Anna Cooper Email & Phone Number

- Responsible for Corporate, Trusts, Major Gifts and Special Events

- Managed and led a new business team of five people, responsible for their personal development and continual progress- Developed and worked to a five year corporate new business strategy- In year 1, exceeded team income target- Secured a number of new partnerships including charity of the year partnerships, strategic partnerships and a TV media appeal with combined worth in excess of £3.5m- Worked cross organisation to secure project information from Services, Influencing, Campaigns and International divisions- Managed Corporate Partnerships income and expenditure budgets and financial reporting

- Lead on corporate fundraising for the charity- Won a £600K partnership with an international bank- Worked with director of fundraising on writing the fundraising strategy and setting budgets and targets- Managed members of the corporate fundraising team- Securing sponsorship for events over £100K- Worked closely with trustees on developing relationships with their contacts- Developed and managed all corporate approaches over £50K- Managed large partnerships with companies- Managed personal relationships with potential and current major donor supporters including celebrities

- Won partnerships with JTI, Celebrity Big Brother, Bradford & Bingley, Clinton Cards and Abbey- Responsibility of setting new business targets and writing strategy on how to achieve them- Negotiated a license agreement with Marvel for classic Spider-Man merchandise- Managed all aspects of the Stelios Award including liaising with Sir Stelios and judges, short listing and interviewing applicants and making arrangements for the awards night- Worked closely with different teams on gaining the right information for proposals- Wrote proposals, attended meetings and lead pitches for funding

- Won multi-year partnerships with Travis Perkins and Coors Brewers- Managed a variety of different corporate accounts, including Coors Brewers, MBNA, AOL, Northumbrian Water, Abbey and Nokia- Developed current clients so that Mencap achieve maximum benefit from their support- Attended presentations with clients to motivate groups of staff- Worked to ambitious new business targets based on calls, proposals and meetings- Managed new business days and motivate the team to produce results- Wrote proposals and write and attend pitches to companies