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James has over 22 years experience in fundraising, strategic and operational management and leadership roles for environmental, educational and community causes. He is proud to have helped to build successful charities and social enterprises, large and small, that deliver real impact. Skilled in research, planning and writing bids, reports, presentations and marketing materials. he can help you shape your strategy, develop a plan and find and engage the funders and partners you need to make it happen. Read more
Calm, empathetic, energetic, and astute, Alex has worked with over 30 grantmakers and charities on Blume and elsewhere to develop winning strategies, facilitate energetic workshops, and develop income generation approaches that help organisations turn the corner financially - or manage crisis. Alex is also a professional researcher and impact evaluator. Working with grantmakers as well as grantees, he brings a wide range of insights from across the sector, combining these with empathy passion, and pragmatism. You can find his 'Barely Civil Society' blog about the VCS on Substack. Read more
Felicia W
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From £109.25/hr
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Felicia is a skilled and engaging facilitator & an expert in leading strategic planning processes, governance & organisational reviews, An interim CEO and Charity Consultant with extensive experience in the sector. Has led 7 UK charities across 8 positions during periods of crisis, change and transformation. Brings a range of skills including crisis management, strategic planning, financial overhaul, sustainability planning, team building and restructuring, culture change, and excellent analytical skills thanks to her legal qualifications to help charities achieve their potential Read more
Samantha B
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From £69.00/hr
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Need an objective, compassionate and experienced CEO and trustee to help with your strategic review, a governance quandary, or a crisis? Samantha is the person you are looking for. She has been a CEO and senior leader for over 12 years, mostly in housing and health, and trustee in a range of charities, including chairing a housing provider. She knows what it is like to have too much to do and too little time. If you need a sounding board, another pair of eyes, an extra pair of hands, or an external perspective, just ask; she would be delighted to asisst. Read more
D'Arcy specialises in strategy, leadership development, mentoring, performance improvement, evaluation, significant organisational change and facilitation. He is motivated by being able to unlock the potential of people and organisations so they can have a bigger social impact. He works with trustee boards and leadership teams to promote a productive governance culture focused on impact . 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
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
A highly strategic and commercially astute Charity & Business Leader with 25 years of experience in start-ups & SMEs (up to £10m), and a specialism in re-invigorating and growing organisations.
Dedicated to ensuring excellence, innovation & EDI in the workplace and transformational structural and social change in the world.
Expert in strategic organisational transformation and development, communications, people and culture, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, programme and project delivery, financial strategy, planning and governance, as well as leading, coaching and advising senior leaders Read more
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
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
Doron is a seasoned finance and operations professional with over 20 years experience in the charity sector. He's got a great track record in improving and innovating financial systems and fundraising operations. Doron thrives under pressure! He's a specialist in financial and operational infrastructure and systems integration, with strong analytical skills and experience in building organisational-wide processes and systems. He can help you build reporting systems, automate your business functions and spring clean ageing and archaic system Read more
Ann-Marie has worked with some fantastic businesses over her career, including Marks and Spencer and Allen & Overy, the international law firm. In addition, she has freelanced for many charities, ranging from large multi-site operations to small not-for-profits employing two or three people, and her successful HR business has grown entirely by word-of-mouth referral. She loves adding value to organisations and really enjoys writing policies and knotty employment law problems.
Ann-Marie has a degree in English Literature and a Masters in HR (with Distinction). She is a Fellow of the CIPD.
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Leah has over two decades experience as a senior manager and fundraiser in the voluntary sector, working in and with organisations to help them become more effective through a combination of support services covering governance, strategy, income generation and implementation. Her consulting work specialises in income generation and strategic planning and she has worked with a range of local and national charities and social enterprises providing advice, training and support to develop sustainable models and practices which create resilient organisations. 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
Sue has 24 years’ experience in Charitable, Social Enterprise and Educational organisations at a senior and service delivery level. Creativity is at the heart of a great Fundraiser. If you can tell your story in a way that connects with others whether they are a Trust Foundation, corporate sponsor or local school. Essentially, Sue is a Storyteller, giving a voice to those pushed to the outside of our community. Sue has a lived experience of homelessness which gives her a unique perspective in how to engage an entire community to support the financial stability of your Charity. Read more
Nicola has 20+ years experience in leadership, in large and small charities. Nicola has served as a CEO and Director leading service delivery, income generation (including fundraising, commissioning, and social enterprise), and public engagement. She has led multiple change programmes including strategic transformation and restructure, and a closure. Nicola has substantial experience in organisational design, staff development, governance, HR, strategy, finance, and social enterprise, and is a qualified and experienced trainer and facilitator. Read more
With more than 10 years of experience supporting charity sector CEOs as a Senior Executive Assistant, and later as Planning and Governance Lead at a large national charity, Grace has extensive experience in a wide range of project, governance, leadership and event management work. Grace is also a skilled coach - a qualified psychotherapist who works somatically - Grace's superpower is to take tricky, emotionally charged or stubbornly recurring dynamics, and create clarity, relief and systemic transformation. Read more
Keeley is committed to working within the charity environment, with extensive experience as both a member of the leadership team and as a Trustee and Chair. Keeley can assist with anything from purchase ledger, through payroll, budgeting and statutory accounts, including independent review of your charity accounts. Read more
John is passionate about supporting charities and voluntary organisations working to support those who need it most. John enjoys supporting organisations in going through complex change processes. He is thrilled when he can help clients access the funds they need, be this £500 for staff laptops to work from home or £850,000 raised for one client over 3 years. John supports organisations to be ready for investment - through developing strategy, designing outcome and impact systems, working with boards and evaluations. he believes in working together to help vision based organisations achieve their goals. Read more
A senior charity professional with significant strategic and day to day experience working as a Finance, Operations and Programmes Director, principally in the Education, Youth, Heritage and International Development sectors. Would be very interested in supporting charities on a part time or interim basis to improve their range of financial, operational and grant application processes, and therefore help to maximise charity impact for beneficiaries. Read more
Funding applications, impact reports and research to support business development are a specialty. She enjoys collating a wide range of evidence including: lived experience, qualitative and quantitative data, and wider, up-to-date research to ensure applications and reports are rooted in the wider context and demonstrate need and impact effectively. Personable, creative, enthusiastic and collaborative with wide and varied experience including: large and small charities, commercial operations, memberships, grant-writing, reporting and business development. Passionate about the social sector! Read more
Laura has 20 years experience in the charity sector and her focus is strategic volunteering - helping clients develop new strategic approaches to meet the needs of volunteers in a rapidly changing context. She is also an expert, experienced and successful Trusts and Foundations fundraising leader, having raised 7.5 million for charities since setting up her consultancy and provides expert support in trustee recruitment and onboarding. She is a trustee of two charities, former trustee of Getting on Board and an Associate with NCVO, Consultants for Good and Association of Chairs. Read more
Ed is a professional facilitator that works with people to build deep mutual understanding, and rekindle their energy and drive. He has over 15 years experience in training, facilitating and coaching cultural evolution in the public, social enterprise, coop and private sector organisations helping leaders at all levels operate in a better more connected way to emerging situations and the world around us. Ed is a fully qualified coach, chartered fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Barrett Values Centre practitioner. Ed lives on a boat with his rescue dog Eddy. His courage to com Read more
Beth has worked within the charity sector for the past 20 years in many different areas of fundraising and is a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (MCIOF Dip). She has many years of experience creating DRTV adverts, website and social media content, script-writing and editing. She also has many years of experience drafting trust applications and researching trust funders. Beth is an experienced fundraising strategist who can identify the opportunities to help your charity grow and lay the foundations for a sustainable future. Read more
Rebecca has over 20 years experience in non-profit organisations at senior management and CEOlevel. This includes financial management and fundraising experience. She has raised funds and managed grants from institutional and trust funders, both in the UK and internationally. Her finance experience ranges from setting up general bookkeeping systems to managing restricted and unrestricted grants, developing and monitoring annual budgets and providing management accounts to Board members and meeting funders reporting requirements. She also has substantial experience in organisational development Read more
Writer, journalist, trainer and consultant (ex BBC and Sky editor) working with companies all over the world as well as NGOs and universities. Paul's specialist area is the essential skills needed to create effective, engaging communications and content across all sorts of platforms. Read more
Sherry helps charities build cohesive and collaborative high-performing teams so you improve staff engagement, productivity, creativity and collaboration which means you can do more even when budgets are tight. ** 1:1 leadership coaching ** Team coaching ** Action learning sets ** Workshop design, development and delivery While Sherry's career started in technology, she has been deeply entrenched in the charity sector since she started volunteering for NCT in 2002. She is now a valued trustee. Sherry has also worked with Macmillan Cancer Support, LionHeart, Age UK and Citizens Advice. 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
Naomi is keen to work with charities who need support with developing their leadership structure, organisational development and embedding lived experience into their workforce. She can support with strategy, fundraising, staff wellbeing and inclusion, restructures, decision making and training development. She also has extensive knowledge and skill in developing infrastructure and services to support people who self-harm and people with mental health difficulties. 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
Co-production and citizen involvement are Jeanette's key areas. Jeanette is an experienced writer, facilitator and researcher who is confident in several facets of charity and statutory work. She has particular experience in mental health, safeguarding, and human rights. Has numerous publications to her name, including books, reports, practice tools and frameworks. Jeanette currently works in both Scottish and English contexts. She is happy to consider most work in this field, especially that which prioritises the voices of citizens and their lived experience. 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
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
C-level leader and consultant with record of organisational growth and building high performing teams. Demonstrable business acumen, problem-solving and decisiveness. Adept at fundraising, operational and strategic development, and achieving top outcomes in high-challenge scenarios.
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A qualified Chartered Accountant, Janet has 16 years' experience working with a wide variety of charities and non-profits at a senior level as Finance Director. After a long career in financial services with Deloitte and a number of blue-chip investment banks in the City of London specialising in change management and accounting system transformation projects, Janet decided to change direction and apply her skills and knowledge to the charity sector. During that time Janet has become an expert in all areas of charity finance from managing day-to-day finance operations and the production of SOR Read more
Accomplished senior fundraising leader, relationship manager and passionate storyteller, specialising in corporate partnerships, philanthropy and special events.
Experienced in developing and implementing successful fundraising strategies across a range of income streams, managing high-performing teams, developing and cultivating transformative partnerships and creating stewardship strategies to increase acquisition and retention of partnerships and donors.
Clients include - Samaritans, Trussell Trust, Oasis Waterloo Hub, Whizz Kids, Be Kind Movement, Mind, Little Village, UWS. 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
Emma has extensive experience of a range of fundraising disciplines including community, corporate, trusts and events. She has extensive fundraising and events experience working for over 17 years with various major organisations across the UK, such as Mary’s Meals, University of Glasgow, Tron Theatre, Marie Curie and Barnardo’s. She can support charities at a senior level on short-term projects or for longer interim periods. Since going freelance, she has achieved great results supporting local and national charities, including raising almost £500k from a single gala fundraising event. Read more
With over 30 years; experience in the voluntary sector, 20+ years as a leader and 18 as a CEO Davina has a wealth of experience to share with you. Davina has a Postgraduate Qualification in coaching leaders/execs and an MSc in Leadership and Change. You are the experts in your own organisation; Davina can work alongside you to unlock your potential and achieve greater impact by giving you space to think, asking good questions and facilitating collaboration. Her expertise ranges from strategy to governance, from change to culture. She also offers coaching and facilitation. Read more
Claire is has 20 years of fundraising experience and a passion for empowering small charities. She has a proven track record of increasing income through campaigns and events (sporting, community, and special events) and engaging the community to fundraise. Claire has supported charities with fundraising strategies, planning, creating fundraising materials and recruitment and mentoring of staff. Especially those at the beginning of their fundraising journeys Claire is committed to building meaningful donor relationships and developing engaging fundraising activities. Read more
Rowena's passion for supporting people and businesses to achieve success has led to the development of her consultancy; she wants to share her knowledge and expertise with others in a way that she would have valued as a busy charity CEO. She thrives on organisational culture, strategy, leadership and making sure the workplace is a psychologically safe space. She writes and leads bespoke training, facilitates meetings and can analyse your organisation to make sure you get exactly what you need, rather than trying to fit with something ready made. She will understand you and work with you! Read more
Over the last few years, Yvonne has had the privilege of working with grant-makers, non-profits, and for-profit entities to scale their impact. Whether it’s designing and implementing participatory grant-making programmes, auditing and improving processes and workflows, or leading complex operational transformations. Yvonne loves working in environments that require strategic thinking, problem solving, efficiency, commercial acumen and sustainable growth.
Some highlights of her recent works include:
✅ Leading the scaling of a wellbeing programme for night shift workers—developing business models, B2B sales strategies, and new products (example achievement: a 100% increase in sales and a gross profit margin 12% above target, and client satisfaction rate of 4.75/5 within 10 months).
✅ Auditing and improving grant-making and procurement processes for UK and European grant-makers (example achievement: a 50% increase in response rates efficiencies and diversified referrals by 50%).
✅ Co-producing programmes for a youth charities to drive meaningful engagement.
✅ Scoping scaling options for global expansion of intervention and programmes.
✅ Commercialising existing products and developing new offerings tailored for grant-makers (example achievement: increased sale values of a product by 40%).
✅ Holding numerous COO roles or projects, leading on resource modelling, system and workflow design, financial processes, target operational models, and strategic planning.
With 25+ years of experience in operational leadership, business development, and grant-making, Yvonne bring a strategic and hands-on approach to scaling impact working with founders, small social enterprises to large organisations . She is now looking for new consulting or interim opportunities in:
📌 Operations & Organisational Scaling
📌 Business & Product Development
📌 Partnership Development and Management
📌 Grant-Making
📌 Strategic & Financial Process Improvement
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Susy has 25 years of experience in the charity and not-for-profit sector. Her expertise lies in strategy, governance, leadership, organisational development, income generation and the full programme cycle (design, implementation and evaluation), with a particular focus on equity and inclusion. She has 9 years of experience in senior management in a large not-for-profit, 7 years on charity boards including 3 years as chair of trustees, and 2.5 years as strategic advisor to a social enterprise. She has managed teams of 65 people, with 7 direct reports and managed multi-million budgets. Read more
As a specialist in fundraising and alumni relations for schools, Multi-Academy Trusts, and charities, Brian possess comprehensive experience in various fundraising facets, with a particular focus on Corporate Partnerships and awareness campaigns. He is also an experience bid-writer, and can help you find new funders from his extensive experience and network. His previous positions include serving as the Development Director at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, a leading state grammar school in Sutton Coldfield, and as the Fundraising Manager of the national charity, The UK Sepsis Trust. Read more
James is currently the Head of Finance & Resources at a prominent charity, bringing several years of experience in the non-profit sector. He is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant, and trained with PwC. His passion lies in helping organisations maximise their impact by ensuring financial sustainability and implementing effective strategies.
With 10 hours of availability per week, James offers support in budgeting, financial planning, strategic decision-making, and resource optimisation. He provides tailored solutions aligned with a charity’s mission, working to create a meaningful difference. Read more
As a former charity CEO with over 20 years of experience, Leah specialises in supporting charity leaders like you. Her expertise includes neurodiversity, team dynamics and culture and leadership support. She can help with strategy development and review, research, facilitation, training, team building, event planning and more. Read more
Luke has had a career spanning 15 years in user-facing and leadership roles in community development work. Luke is a trained fundraiser and Member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraisers, and has had many years of experience fundraising for arts, youth, education, community and heritage causes. Read more
Dynamic, high-calibre and results-focused Chief Executive, with 25 years of experience in strategic and operational leadership of commercial and non-profit organisations.
Recognised as an outstanding communicator and management professional to drive the strategic direction of business and lead on operational planning. Consultative in approach to develop and set the strategy in liaison with senior executives, concentrating on income generation and sustainable market growth. Influential negotiator at all levels with natural ability to lobby government and other stakeholders, as well as develop Read more
An accomplished people-centric leader with a track record in learning and development, partnership building and income generation.
A lifelong Learner. Skilled in decision-making and executing strategic plans while having a keen eye for systems, governance, finances and risk management. Recognised for being a strategic thinker who is process and data-driven with a strong focus on marketing, digital, community and inclusivity. Read more
Lisa has worked in income generation for charities, social enterprises and SMEs across the UK for over twenty years, raising well over £150m through contracts from local authorities, central government and NHS trusts as well as grants from major trust funders including TNCLF, Henry Smith, Tudor Trust and Garfield Weston. Her focus is on practical, actionable support and clear, direct and honest feedback to develop excellent bids and grant applications for brilliant organisations. Her experience spans legal and money advice, health, children’s social care, disabilities, education and culture. Read more
Ruth provides consultancy support for charities helping them to work more effectively, achieve greater impact and reach, and improve their financial sustainability. She mainly facilitates strategy development and business planning, and delivers governance reviews and trustee training - and enjoys the great variety of charities that she works with.
Ruth has been a charity consultant since 2019, and prior to that spent 20 years working in the charity sector (mainly youth and education charities) in partnership management, director and trustee roles. She also holds an MSc (Distinction) in Voluntary Sector Management from Bayes Business School.
Ruth works with a wide range of clients working collaboratively to provide clear, realistic and practical advice and solutions. She has a successful track record of managing complex programmes and stakeholder relationships, implementing change, developing successful corporate and public sector partnerships, and significantly increasing earned income. She is adept at building productive partnerships between people and organisations and is well-networked within the voluntary sector. Read more
Versatile professional with legal, journalism, and charity management experience. Expert in program effectiveness evaluation, communications asset creation, and research-driven writing that delivers impact for nonprofit organisations. Read more
Tamsin has over 15 years of experience charities and not for profits, with seven years as a senior leader. She specialises in helping charities to transform their processes, solve complicated strategic problems and create a positive culture. She has experience in strategic planning, operational diagnostics, EDI, project and programme delivery, process innovation and new function incubation. Tamsin provides a bespoke, collaborative approach which can include: workshops, consultation and iteration sessions, written assessments, presentations, and project planning and ongoing project coaching. 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
I would love to support you by providing tailored practical HR solutions for your organisation. I am a fully qualified Chartered MCIPD HR professional with an authentic background in multi-site operational management and business development. I have a distinction in L7 CIPD Employment Law with strong skills in employee relations, industrial relations, TUPE and ethics investigations. I am able to support any issue across the full employee cycle with extensive generalist experience. I have delivered line manager training, led on engagement initiatives and developed mental health programmes. 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
Penny has worked for a variety of frontline and second tier charities. Her expertise is in trusteeship and governance. Penny supports charity networks and funders which want to support the trustees in their network to be effective. She offers consultancy, research, training, support programmes, articles, events and keynotes. Read more
Veronika works with charities that support people and communities to achieve better outcomes. A values based strategic leader who thrives on getting stuck in with challenging situations; highly adaptable and confident working in times of change and ambiguity. Recent assignments include working as Interim Co-Director scaling the Night Club (www.night-club.org) focussing on scaling sales and operational capacity, streamlining processes and developing impact measurement, carrying out a Safeguarding audit for a Housing Association, leading on restructuring; and strengthening board sub-committees. Read more
A third sector, social enterprise leader, facilitator and founder social entrepreneur with a breadth of knowledge across the public, housing, homelessness, youth, social enterprise, community & voluntary sectors. This is combined with a passion for purpose, equity, effective and inclusive strategic planning and tackling social injustice in the heart of communities and with communities. Someone with a deep understanding of how to influence a range of people, create change through revenue generation and impact and work alongside people ensuring they are heard. Rebecca's strengths lie in stra Read more
Rachel is a senior marketing, communications, and fundraising leader with over 16 years of experience in the charity and not-for-profit sector. She specialises in driving brand awareness, income generation, and supporter engagement through strategic, multi-channel marketing and communications. Her expertise spans strategy development for marketing, communications, and brand, PR, relationship marketing, internal communications, digital strategy, and mentoring—helping charities grow their reach and impact.
Passionate about the power of storytelling, Rachel has a proven track record in developing integrated campaigns that inspire action, shape reputations, and deliver results. She has successfully led crisis communications and managed high-impact fundraising appeals, including a campaign that raised over £700k in just eight weeks.
An experienced leader, Rachel has built and developed high-performing teams across diverse functions, mentoring individuals and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. She thrives on working with charities and not-for-profits to amplify their voices, grow their impact, and navigate the challenges of an evolving sector.
Rachel offers consultancy and support in marketing, communications, fundraising strategy, brand development, reputation management, crisis communications, and mentoring, helping organisations achieve their goals with clarity and confidence. 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
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Lucy Caldicott is a charity leader and campaigner offering consultancy and project support to charities, activists and campaigners on issues ranging from strategy to operations, from governance to delivery, from income generation to communications. Equity, representation, and inclusivity are at the very heart of her work and she has supported a wide range of organisations to address these issues.
Until May 2022, Lucy was a Labour councillor in the London Borough of Lambeth and Cabinet lead on Health and Adult Social Care. Born and brought up in Coventry, when her term ended she relocated home to the West Midlands. She worked as Director of Policy for Richard Parker’s West Midlands Mayoral Campaign. After the election win in May 2024, Lucy took up a role as Chief of Staff, helping to get his office up and running.
Lucy has worked in senior leadership positions at a range of voluntary and private sector organisations, including Young Lives vs Cancer, VSO, BBC Media Action, and youth leadership charity, UpRising.
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Flóra Raffai is a small charity coach, consultant, and trainer. She specialises in strategic and operational planning; building an effective and inclusive culture; and positive leadership. Since 2015, she has been a CEO at small charities and non-profits in the health and education sectors. She has served as a trustee and mentor for small charities and is currently the Chair of Trustees at a Cambridge-based infrastructure charity. Flóra is an accredited transformational coach, specialising in coaching small charity leaders. She is the author of ‘Chief Everything Officer'. Read more
Bassam is a UK-based Project, Finance and Grants manager, with over 9 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sectors. Bassam has a proven track record of managing programmes in complex humanitarian and conflict contexts. He can help you with all your financial and project management needs, in addition to improving your processes and procedures. Bassam has led several automation projects, including dashboard reporting. He can provide capacity building for your teams and partners on donor compliance, project, financial and grants management and procurement. Read more
David Salmon is a marketing consultant specialising in campaign and project management. His offer includes strategy consultancy, training and workshops covering content marketing, customer profiles, marketing and sales funnel management and marketing channel reviews. David also provides capacity and leadership to his clients during periods where a skilled, experienced and trusted person is needed to roll out campaigns and projects. Read more
Her experience includes:
• Researching and securing funds for a range of organisations – private, public, Voluntary and Community Organisations
• Building their capacity
• Producing social impact reports
• Developing fundraising strategies and diversifying income streams
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of evaluation, policy-making and implementation
• Delivering training and supporting governance
• Tendering for contracts on the DPS/Government portals - Semi-Independent Living, Care, Mental Health, Education, Crime and Justice, Youth, Employment and Training, Women, BAME, Arts Read more
A respected strategist and leader, Ruth has over 25 years’ experience of delivering growth, change and positive impact with and for charities.
Ruth began her career in fundraising, winning multiple awards for innovation and impact. She was appointed interim CEO of Comic Relief and led that organisation through the pandemic before going on to lead Refuge. She served on the Board of Oxfam and Greenpeace as well as National Emergency Trust.
Ruth now works freelance to support charities and grant-makers to increase their sustainability and impact, as well as manage complex change projects. 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
Emma has been working in marketing and communications for 20 years across the public, private and third sector. For ten years, Emma led a small team of three and turned it into a 20 strong million pound plus marketing agency in the Midlands. Emma's goal is to always look at how things can be done better. Not that they aren't already done well but looking at opportunities to improve and refine. She is here to help with: - Marketing and communication strategy - Brand strategy and development - Delivery of marketing tactics - Optimising marketing teams - Agency evaluation and support - Copywriting and editing Read more
Rob is an experienced and values-led Charity Consultant and Interim CEO with experience of all aspects of charity leadership and management from 8.5 years as a CEO, 16 years as a Trustee of 5 different charities, and over 4 years as a mentor to other CEOs. Rob can help with the following areas: - Interim CEO roles - Board development and facilitation - Mentoring of CEOs or Trustees - Strategy development/reviews - Governance reviews and health checks - Trustee recruitment - Incorporation and reviewing governing documents - Skilled volunteering development - Promoting team wellbeing 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
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
Proven international, charitable leader with a track record of delivering transformational programmes and campaigns. Expert in leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders and reaching consensus to deliver results. Passionate about creating positive change in society and helping others. Experience in advertising, commercial, health and charitable sectors.
Best known for problem solving, connecting the dots, galvanising teams, and leveraging data and insights to create plans and deliver programmes that create sustainable change. Read more
Sarah is a director-level fundraiser who brings deep strategic experience as well as team leadership skills to clients. She has wide-ranging expertise in appeal-based fundraising, as well as leading large international fundraising teams with multi-million-pound targets for both capital and revenue projects. She has achieved impressive results with major gifts prospects and donors. Read more
Freya has 15 years experience working for a wide range of different charities both UK focused and international. A highly flexible and experienced writer and researcher she is keen to take on tasks related to bid writing, research or reports as well as project management. She is also an experienced facilitator, speaker and organiser of workshops and events. Read more
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
Kate is an experienced Director of Fundraising and Comms with experience across multiple income streams but with specialities in individual giving from digital through to major donors and Trusts / Foundations / Statutory experience. She has designed and helped to deliver fundraising strategies for a number of incredible charities of all sizes and has a sound understanding across multiple charitable sectors. Read more
Victoria, a seasoned expert, has 13 years of experience strategic leadership and improving programmes. She excels in identifying strengths, weaknesses, and driving improvements through analysis. She has collaborated with renowned charities to enhance their program capacities, fostering strong stakeholder relationships and navigating change. Her expertise includes quality assurance reviews, improved volunteer engagement, addressing internal volunteer culture challenges. She offers services in programme review, training, facilitation, policy development, change management, stakeholder engagement Read more
Nick has served as chief executive of London Youth and The National Childbirth Trust, as UK Director at Save the Children and as chair of The Parent Infant Foundation.
He has also served on the boards of many charitable and public institutions (from grassroots organisations run on a shoe strong to multi-million investment funds) and been a policy adviser with HM Treasury, Clarence House and Number 10.
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Minoti Parikh, Founder of values-led Consultancy- TPL Experiences, has over 17 years of experience in developing and implementing value driven, strategic support and training programmes for more than 150 organisations. These initiatives range from leadership development programmes to designing culture and value focused frameworks, evaluating operating models and staff needs to executing Board engagement programmes across 25 countries. Minoti's work focuses on creating value led initiatives that provide a supportive and nurturing environment for sustainable growth of organisations. Read more
With 22 years of experience and an MSc in Voluntary Sector Management, Sarah brings expert guidance and pragmatic help to small charities. As a former charity CEO, she understands the unique pressures leaders face and can step in where support is needed most.
Specialising in trust and foundation fundraising, Sarah excels at creating strategies, identifying funders, and crafting persuasive bids. Her background as a governance advisor, grant assessor, and trustee gives her a well-rounded view of the sector, ensuring practical, empathetic support tailored to your organisation’s needs. Read more
Results-driven income generation specialist with a background in sales, commercial acumen, and over a decade of experience in the charity sector. Known for her enthusiasm, people skills, and commitment to helping teams reach their full potential, Helen brings energy and strategic insight to every project. Starting in 2013 with Macmillan, Helen honed her expertise through extensive training, later leading a successful £6 million capital appeal in just 18 months for an NHS charity, through trusts and foundation bid writing. In 2018, she expanded into consultancy and became Head of Fundraising for a local ca Read more
An experienced and creative senior manager and fundraising professional with 14 years experience working for charities of all sizes and a unique set of skills gained from a background in television and corporate communications, working with some of the world’s leading brands. Strong experience of managing and leading fundraising teams and driving income generation through informed strategy across major income streams, with extensive knowledge of corporate partnerships and trust fundraising. Additional experience of providing professional leadership to small charities and start-ups. Read more
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New to Freelancing after 17 years in local government and the NHS (public health and youth work). Gained MSc in community health psychology from the LSE, currently studying MBA in health management and recently gained Fellowship at the Royal Society for Public Health.
Extensive experience as Board member - Trustee of Advance and Young Women's Trust, Board member of Ekaya Housing Association and Governor of Stanmore College.
Passionate about social justice, sexual health, mental health, children and families, serious youth violence, domestic abuse, housing and education.
Offering senior support, e.g. qualitative research, change management, strategy development and problem solving etc. 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
Rachel is a seasoned leader and strategic consultant for charities, business and not-for-profits. With over 20 years in the sector, her knowledge, experience, and intelligent approach has contributed to successful strategies, including transforming service delivery, measuring impact, sustainable fundraising models and brand awareness. As a strategic consultant and interim CEO, she advises charities, particularly startups, and companies with a broad roster of clients such as such as KFC UK & Ireland, Vauxhall City Farm, Carers Worldwide and Votes for Schools. Read more
An accomplished professional interim with extensive leadership experience, successful in managing change, raising standards and improving services. Highly motivated and passionate about enabling children, young people and families to improve their quality of life. Recognised for a leadership style based on strong vision, clear strategic direction, positive relationships and effective communications. Has the ability to inspire trust and confidence and to recognise and nurture potential. Holds an informed view of national, regional and local issues - and learns quickly in unfamiliar situations. Read more
Catriona is an experienced fundraising, communications and marketing professional with over 10 years experience in a range of roles across the third sector. Catriona's specialities include major gift fundraising (individual and corporate), strategic planning, systems implementation and setting up effective board. Catriona is a huge advocate for the use of data to create effective and adaptable strategies that engage employees and achieve results. Read more
Are you looking for help in developing your next strategy or struggling to operationalise your existing vision? With over a decade of experience in strategic leadership across government and the non-profit sector, Andrew specialises in turning vision into actionable milestones.
From strategy to operations to fundraising, Andrew can support you to turn your vision into achievable, time-bound goals and help you build the systems to deliver them.
Andrew has the experience to tell your story so it does more than just deliver your regulatory requirements but makes your impact come to life. Read more
Rob is a seasoned CEO with over 20 years experience as a senior leader of operating charities and grant-making trusts. He also led a large family business, and UK emergency response partnerships. He is an accredited executive coach, and adept at offering 'alongside' support to senior leaders and boards. By background Rob is legally trained, a published social researcher, and worked as a Whitehall policy maker. Particular strengths include - strategy review, development & implementation; organisational change; people & culture; leadership and team development; fundraising; impact evaluation Read more
Anna has 5 years of experience in trusts and foundations fundraising, mainly for small to medium charities, with a track record in securing 6-figure, multi-year grants from some of the UK's largest funders. She also has experience in producing impact reports and strategy documents for charities, which have helped them to secure future funding and grow their influence in their respective sectors. Anna is looking to take on freelance, part-time work for charities who work on causes that align with their values. 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
Sarah is an accomplished leader in organisational strategy, people development, and operational management, with a record of driving transformative change across the UK and the Global South. Her initiatives in people strategy, organisational design, and governance are closely aligned with mission-driven goals. Sarah’s on-the-ground experience and recent Master’s in NGO Management have given her a deep understanding of the challenges faced by communities in need.
She is passionate about roles that foster strategic alignment, drive efficiency, and empower individuals to thrive. Drawn to positions such as Deputy CEO, COO, or Chief of Staff, Sarah seeks to lead impactful organisational change, provide strategic guidance, and support high-performing teams. Her cross-cultural intelligence, HR expertise, and leadership skills enable her to navigate complex, multi-geographic teams effectively, making her well-suited to roles requiring both strategic oversight and a people-centred approach. Read more
Ann has been privileged to be part of Hull's once in a generation Building Schools for the Future programme. Ann has led business change initiatives and multi million pound capital projects. She has united business and education to influence the future workforce. She has also managed the operations and major projects of a regional infrastructure charity. Bringing all of these skills together, she is delighted to provide services to the not for profit sector. 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
Phil is a Change Management and Learning & Development specialist dedicated to helping good people do good things even better - navigate change, build internal capability, and drive sustainable impact.
With expertise in Learning and Development, training, facilitation, and strategic support, Phil equips teams with the tools and confidence to manage transformation, develop skills, and foster innovation, which he believes is just as important in the non-profit sector as it is in business.
Passionate about people-centred change, I try make complex challenges manageable, ensuring you can adapt, grow, and continue making a positive difference to the world. Only better.
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Jonathan is a specialist in trusts fundraising, bid writing, and income generation strategy, with experience in the arts, disability, health, and wellbeing organisations.
Successes have included multiple Arts Council and The National Lottery Community Fund grants, a six-figure Community Ownership Fund capital win, and securing support for a six-figure garden renovation project.
Jonathan has built trusts portfolios from scratch and managed well-established existing supporter bases. He has advised on strategy and communications, designed gifts in wills campaigns, and trained artists to be self-sufficient by fundraising for themselves.
Jonathan lives in Southampton and is well connected to charities and funders in the South of England.
Outside of fundraising, he is also an author ('The Momentum Mindset') and writer of magazine articles, so you can be certain that his written work for your organisation will be carried out to the highest standards. Read more
Liz is a research and evaluation specialist offering charities a fresh perspective on their work. She partners with organisations to add value and deliver clear insights through quality research. The range of methodologies Liz is expert in includes: impact evaluations, web surveys, quantitative and qualitative research, focus groups, depth interviews, desk research, literature reviews, data analysis, report writing, plus bid support, reviews of data collection tools and proof-reading. Liz is interested in working with charities keen to improve their work or prove their impact. Read more
Ed is an Organisation Development specialist with lots of experience of the charity sector and can help you with the development of your organisational culture, values and behaviours. Read more
Melanie Folkes-Mayers is a HR Specialist and Leadership Trainer with over 15 years of experience working in a variety of industries including Local Authority, Education, Charity, IT, Consulting and Retail. Melanie has extensive experience in TUPE/ARD and Transition, Harmonisation, Restructure/Redundancy Programmes, Employee Relations, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Change Management.
The author of Leading for Growth; Melanie's passion is for creating cultures where leaders and their teams are able to achieve their full potential as they work towards their organisations goals. Read more
Lisa's career spans three decades with corporate marketing/branding, then business to business support aligned to the public sector as a membership body supporting economic development, through to charities both as a trustee and then as a chief executive. She has a strong background in health/wellbeing, education, enterprise and the arts/placemaking and regeneration. She is primarily motivated to support the development of young people to achieve their potential regardless of background and opportunity - and for this she was recognised with an MBE in 2015. Read more
Sarah has a 30 year portfolio career in non-profits, start-ups (at least 2 of her own), and techforgood, working across executive leadership, strategy, philanthropy, operations and digital transformation. She is a lean management and open work advocate who loves working as an action-oriented partner to over-whelmed social impact leaders who need to get more shit done with a safe pair of hands to support them.
Sarah can help with: strategies, digital transformation, product ideation, research, community craft, cases for support, planning tools, evaluation & measurement, ghost writing... Read more
Milly is an experienced communications professional, working with established national charities, small non-profits, and start-up social enterprises. As a creative communications consultant and founder of a non-profit CIC, she is passionate about helping purpose-driven organisations effectively communicate their message and elevate their brand. In her role as a consultant, she has worked in numerous capacities to support communications functions most recently as an interim strategic communications partner, leading a large charity department re-structure. Read more
Angela is a specialist in utilising the transformative power of impact measurement and management to embed sustainable positive change in organisations. She has a track record of supporting small- and medium-sized charities and social enterprises with starting or improving their impact practice and becoming data-driven organisations. She can provide support with training and mentoring, the development or review of theories of change and impact frameworks as well as data collection and analysis. Angela is also an experienced charity senior manager up to Chief Executive level. Read more
Clare has years of experience shaping and leading change for charities, the private and the public sector. She works alongside you to plan for and implement change.
Clare brings a magic blend of consultancy, coaching, training, faciitiating and mentoring, meaning she will mix and match her experience to meet your needs.
Services:
- Strategic Reviews, Strategy and Business Plans, Governance reviews
- Insight and Impact, Theory of Change
- Away day and Workshop Design and Facilitation
- Training and Faciliitation in Change Leadership skills, Team and Organisation Culture Read more
Marie is a Senior Director specialising in ESG, Sustainability, and Sustainable Finance, with over 20 years of experience developing and leading global initiatives and business coalitions across diverse sectors and geographies. She has worked across industries, including at the United Nations, Barclays, Accenture, WWF, and the UK Department for Transport. Marie possesses a broad range of corporate skills, including securing buy-in and engaging C-Suite executives, spearheading cause-related campaigns to influence policy, and linking shared value initiatives to commercial opportunities. Her expertise spans critical issues such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sustainable finance, climate change, gender diversity, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and social impact. In addition to her professional achievements, Marie is a certified Life and Clinical Sexologist. She is multilingual and has extensive experience living and working in Europe, Asia, and the United States. Read more
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
In retirement a public speaking coach, writer and comedian, David ran training courses for financial services and before that IT projects. He is a certified career coach and a working stand-up comedian. He coaches professionals in their public speaking. Read more
With over a decade's experience of success in operational leadership and transformation, Georgie partners with organisations and leaders to embrace change and leverage it as the opportunity for their greatest work and impact.
Georgie has led numerous change and innovation initiatives for Non-profits:
- Significant changes to the organisation’s ways of working including hot desking, hybrid working and open plan offices
- Organisation-wide digital transformation programme involving c.450 internal stakeholders
- Establishing an innovative national mental health and well-being service
- Developing a successful partnership between two national charities
Georgie undertook her formal coaching training in 2019 through the Co-Active Training
Institute. She now combines her change leadership experience and qualifications in quality
management and project management, with her coaching and facilitation skills to support
third sector organisations and leaders to successfully navigate change and maximise
impact.
Georgie’s services include one-to-one coaching, training, mentoring and consultancy. Read more
James has 40 years leadership and operational experience in the charity sector at a local and national level. This includes 9 years as CEO of the British Youth Council, 8 as a 'Head' at the Prince's (Kings) Trust, 8 as founding Director or my own business and 20 yrs as trustee for 3 charities. He uses a collaborative mentoring approach to offer support: governance, strategic review and development, business planning, programme design, communications, fundraising, partnership working and quality assurance. Read more
Kristina started freelancing after witnessing the Covid-19 exposing weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the third sector. Kristina has been involved with social enterprises and fundraising for over 15 years, achieving both generalist and specialist expertise with a track record of successes in multiple fundraising streams, direct marketing, charity development and strategy, supporter care and event management. Kristina has worked for both local and national charities as an employer and as a fundraising consultant. 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
Katie is an experienced and versatile senior manager and charity consultant with extensive experience in income generation across the fundraising disciplines, together with firm grounding in communications and charity management. Experience and knowledge – Katie has a strong fundraising and communications background, with experience across all levels in communications, marketing and a wide range of income generation and business development disciplines for local, national and international charities. This includes direct experience in: Major donors Capital Appeals Trusts and Foundations Corporate Fundraising Fundraising for Faith Organisations Corporate fundraising Events Management and fundraising Campaign Management Individual Giving Legacies Community Fundraising Emergency campaigns Awareness campaigns across radio, outdoor advertising, digital and press Read more
Following a varied legal career, Chris led a mental health charity and then a care charity. Both charities were struggling and Chris led them to financial and operational strength, He has also been Chair of trustees of a drug and alcohol rehab charity and at a large local church. Chris has a particular talent in coming alongside leaders and trustees to make the most of the skills and potential of the charity. 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
Andrew specialises in comms and marketing strategy. He has bags of experience across the board, including brand and strategy review, creative campaigns, change comms and public consultation.
He also coaches people to communicate and present brilliantly, and has done so in local and central government, for new businesses and embryonic charities, as well as Lloyd's Register, Royal Mail and Transport for London. And he writes for every media.
He would like to help people looking for marcoms support in anyway he can.
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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
Katy has led large-scale digital transformations with Oxfam, Royal College of Art and Breast Cancer Now and developed highly personalised health services for NHS and British Heart Foundation. She has established high-performing teams in start ups, agencies and big corporates and is hugely passionate about achieving positive human impact through her work. Supports on defining vision & strategy, launching & refining user-centred digital experiences/products, innovation workshop facilitation, embedding agile & insight-driven ways of working, reshaping & recruiting teams and interim leadership. Read more
Annette is a Social Accountability Practitioner & Researcher with an academic background in social change, civil society strengthening and conflict studies, and proven professional experience in designing and leading complex programmes in challenging environments. Annette supports teams to design programmes, develop theories of change and evaluate their impact. Annette has 20 years of experience in the fields of voice & accountability, participatory action research and human rights, delivering projects in over 25 countries. 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
Sophie is an experienced charity leader and campaigner keen to share her skills to help values-based organisations to achieve their full potential.
Things she can help you with include:
• Senior support / Co-pilot support for CEOs
• Organisational strategy development
• Building a collaborative, caring culture while getting lots of work done well
• Decision-making and accountability in less-hierarchical structures
• Political and campaign strategy
• Charity law and election law, particularly understanding how to campaign boldly within legal parameters
• Governance and risk manageme Read more
Peta is a fundraising specialist with over 17 years' experience in the non-profit sector able to support on strategy, planning and operational delivery in all things mass -including legacy, community/events, mid value and digital. She brings with her a wealth of audience-led marketing experience, deep interest in not-for-profit technology and data capability & platforms, combined with a depth of charity fundraising knowledge. She is adept at developing integrated growth strategies, propositions, donor journeys, new products, strategic marketing campaigns, and programme audits. A steady pair of hands. Read more
For the last 16 years Hannah has worked in marketing bringing change thinking to organisations. From inspiring teams to work differently, transforming agency revenue three fold to leading global strategies, operating models and campaigns that have been more effective in reaching audiences and creating a shift whether that’s in customer engagement, income or behaviour change. She is an idea generator, a marketer, a writer, a pitcher, a relationship builder, a strategist, a doer - so we suppose you could say sort of a generalist… She cares about creating positive impact in the world. Read more
Cleo is social entrepreneur, campaigner and experienced senior leader in the charity sector. She has specialist skills honed over a decade of work in campaign management, volunteer engagement, research, communications, facilitation and organisational development. Cleo has significant experience working with founder led organisations making the transition from start up to mature operations. She has delivered globally recognised campaigns, events with attendees from 10 - 1000+ and numerous research projects. 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
An executive leader who demonstrates a well-honed ability to predict future direction, find and create opportunities and communicate complex scenarios in a simple way; leading and helping others question existing practices and find new ways of working. A strong strategic thinker with broad health and care experience; comfortable and experienced in dealing with the public, private and third sectors; building effective relationships at all levels.
First career in the NHS (designing and commissioning services for communities) to Board DIrector level posts. Last decade spent leading charities, Read more
Simon has a strong background in fundraising, management, and governance, helping charities and social enterprises create positive change. Since 2019, he has worked as a consultant and coach, supporting clients like Operation Black Vote and ThinkForward with strategy and impact, while training and coaching in various sectors. Previously, he led fundraising and partnerships at Skills Builder, growing annual income from GBP200k to over GPP1m annually, and led fundraising at NCVO and London Sinfonietta. Simon has also been Chair of School Governors and a charity Treasurer. Read more
Janet is interested in sustaining change and transformation. She brings 12+ years of experience in fundraising and income generation, as well as 17+ years working on strategy with social movements and campaigning non-profits in the UK and internationally. She is an empathetic listener and fast learner, and can be a good critical friend. 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
An accomplished third sector CEO, leader and advocate. Offers comprehensive experience establishing and maturing charities that harness the power of sport and football to enhance communities and promote wellbeing, education, economic regeneration and inclusion. Provides specialist expertise in generating sustainable sources of income for football foundations. Has a demonstrable track record working with Boards to create compelling visions and strategies and inspiring management teams to implement them through robust business planning, financial management and governance. Read more
An executive director with vast experience in the charity sector, and recent experience in government departments; A dynamic leader of change with a passion for the charity sector and for organisations achieving their potential, who has instigated and managed improvements in finance, governance, ICT and operational processes. Creatively engaging board members and trustees, building partnerships to lead organisations. Read more
Sophie has worked with funders, government bodies, charities and social enterprises to develop and deliver place-based, capital, grant, blended, capacity building, remedial and quick response programmes. Services: Funding/capacity building programme design Programme troubleshooting Partnership development Project management Read more
Diane Platt is a dynamic fundraising leader with over 20 years of senior leadership experience and a passion for driving organisational success. As the founder of Diane Platt Consulting, she has empowered her clients to surpass their fundraising goals, securing millions in funding through her expert guidance in strategy, trust fundraising, and stewardship..
With a background in psychology and nursing, Diane brings a unique, people-centred approach to her work. Her career spans roles as CEO, Director of Fundraising, and Senior Manager at prominent charities, where she consistently transformed Read more
Iain’s expertise is building businesses working with brands such as Unilever, Aggreko, American Express, DuPont, American Red Cross, & AT&T. As Chief Executive, UK of iDE Global, he drove awareness of iDE’s sust dev programs in Asia, Africa & Central America, launched the iDE UK Fundraising Board, & built numerous business partnerships. His work with iDE Global, Unilever, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) has been in sust dev & CSR. Iain is Marketing Expert-in-Residence at Imperial College Enterprise Lab, & mentor with Imperial Venture Mentor Scheme, UCL Hatchery team, & London & Partners. Read more
Katherine is an experienced freelance charity consultant, specialising in empowering social good projects and enhancing social capital within communities. Bringing 12 years of charity management experience across a spectrum of roles, Katherine is recognised for her high-performance and values-driven approach. Her specialisms include facilitation, the innovation LEGO SeriousPlay method, Action Learning Sets, coaching, and consultancy, where she excels in building communities of practice, fostering participatory approaches, and effectively translating learning into action. Read more
Nicola is convinced that by working together, we can make the world a better, more just and equitable place, and loves exploring opportunities that challenge the systems and power dynamics that don't work for so many people. She advises on strategy setting and international fundraising, combining careful analysis and evaluation with reasoned and objective judgement. She thrives on contact with diverse organisations, supporting their initiatives flexibly and proactively to build strong and equitable partnerships and relationships based on positive engagement, accountability and transparency. 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
Lindsay is a community development professional with 26 years of experience working with and in both the public and voluntary and community sectors in the UK. Lindsay has particular experience with: - Voluntary and Community Sector Capacity Building: from organisational review and sustainable business planning, to cross sector partnership development; from fundraising strategy, to successfully securing funding (community and government funds, trusts and foundations). Lindsay commits her time and energy to understanding the organisations she works with, in order to achieve results for, and with them. Read more
With over 15 years of award-winning charity retail experience, John offers a comprehensive service for your charity retail growth needs. From basic recommendations to more in-depth consultations which include • Retail growth strategy. • E-Commerce strategy • Gift Aid Best Practice Analysis and recommendations going forward • Identify and full proposals for new or additional outlets • EPOS review and recommendations • Review and Best Practices for current retail estate and recommendations going forward • Staffing review • Bought in New Goods considerations • Recycling review and recommendations • R 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
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
25 years working on the www to go with 25+ years in Marketing and Business Analysis - for Commercial and Charity clients - helping as best possible the smallest and largest clients
Lead on telling (showing) a story to best effect and can help with CX/UX and 'Agile' - in ways that Charities can really benefit from
Often the 'basics' need to be revisited. Big investments in technology can come later. Known for helping client help themselves, for creating long lasting engagement that is measurable and really successful
Clients can do less but better and be happy! Read more
Susan has worked in charity and public sector organisations for over 25 years with a specific focus on trust and grant fundraising in the last 6 years. Susan has excellent research and strategy development skills and can help with developing a theory of change, a case for support, measuring social impact and devising monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Read more
A wide range of managerial experience, including Projects, Campaigns, Fundraising, Marketing, and Communications. Social Media. Strong verbal and written communication skills. IT literate. Operational and strategic planning skills. A decision maker. A logical thinker with excellent networking skills. A creative developer who can ‘ground’ ideas and take opportunities. “Hands-on” approach, a practical problem solver with extensive staff management experience. An established public speaker at public events, schools, and universities and to supporters and charity partners. A proven track record of success and achievement.
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With well over ten years of experience supporting the charitable sector, Helen has a wide range of experience, across the UK, which she brings to each assignment. From developing strategy and improving operational delivery to leading on £multi-million tenders. Helen has experience of mergers, service redesign and restructure as well as a wealth of experience at improving operations, measuring impact and evaluating funding streams. She has supported charities to streamline operations, providing better services for frontline users and regularly write successful funding bids for the charities she supports. 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
Lauren's mission is to help you do your best work. With a passion for doing good and varied background that has helped Lauren develop a unique combination of skills, her specialty is a to create a bespoke package of support that will help your charity achieve its goals. With several years of experience in commissioning and then tender writing, you can be sure that Lauren is a solid choice when it comes to statutory fundraising. Equally, in the Trusts & Foundations space Lauren has secured grants ranging from £2k to £200k and can adapt her approach to your specific needs. Lauren offers a range of packages to suit any budget, and loves to deliver support that helps you become more self-sufficient and get more return on your investment in fundraising. Services offered include: - Bid writing (statutory and philanthropic funders) - Bid proofing / editing - Bid writing mentoring - Facilitated workshops to develop fundraising strategies (and beyond) Lauren is also something of an all-rounder, with a keen attention to detail, masterful facilitation skills and ability to rapidly digest, interpret & synthesise information & insights - so, if you have a miscellaneous task you'd like support with, or are simply looking for ways to work smarter or more strategically, get in touch with Lauren to discuss your needs and find out how she could help. 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
Anna is a senior fundraising manager, with extensive experience of raising funds to develop new businesses and operations. Anna has been working at charitable sector for over seven years both in the UK and Europe. She is an expert in obtaining European Funding with an impressive experience of their processes, including registration, bidding, reporting and audit. Her expertise lay in sectors of education, children and young people, refugees, cancer research, environment with facilities and capital funding. Read more
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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
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