At Lime Green Consulting, we support charities and social enterprises to be more strategic, become more sustainable and access more funding. We provide a mix of strategic consultancy, bid writing support, training and coaching.We’ve raised well in excess of £2million for a broad range of causes, with a strong track record in securing National Lottery funding, major capital appeals, and setting up fundraising programmes from scratch. We run regular fundraising training courses in… Show more At Lime Green Consulting, we support charities and social enterprises to be more strategic, become more sustainable and access more funding. We provide a mix of strategic consultancy, bid writing support, training and coaching.We’ve raised well in excess of £2million for a broad range of causes, with a strong track record in securing National Lottery funding, major capital appeals, and setting up fundraising programmes from scratch. We run regular fundraising training courses in partnership with the School for Social Entrepreneurs, the Small Charities Coalition, Anglia Ruskin University and others.We specialise in helping charities and social enterprises with a turnover of under £1million, but we've worked with tiny start-ups, large established charities and everyone in between.I design and run our range of training courses, coordinate our team of associate consultants, facilitate strategic planning processes for management teams, and write major funding bids.Find out more about our work here: https://www.limegreenconsulting.co.uk/ Show less

I'm part of a team of eight charity sector specialists who have created this collective, following the closure of the Small Charities Coalition in spring 2022. We're all committed to providing tailored and trusted support to small charities, and working to an agreed set of small charity friendly values.

I present a new podcast called The Taming of the Shrewd, discussing under-explored topics that could be game-changing for fundraisers, charities and social enterprises. We deliberately focus on topics that people rarely get time to think about, but are easier than you might think to start putting into action.We publish a new episode roughly once a month, interviewing a different guest on their specialist subject. Each episode, we set ourselves the challenge of finding at least three… Show more I present a new podcast called The Taming of the Shrewd, discussing under-explored topics that could be game-changing for fundraisers, charities and social enterprises. We deliberately focus on topics that people rarely get time to think about, but are easier than you might think to start putting into action.We publish a new episode roughly once a month, interviewing a different guest on their specialist subject. Each episode, we set ourselves the challenge of finding at least three actionable things that any organisation has the ability to start doing, no matter how much free time or budget they have. Show less

Up until they sadly closed in March 2022, I was proud to support the work of the Small Charities Coalition by delivering regular fundraising and strategy training for charities with a turnover under £1million, and provide periodic mentoring to individual staff and trustees, helping them to work through specific challenges at their organisations.

Good News Shared features positive stories from organisations across the world - for those who are tired of reading negative, sad, depressing news and want to read more about the inspirational things people and organisations are doing every day.In my role as Ambassador, I help to promote Good News Shared, share new content and advise how the website can be further developed.http://goodnewsshared.com/

AbleChildAfrica is working towards a world in which all disabled children are fully included as equal members of society and are able to achieve their full potential. The charity works with five partner organisations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.As a member of the Board of Trustees, I was responsible for governance, strategy and promoting the charity as widely as possible. I was also a key member of the Fundraising Sub-committee, contributing to the development and execution of the… Show more AbleChildAfrica is working towards a world in which all disabled children are fully included as equal members of society and are able to achieve their full potential. The charity works with five partner organisations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.As a member of the Board of Trustees, I was responsible for governance, strategy and promoting the charity as widely as possible. I was also a key member of the Fundraising Sub-committee, contributing to the development and execution of the charity's fundraising strategy.http://ablechildafrica.org/ Show less

Managed the unit responsible for raising all unrestricted income and coordinating supporter communication:• Line managed three full-time staff plus temporary and voluntary staff• Directed an events portfolio including three overseas challenge events and three domestic running/cycling events with overall responsibility for budgeting, marketing strategy, project management, back office and logistics• Acquired and launched two fundraising events from another charity including… Show more Managed the unit responsible for raising all unrestricted income and coordinating supporter communication:• Line managed three full-time staff plus temporary and voluntary staff• Directed an events portfolio including three overseas challenge events and three domestic running/cycling events with overall responsibility for budgeting, marketing strategy, project management, back office and logistics• Acquired and launched two fundraising events from another charity including negotiation of commercial fees, drawing up a licence agreement and event re-branding• Directed ‘School Sponsorship’ individual giving programme raising £25,000 annually• Wrote copy for newsletters and appeals• Created an e-marketing account to allow stronger data analysis and follow-up marketing for mailings• Successfully applied for a Google Grant and used it to set up and manage a free Google AdWords account• Chaired a ‘Fundraising Advisory Board’ of young professionals to increase corporate fundraising opportunities• Developed content, brand identity and site structure for the new Link website• Oversaw a process to successfully apply for registered trademarks to protect Link brands Show less

• Reported directly to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Trustees on fundraising progress• Worked with the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Trustees to develop a ‘transition’ fundraising strategy during a period of change for the organisation• Contributed to the overall management and strategic direction of the organisation• Reviewed financial performance across all areas and made decisions about budgets and staffing requirements• Oversaw a redundancy process during a… Show more • Reported directly to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Trustees on fundraising progress• Worked with the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Trustees to develop a ‘transition’ fundraising strategy during a period of change for the organisation• Contributed to the overall management and strategic direction of the organisation• Reviewed financial performance across all areas and made decisions about budgets and staffing requirements• Oversaw a redundancy process during a period of cost-cutting Show less

• Line managed three full-time staff plus temporary and voluntary staff• Directed Link’s flagship event called ‘Hitch’, raising £500,000 annually at its peak• Launched a new ‘Uganda Bike Ride’ event which raised £40,000 in its first year• Oversaw recruitment of participants for teams entering the London Marathon and British 10k London Run• Organised special events including wine tasting evenings, anniversary events and conferences• Set budgets and staffing requirements for… Show more • Line managed three full-time staff plus temporary and voluntary staff• Directed Link’s flagship event called ‘Hitch’, raising £500,000 annually at its peak• Launched a new ‘Uganda Bike Ride’ event which raised £40,000 in its first year• Oversaw recruitment of participants for teams entering the London Marathon and British 10k London Run• Organised special events including wine tasting evenings, anniversary events and conferences• Set budgets and staffing requirements for all events• Developed brand identity, marketing strategy and project management cycle for all events• Produced and signed off all copy for promotional materials and digital content• Managed Facebook pay-per-click advertising, press coverage and paid advertising opportunities• Liaised with third parties including corporate sponsors, designers, PR agencies and software developers• Produced a processes handbook and redesigned communication, complaints & emergency response procedures Show less

Part of the Events Team and mainly responsible for running Link’s flagship event called ‘Hitch’:• Managed and coordinated teams of volunteer student representatives at 10 UK universities• Produced promotional materials and contributed to marketing strategy• Promoted the event via e-marketing and social media• Supported participants with their fundraising and preparation and answered email and telephone enquiries• Managed volunteer and junior staff• Recruited and… Show more Part of the Events Team and mainly responsible for running Link’s flagship event called ‘Hitch’:• Managed and coordinated teams of volunteer student representatives at 10 UK universities• Produced promotional materials and contributed to marketing strategy• Promoted the event via e-marketing and social media• Supported participants with their fundraising and preparation and answered email and telephone enquiries• Managed volunteer and junior staff• Recruited and supported a team of up to 50 runners annually for the British 10k London Run• Assisted staff in a regional Link office to set up and market an overseas cycling event called ‘Malawi Bike Ride’• Liaised with events companies to secure places in open challenges and recruited participants to fill places Show less