Alistair Fergusson Email and Phone Number

Account management of institutional donors.

Responsible for fundraising from a wide range of statutory funders (Scottish Government, Big Lottery Fund, European Community, etc) and trusts and foundations.

Development Co-ordinator for the Football Memories project, which uses memories of the game to help people with dementia. Responsible for securing the funding and developing the initial pilot into a highly successful national project.

Maternity cover post for Scotland’s leading charity providing support to people with dementia. Responsible for the development of all trust and corporate fundraising activities in Scotland and working closely with Alzheimer Society on joint UK-wide initiatives including a highly successful Charity of the Year partnership with Tesco.

Head of Fundraising in a maternity cover post for national charity working with young people. Responsible for the strategic planning and overview of all fundraising activities in Scotland, fundraising and financial management, policy setting and internal co-ordination, including target & budget setting, income & expenditure monitoring, and reforecasting.

Fundraising Manager for Scotland for national charity offering support to anyone concerned with prostate cancer, responsible for regional fundraising activities in Scotland and raising awareness of the disease and the charity itself.

Initially Marketing & Fundraising Manager for major charity working with homeless people in Glasgow & surrounding areas, responsible for all marketing & fundraising duties. Promoted in 1999 to Director of Marketing & Fundraising and member of Senior Management Team, contributing to the wider charity strategy and policies. In 2001, whilst continuing marketing & fundraising duties, I also took on Line Management responsibilities for the Finance and HR/Admin Departments. Following internal re-organisation in 2006, my post was restructured to become Head of Corporate Services, with overall responsibility for Human Resources, Finance & Funding, Training, Learning & Development, Health & Safety, IT & Systems, Office/Building Management, and other corporate responsibilities. Critical role in helping the organisation grow from an annual income of £275,000 to over £5 million, from 27 members of staff to nearly 200, and from four projects to fourteen.

Information Officer for the umbrella body for voluntary organisations in Scotland – handling enquiries from charities, the media & general public, producing information materials, developing library and database of resources.

Publicity & Fundraising Officer for national charity helping separating and divorced parents – responsible for all fundraising including trust, foundations, corporate and statutory sources, and publicity including production and sale of materials, public & media relations.

Administrator for small two-person charity helping homeless young Scots in London – involved in 1-to-1 work with clients, fundraising, publicity, media relations, networking & linking with Scottish organisations, and administration. Increased fundraising income from charitable trusts and individuals from £8,000 to over £60,000.