Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm

Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm Email and Phone Number

Fundraising and Marketing consultant working with some wonderful causes @ West of England Rural Network
Bristol, Somerset
Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm's Location
Peasedown St John, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm

I am a fundraising and marketing consultant offering over 30 experience across a wide range of income generating specialisms including;* community engagement activities* event planning and management* developing direct marketing programmes* managing media campaigns incorporating radio, print and social media* researching grant making trust and writing applications and reports.With many years working in the not for profit sector, I have been responsible for managing teams, developing budgets and working with external contractors to deliver services. I am now offering my experience to support charities and companies with the development of their fundraising and marketing capability, develop new programmes of work, or provide "hands on" support when needed.

Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm's Current Company Details
West of England Rural Network

West Of England Rural Network

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Fundraising and Marketing consultant working with some wonderful causes
Bristol, Somerset
Website:
wern.org.uk
Employees:
16
Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm Work Experience Details
  • West Of England Rural Network
    Village Agent
    West Of England Rural Network Jun 2021 - Present
    Midsomer Norton, England, United Kingdom
    I am supporting families in Midsomer Norton, Radstock and Westfield with a range of health and wellbeing issues. Demand for services increased significantly as we come out of the pandemic. I have worked with over 60 families in last 18 months covering a broad range of health and social welfare issues.
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  • Bath Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens Association
    Fundraising Consultant
    Bath Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens Association Mar 2015 - Present
    Bath, England, United Kingdom
    I have worked with the team at BEMSCA for over 7 years providing a range of marketing and fundraising support. Over the last 18 months I helped secure over £140,000 in trust income to support both office based projects and develop the charity's out reach work in the community from COVID emergency funding. I am currently managing a project which is looking at the physical and mental impact of COVID on the BAME community and attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine.
  • Wiltshire Rural Music School Limited
    Fundraiser
    Wiltshire Rural Music School Limited Apr 2021 - Nov 2022
    Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom
    Wiltshire Rural Music offer a range of musical opportunities to hard to reach communities in rural communities across Wiltshire. We offer music in care homes, care settings, schools and at our head office (the Hub) in Trowbridge. We are also running a project called Visible Voices, working with marginalised groups to create a song which celebrated who they are.
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  • Active And In Touch
    Fundraiser
    Active And In Touch Mar 2022 - Oct 2022
    Frome
    Supporting the Service Manager and Trustees with the development of new fundraising opportunities. A&IT run a vital befriending service supporting local residents affected by loneliness.Reference from the Manager about the work completed;One of Michael's outputs whilst he worked for us was to produce a Fundraising Strategic Plan identifying what we were doing well and where we can improve. He produced an excellent document which we still use all the time to improve our fundraising ability. We recently used it as a key part of a National Lottery bid where it was highly praised by their bid assessor. I would highly recommend Michael to any charity.
  • Welton Free Rangers Families Cic
    Fundraising Consultant
    Welton Free Rangers Families Cic Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
    Midsomer Norton, England, United Kingdom
    Supporting the management team to set up a new Equine Therapy Centre to support pre school aged children. Will be co-ordinating the fundraising and helping to market this new facility.
  • Qts Fundraising
    Telephone M
    Qts Fundraising Apr 2020 - Feb 2021
    Bath
    Telephone caller working on a range of fundraising and marketing campaigns. My calls focused on several different campaigns including welcome calls, gift solicitation, regular giving upgrades, gift aid and recruiting lottery players. Charities clients included Sue Ryder, Epilepsy Society, Education Support, Essex and Hertfordshire Air Ambulance and several Wildlife Trusts.
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  • Bath Theatrical Masketeers
    Coordinator
    Bath Theatrical Masketeers Apr 2020 - Feb 2021
    Bath, England, United Kingdom
    After the COVID-19 lockdown was introduced in March 2020, I helped create and manage a group called the Bath Theatrical Masketeers to make and give away reusable fabric facemasks for frontline staff. I raised over £3100 to fund the project and recruited over 50 volunteers to help with sewing and delivering masks. We distributed over 8300 masks to care homes, care providers, schools, pharmacies, hospitals, welfare charities and 10 foodbanks across BANES, Somerset and Bristol.
  • African Health Forum
    Fundraising Consultant
    African Health Forum May 2020 - Nov 2020
    London, England, United Kingdom
    Providing ongoing fundraising and marketing support to help the group raise funds and recruit new supporters / donors. I secured funding from local grant giver in Camden to purchase iPads and training for senior members of the Forum to improve online and digital skills. I also planned and delivered a virtual fundraising course for representatives across all 12 member groups of the African Health Forum.
  • Wiltshire Rural Music School Limited
    Fundraising Consultant
    Wiltshire Rural Music School Limited Mar 2020 - Sep 2020
    Trowbridge, England, United Kingdom
    Supporting the team with development of fundraising and marketing activity. This has included development of trust programme to support a campaign called Keep Music in Mind. Offering classical music recitals in care homes
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  • Frome Town Football Club
    Commercial Manager
    Frome Town Football Club Apr 2016 - Jul 2018
    Frome
    Managing current and new club commercial sponsors. I am also exploring ways that FTFC can develop new income streams and maximize promotion of the very good onsite bar and recreational facilities on site.
  • African Initiatives
    Fundraising Manager
    African Initiatives Jun 2016 - May 2018
    Bristol
    I was employed initially as part time trust fundraiser to help draft applications and reports. I was asked to take on Fundraising Manager role managing three staff (Trust Fundraiser, Community Fundraiser and Communications Officer). In addition to staff management I co-ordinated direct marketing campaigns including two successful Big Give Christmas Appeals and co-ordinated our 20th anniversary celebrations which finished with a gala dinner which raised over £17,000 for the charity.
  • Chess In Schools And Communities
    Fundraising Consultant
    Chess In Schools And Communities Mar 2016 - Jan 2017
    Supporting the team in the South West to secure sponsorship from local companies and grant givers to enable more primary schools have access to chess.
  • Prospect Hospice
    Fundraising Consultant
    Prospect Hospice Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
    Swindon, United Kingdom
    Supporting fundraising team with the development of the Prospect Hospice Weekly Lottery and mentoring a member of staff as she moved across from Events Fundraising to Donor Development Manager role. This was an interim role while a new Direct Marketing Manager was recruited.
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  • Connecting Capacity
    Fundraising Consultant
    Connecting Capacity Sep 2014 - Sep 2015
    Midsomer Norton
    Providing fundraising advice and "hands on"​ support for a broad range of charities including SJ's Peasedown, SARSAS, KADDAR, MANI AC and AoHL. Work includes drafting fundraising strategies, event management, drafting trust applications and developing donor recruitment and stewardship programme. Helped with drafting applications and researching new funding opportunities.
  • Michael Auton Consultancy
    Owner
    Michael Auton Consultancy Apr 2014 - Jan 2015
    South West
    I have worked with eight different Bluebird Care offices and host of charities, helping co-ordinate new customer recruitment campaigns, drafting fundraising strategies and providing "hands on" fundraising support.
  • Forever Friends Appeal
    Fundraising Consultant
    Forever Friends Appeal Apr 2014 - Jul 2014
    Bath, United Kingdom
    Drafted new applications and cases for support documentation for small trusts and foundations. Researched new trusts, following up past funders and developed a data management system to ensure information about giving criteria, application process etc has been recorded appropriately. This was a three month interim position while a new trust fundraiser was recruited.
  • Happy Landings Animal Shelter
    Fundraising Consultant
    Happy Landings Animal Shelter Apr 2014 - Jun 2014
    Shepton Mallet, Somerset
    I produced a Fundraising strategy which reviewed all the main income streams across the charity for the last three years and provided recommendations and action list to be taken forward. Based on the strategy, I was asked to deliver the charity's first direct mail appeal and organise a black tie dinner in support if their Bark Appeal. Event raised over £11,000 and was a great success.
  • The Jessie May Trust
    Fundraising Support
    The Jessie May Trust Apr 2014 - Jun 2014
    Kingswood
    Three month interim cover to provide telephone fundraising support to recruit participants for a corporate engagement event, community fundraiser called Time for Tea and charity Newfoundland Dog Rescue event at Portishead Harbour.
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  • Positive Action On Cancer
    Fundraiser
    Positive Action On Cancer Jul 2013 - Dec 2013
    Frome
    I was the only full time fundraiser responsible for a number of different activities including researching possible trust grants, drafting applications and reports; managing a part time community fundraiser; developing media activities and direct marketing (including designing and mailing an appeal).
  • Action For Me
    Trust Fundraiser / Community Fundraiser
    Action For Me Jul 2012 - Jul 2013
    Bristol, United Kingdom
    • Raised over £197,000, an increase on previous financial year.• Researched new charitable trusts and drafted appropriate applications for support.• Worked with service, finance and communication staff across the charity to identify programmes of work that could be developed into cases for support” for funding.• Co-ordinated community fundraising including the management of runners in various events across the UK, supporting individual fundraisers and developed ideas for our “Dressing Gown Days”.• Co-ordinated a direct marketing appeal, reviewed legacy fundraising and recruitment of new regular givers
  • National Osteoporosis Society
    Donor Development Manager
    National Osteoporosis Society Sep 2008 - Apr 2012
    Camerton, Nr Bath
    • Responsible for the recruitment and stewardship of new donors for a national charity with an annual income of £3.2 Million of which I was responsible for £525,000.• Coordinating the design, distribution and analysis of an ongoing programme of national appeals and raffles.• The development of marketing campaigns and material to attract and recruit new donors• The development of a regular giving programme through direct marketing and telemarketing• Managing all in memorial giving, tribute funds and an online in memorial book
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  • Meningitis Trust
    Individual Giving Manager / Community Development Manager
    Meningitis Trust Nov 2004 - Sep 2008
    Stroud
    • Responsible for reviewing and implementing a direct marketing campaign to recruit and service donors• The management of a programme of appeals and regular giving initiatives• The management of two major national events – Coffee Break that raised over £87,000 in 2007 and Toddle Waddle that raised £256,000 in 2008.• The development of relationships with schools and universities, including RAG initiatives and a poetry competition fronted by Michael Rosen, the Children’s Laureate• The development of a family fundraising event – Walk in the Park• The management of the South Team following a restructure in 2007, including the development of their work programmes and training.
  • Education And Resources For Improving Childhood Incontnence
    Fundraising Manager
    Education And Resources For Improving Childhood Incontnence Aug 2004 - Jul 2005
    Kingswood, Bristol
    • I was the first full-time Fundraising Manager for ERIC and I was responsible for raising core funding• The development of a direct marketing programme• Researching, writing and submitting trust Fundraising proposals• Event and community fundraising• The development of a Corporate Fundraising Programme
  • Research Institute For The Care Of Elderly (Rice)
    Fundraising Manager
    Research Institute For The Care Of Elderly (Rice) Jul 2002 - Aug 2004
    Bath, United Kingdom
    • Responsible for developing a direct marketing strategy including appeals and a marketing redesign that improved the response levels and average donations• The development of ‘Memory Challenge’ – a community event that raised awareness and funds for the charity• Trust Fundraising - £35,000 from a largely new donor base
  • Tree Aid
    Fundraising Manager
    Tree Aid Mar 2000 - Jun 2002
    Bristol United Kingdom
    • Head of Unrestricted Fundraising, generating an income of £356,000 in 2000/01 and £425,599 in 2001/02• The development of a direct marketing programme targeted at recruiting new donors and including a ‘Friend get Friend’ initiative• The design and implementation of a coordinated individual giving programme including online giving, appeal mailings, telemarketing and appeal mailings• The management of a Radio 4 appeal that raised over £22,000• The coordination of the annual Sculptree auctions that raised an average of £17,000 per year under my management
  • Whale And Dolphin Conservation
    Fundraising Manager / Direct Marketing Manager
    Whale And Dolphin Conservation Jan 1993 - Apr 2000
    Bath, United Kingdom
    • Responsible for raising an annual income of £1.5 Million from a 65,000 strong supporter base• Planning and implementing a raffle every six months raising over £150,000 annually• Coordinating WDCS’ national events and community fundraising• Developing and managing a national programme of sponsored walks raising over £70,000 annually• Organised the premieres for Free Willy and Free Willy 2 (The Adventure Home) raising over £11,000• Coordinated the national advertising and marketing for the Adopt a Dolphin and Adopt a Whale campaigns
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Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm Skills

Charities Fundraising Charity Philanthropy Nonprofits Volunteer Management Third Sector Donor Management Community Development Grants Event Planning Event Management Stewardship Donor Recognition Prospect Research Social Media Major Donors Community Engagement Letter Writing

Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm Education Details

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Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm works for West Of England Rural Network

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Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm's current role is Fundraising and Marketing consultant working with some wonderful causes.

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Michael Auton Minstf, Dipdm attended University Of The West Of England, Staffordshire University, Maru A Pula School, Botswana, Wells Cathedral School.

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