Jodie Thompson Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Remote, Uk-Based

Primary duties include:1. Research and identify prospective major donors, with particular attention to the Effective Altruism (EA) community. 2. Build and nurture new relationships with individuals who are interested in THL UK’s work, finding appropriate and interesting partnership opportunities for them to help fund our work.3. Cultivate and steward major donors, whilst supporting the Head of Development and Managing Director to cultivate and steward their top prospects.4. Monitor, develop, and manage the major gifts pipeline, recording and reporting on all activity. 5. Research and identify relevant trusts and grant making bodies, with particular attention to the EA community. 6. Coordinate the trust and grant pipeline, recording and reporting on all activity. 7. Prepare and write funding applications. 8. Build strong, long-term relationships with major funders through a variety of channels and methods.9. Implement, maintain, and coordinate a schedule of communications to key funders, taking responsibility for drafting and collating content. Such as regular updates, quarterly progress reports and yearly impact reports, alongside bespoke reports as per the terms of any funding agreement. 10. Ensure that donors receive regular updates on the impact of their support, and opportunities to take part in other activities that may be of interest. 11. Prepare all relevant reports required by major funders, working closely with the Programs Team and relevant colleagues to articulate impact. 12. Working closely with the Digital Fundraiser, refine and grow THL UK's segmentation capacity on Engaging Networks with the aim of helping move progress donors through the pipeline and cultivate long-lasting relationships with these generous people. 13. Further develop compelling expressions of interest and funding proposals, working closely with relevant colleagues across the charity in conjunction with the Head of Development.

Main duties of my role include:1. To support the implementation of the next stages of the Major Gifts andMid-Value fundraising programme, aligned with the wider fundraisingstrategy, to increase sustainable net income for Cats Protection.2. Managing a portfolio of mid-value to high-value supporters (new and existing) providingbespoke journeys. Stewarding supporters to elicit solicited gifts to help with our aims.3. Recording of supporter information and communication on the CRMdatabase in a GDPR-compliant manner.4. Undertaking research on my portfolio and assisting with other research tasks as identified by the Major Gifts team.5. Support the overall thanking and revenue tracking, coding/recoding ofdonations for the Mid-Value and Major Donor team. Ensuring donors arethanked in a timely manner.6. Liaison with Cats Protection adoption centres and branches to help with thedevelopment of supporter relationships and spotting opportunities.7. To work with and build strong relationships with other departments toassist with the development of case studies, case for support materialsand outcome updates for our donors, showing how their donations havehelped.8. Support the identification of prospects via internal avenues – ensuringprocesses are maintained.9. Maintaining Major Gifts and Mid-Value programme information on the intranetsystem and other internal communications for staff and volunteers andexternal sites.10. Provide budgetary support, making sure appropriate reconciliation isperformed for all expenditure, ensuring purchase orders and invoice best practice isadhered to.11. Remaining up to date with industry best practice in Mid-Value and MajorGifts programmes to aid with benchmarking.

Part-time secondment in assisting the Major Donor Department.

Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom

Cats Protection is the UK's leading cat charity. As a feline welfare charity, we help 200,000 cats and kittens every year.As a Supporter Services Advisor, I am one of the first ports of contact for both members of the public and existing supporters. I am also responsible for maintaining the CRM database, Catalyst, in respect of new and existing contacts and providing administrative support for our Gifts in Wills, Cat Guardians, Cat Sponsorship and Membership teams. Other tasks include: - Providing accurate advice and information about our organisation- Maintaining good relations with the public, creating personalised communications- Income processing, setting up and amending regular direct debit donations for supporters- Managing our Gift Aid scheme for Cats Protection to claim money back from HMRC to provide much needed assistance to the many cats and kittens in need of help- Training and mentoring new members of staff in helping them to achieve their targets and goals

Kaizuka, Osaka

Worked in both junior high school and elementary school industry whilst based in Kaizuka.

Nara, Japan

Worked at three elementary schools helping to put the new MEXT curriculum into practice.

Sakai, Osaka

Worked at a junior high school helping to prepare lesson plans and act as a cultural ambassador. Taught grammar, language and culture to students aged 11-15. Communicating in both English and Japanese with co-workers to ensure smooth timetabling and flow of lessons.

Plymouth, United Kingdom

As part of the UK and European team, I educated individuals on the work of the charity and motivating them to get involved. I promoted our aims, animal welfare news and how Animals Asia are slowly reaching the goal of ending the bear bile trade across Asia. Liaising with our supporters was a large part of the role, especially about widespread media coverage on topics such as the Yulin Dog Meat Festival. I utilised our database daily to process donations, gift aid declarations, regular gifts and deal with the UK office's expenses whilst communicating with the global team. Assisted the events team with setting up outreach and fundraising events. Help with the development and management of the Animals Asia Supporter Journey planning and implementation, with specific focus on membership continuity and recruitment.

Burlington, Washington

I used my initiative and motivation to find further hands on animal experience during my free time around my internship in the United States of America. I was involved in dog walking and helping train dogs in the shelter’s care.

Bellingham, Washington Area

This was a company advocating all natural products. Each day 60 dogs were accommodated at the centre. I spoke to clients regularly regarding their dog’s progress and activities through the day. Clients had questions about nutrition and health, and I would recommend natural dog foods and inform them on diseases such as canine papilloma virus. I gathered a lot of hands on animal experience and learned positive reward based and clicker training. Additionally expanding my interpretation of canine behaviour and body language and the ability to explain this to owners. I gained detailed analysis skills as there were regular evaluations to complete on a range of behaviour problems occurring daily additionally enhancing my written communication. I had the drive to consistently better myself and took constructive criticism to adapt myself in becoming a better intern. This was a very high paced and stressful environment at times as I would be alone with 18-25 dogs in a room and would be solely responsible for their welfare and safety whilst under my care however I built a high-stress tolerance through this opportunity. I had the initiative to put forward my ideas to the manager and at staff meetings for ways to better the dog’s experiences whether individually or as a group. I developed a lot of positive teamwork and independence skills.

Plymouth, United Kingdom

I assisted the welfare officer with cat nutrition and health advice when clients came into the store and was also given information on stray cats brought into our care. I learned valuable skills such as customer service, verbal communication teamwork and numeracy in a retail environment. Managing, handling and dispensing money were also key skills I gained.

Animal Behaviour & Welfare, Animal Behavior And Ethology, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Undertook a Placement Year in the United States of America at Tails-A-Wagging and earned a Certificate in Work.

Education record

Activities and Societies: During my school life, I was elected Form Representative and Deputy Form Representative. I was a part.