Core Competencies
With a proven track record in communication and fundraising, I offer flexible consultancy and project work to support the goals and objectives of a wide range of international clients. Services include:
- Strategic consultancy– work with clients to identify and agree communication and fundraising goals; assess, recommend and implement practical strategies to successfully meet goals and objectives
- Online communication– liaise with colleagues and stakeholders to develop websites, web content, blogs, social media and email campaigns to effectively communicate clients’ goals and objectives
- Reports and case studies – create annual and financial reports, case studies, success stories, fact-sheets
- Grant and funding proposals – implement situational and donor research, liaison with colleagues and stakeholders to set goals and objectives, write and submit proposals and liaise with donors
- Private–public partnerships – research, identify and approach suitable corporate bodies for partnerships, create materials for proposals and presentations, manage agreements and partner relationships
Differentiators
Over 25 years’ experience working in communications and fundraising for a wide range of organisations internationally – proven capability in achieving organisational and fundraising goals through online and offline communication, clear and concise copywriting, multi-channel fundraising campaigns and corporate partnerships
Collaborative approach – working together with clients to clarify their needs and identify the best, most practical and effective solutions to realise their ambitions according to resource and time constraints
Past performance
Strategic consultancy – established new membership scheme for Barbican Arts Centre increasing customer loyalty; lead management team of Royal Academy of Arts membership scheme (80,000 members) raising donations of over 4 million GBP annually; developing audience segmentation and communication strategy for Design Council to increase audience reach
Online communication – liaising with senior staff to develop new website for CARE Egypt, writing all content; develop communications and fundraising strategy including new website, blog and email and social media communication strategy for FMCH Indonesia and FMCH group, writing all text and video scripts
Reports and case studies – developed and wrote well-targeted annual and financial reports, case studies, programme and donor reports and fact-sheets for CARE Egypt and FMCH Indonesia
Grants, proposals and public-private partnerships – research, write and manage successful fundraising and partnership proposals and grants to achieve fundraising and communication goals