I'm a philanthropy and non-profit sector specialist with 25+ years experience in New Zealand and the UK. I manage The Gift Trust, NZ's only national philanthropic advisory service offering Donor Advised Funds. We help people and organisations who want to support the charitable sector, making their philanthropy more effective, easy and well-informed. The Gift Trust also operates Gift Collective, a fundholding service for charitable initiatives where we provide their financial backbone and structure so they can receive philanthropic funding easily and with the right compliance. I'm adept at helping philanthropists to refine their funding strategy, researching and selecting charitable recipients, conducting due diligence and managing respectful and collaborative grant relationships. With thorough knowledge of and contacts in the New Zealand non-profit and philanthropic community, I am committed to building strong and equitable relationships with funding recipients.