Fundraising Leadership
Income, whether unrestricted or restricted, is the lifeblood of a charity. Being able to generate it effectively through a diversified strategy, and understanding its most effective uses is critical to survival. How is your income going?
Having been a member of the Senior Leadership Team for a large international charity for 5 years I have an excellent grounding across all types of fundraising and specific in-depth experience of restricted income generation, particularly from institutional/statutory sources. I am a full member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
My experiences include:
Leading 70% growth in institutional income over 5 years to generate a portfolio valued at £29m in FY23/24.
Account Executive to 15+ institutional donors.
Forecasting £90m annual income across mass-market, philanthropic and institutional sources.
Leading an emergency mass-market appeal raising £4.3m.
Optimisation of legacy, regular giving and events strategies.
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Design of projects to pitch for funding to major donors, trusts and foundations or institutional donors
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Developing donor engagement strategies. Account executive for institutional donors.
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Developing strategy for multi-source income generation including mass-market, philanthropic and institutional sources
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Modelling to forecast and scenario plan income.
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Appraisal of fundraising investments and prioritisation of the portfolio
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Ensuring effective governance of fundraising so that operations are compliant with legislation, regulatory bodies and corporate priorities.
“Richard is a highly capable and experienced senior leader. Highly driven, and able to handle very large, complex workloads. He has also been able to get the best out of the teams he has led, maintaining good morale, keeping on track with strategy and vision.”
- SL, Director of Fundraising