solicitor. Read more
A lived experience led Leader, mould breaker, strategic thinker, and developer of system change on a grassroots level, a respected speaker and visionary leader within the third sector. Rhiannon is the Co-Founder behind Comics Youth CIC, where she has exercised the full range ofleadership and management skills. Rhiannon's passions lie in youth-led system change, EDI, advocacy, and strategic planning. She has fundraiser over £10 million for a range of organisations on a local, national and international level. Rhiannon was awarded an MBE in the 2023 Kings Honour's list for my services to young people and the arts. Read more
An experienced charity finance leader with a deep, demonstrable track record in delivery of quality service and guidance, working closely with all aspects of finance and business operations:
▪ Statutory charity accounts and audit, £6m+ budget management
▪ Financial modelling of £20m+ projects
▪ Complex restricted funding management from multiple donors
▪ Crisis financial management and business scenarios modelling
▪ Strong focus on robust systems and processes, including adaptation and review of new technology
▪ Responsibility for wider business planning, budgeting and strategy planning
▪ Business support function and facilities management
▪ Statutory, HR and legal requirements
▪ Strong operational, organisational and managerial capabilities Read more
Jessica runs her own events company but has a background in fundraising.
You can book Jessica for
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Pam is a Virtual Personal Assistant with almost 20 years experience. Her skills lie in helping clients to stay organised in whatever way they need. She also helps with their client relationship management and research information they need. Read more
Sade is very flexible in her approach to work, and committed to completing a task that she starts. Sade is looking to experience a variety of work in the job market Read more