One of the UK's leading fundraising research consultants with specialist skills in prospect research and global fundraising market research, whose specialist areas include HNWIs, grantmaking trusts and foundations, corporates, and individuals giving. Having worked with a diverse array of charities and universities, including global INGOs, arts organisations, children's charities, disability charities and many others, Matt's specialist knowledge covers the UK, Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Matt has produced many in depth reports and scoping studies on fundraising globally and its implications for not-for-profit organisations, and have written numerous reviews and analyses of trends and developments in philanthropy globally, including co-authoring a chapter on Russian philanthropy for the award-winning book ‘Global Fundraising: How the World is Changing the Rules of Philanthropy’, published by Wiley. He also has experience of writing successful funding applications, fundraising and marketing copy for both web and print, and producing compelling case(s) for support.A member of the Institute of Fundraising (MInstF) he previously served for 6 years on the committee of the IoF's Researchers in Fundraising (RiF) Special Interest Group.