• Undertook a comprehensive review of the organisations donor acquision programme. Gained approval from the board for continued investment.• Reviewed and restructured a large planned campaign, developed the case for support and initiated the development of the public phase • Developed corporate fundraising strategy

• Advised and led Executive Team and Board in restructuring a major Capital Appeal• Doubled major donor income • Kept team motivated and on target through and organisational restructure• Researched and authored several cases for support

• Responsible for keeping a team of 28 on track to achieve a £4 million income target.• Team depleted and demotivated due to a restructure that has been pending for over a year• Achievements include steadying the ship and keeping income above budget

• Responsible for managing the Trust’s special events programme• Permanent Event Manager left at short notice with only three months until a key event• Implemented the organisations’ first crisis management plan and substantially increased income for a key event

• Responsible for developing a Fundraising and Communications strategy from scratch involving major donor, individual giving, legacy, trust, church and community income streams. • Grant giving organisation with a spent down fund • Restructured the department and recruited a team of 15 to achieve ambitious growth.

• Developed and implemented a new major donor strategy which included the management of a programme of special events• Also responsible for leading a cross divisional team of ‘innovation champions’ with responsibility for nurturing and developing creativity, ideas and new product development • TCS struggled to recruit a Head of Major Donors so decided to select an internal candidate to do a four month work shadowing placement with the Development team at the United Way of the Bay Area, San Francisco including a major gift training course at the Centre on Philanthropy at Indiana University.• Grew major donor income to £250K and personally cultivated several major gifts

• Responsibilities included leading a strategy to grow and develop income from an overseas and sporting challenge programme, special events and mass participation appeals. • Events and Appeals income had been in decline for some time due to saturated market and elderly supporter base• Restructured the team for optimum growth• Secured funding for and implemented a new mass participation national event.