I am a consultant, providing advice to charities on their direct and digital communications and fundraising, as well as grant application-writing, campaign development and data insights.

• Lead a department of two teams/five staff and various volunteers and agencies, delivering all fundraising and communications programmes• Member of Senior Leadership Team, managing budgets and key internal and external relationships• Helping to bring the Trust through a period of growth, modernisation and restructuring to meet new challenges, expanding our influence and portfolio of nature reserves across Wiltshire and Swindon

Manage a high-performing team of 4 staff, various freelancers and agencies, and budgets totalling£3.5 million income/expenditureManage a complex programme of digital and direct marketing campaigns across all channels,generating 25,000 new DD supporters annuallyLead a substantial telemarketing conversion programme across warm and lapsed prospectsRepresent the department in international project teams, and develop new integrated leadgeneration products

At MDUK I managed a team of up to 7 staff and various volunteers (between 5-7 direct line reports), and a series of complex budgets totalling circa £1.5 million income/expenditure; additionally I jointly manage the Legacy budget, comprising another quarter of the charity's income year on year.My team was directly responsible for all warm and cold DM appeals and retention communications; digital marketing and email, web and social media activity; regular giving (excluding payroll);… Show more At MDUK I managed a team of up to 7 staff and various volunteers (between 5-7 direct line reports), and a series of complex budgets totalling circa £1.5 million income/expenditure; additionally I jointly manage the Legacy budget, comprising another quarter of the charity's income year on year.My team was directly responsible for all warm and cold DM appeals and retention communications; digital marketing and email, web and social media activity; regular giving (excluding payroll); in-house tele-fundraising; in memory giving and legacy marketing.In addition we provided year-round trading; database imports/exports, maintenance and training; manage magazine subscriptions and marketing; and handle gift aid claims and marketing.I also led a number of cross-organisational projects, such as supporter journey and communications planning, data capture and privacy compliance and new product development, such as raffles and supporter-led individual giving promotion. Show less

Manage targeted communications programme for all Amnesty UK supporters and prospectsSegmentation research and strategy for Amnesty audiencesDigital supporter journeysOffline communications supporting acquisition and retentionDeveloped key supporter recruitment products - sms network and picture marketing

Media liaison and strategyDirect all web presences, print publications and national events programmeContribute to high-level lobbying to UK government on voluntary sectorManage work programme for team of interns, contractors and communications assistantDevelop communications, social media and membership growth strategyDesign and implement national training programmeManage communications budget

Line manage team of 5 specialists, various volunteers and the e-communications budgetOversee e-communications strategy and implementation for whole organization - throughout the UK and all programme countriesGrow Save the Children’s donor and active support base, through branded, optimized e-communications and web sitesEnsure team and wider organization is operating at current best practice in e-communications, leading to greater operating efficiencies and income… Show more Line manage team of 5 specialists, various volunteers and the e-communications budgetOversee e-communications strategy and implementation for whole organization - throughout the UK and all programme countriesGrow Save the Children’s donor and active support base, through branded, optimized e-communications and web sitesEnsure team and wider organization is operating at current best practice in e-communications, leading to greater operating efficiencies and income generationMaximise online marketing opportunities, direct social media strategy, and ensure a robust technical infrastructure for Save the Children UKBuild online capacity, through international rollout of content author CMS programme Show less

Manage Communications Programme for 55,000+ activists, supported by two Campaigns Assistants and various volunteers including line managing internsDevelop e-comms strategy for volume and targetted communications for whole of UKManage various print and electronic publishing projects, control budget for Activism communicationsPromote growth of activist base through traditional and new mediaRepresent organisation in road shows, guest lectures