Nicholas Johnson Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

- Secured grants of $128,000 from Hyatt Community Grants and $200,000 from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Family Foundation to support the growth of the Youth Employment Programme. - Conducted detailed desk-based research using a variety of resources, such as accounts and online foundation directories, to identify funding opportunities and build an extensive portfolio and pipeline of funders for each of the organisation’s programmes – climate action, water stewardship, human rights… Show more - Secured grants of $128,000 from Hyatt Community Grants and $200,000 from The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Family Foundation to support the growth of the Youth Employment Programme. - Conducted detailed desk-based research using a variety of resources, such as accounts and online foundation directories, to identify funding opportunities and build an extensive portfolio and pipeline of funders for each of the organisation’s programmes – climate action, water stewardship, human rights and youth employment. - Led on discussions with Netherlands Enterprise Agency Jordan to develop a youth employment programme in the country, focussed on the tourism sector. - Developed and submitted a £100,000 proposal to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to support the development of the Planet Programme in 2022, with a focus on climate change and reducing carbon emissions in the hospitality industry. - Ensuring contractual compliance and the timely submission of clear and engaging grant reports and updates. This includes a grant with International Organization for Migration (IOM) to fund work on human rights in hotel supply chains. Show less

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

- Maintaining current donor relationships, including the timely submission of donor progressreports. This includes two recent quarterly reports for the Goldschmeding Foundation, whichreleased the next tranche of funding.- Organising and delivering engagement events such as the annual Funders’ Alliance meeting in February, which provided an opportunity to engage with supporters, showcase the organisation’s work and solidify relationships.- Preparing concept notes and proposals to… Show more - Maintaining current donor relationships, including the timely submission of donor progressreports. This includes two recent quarterly reports for the Goldschmeding Foundation, whichreleased the next tranche of funding.- Organising and delivering engagement events such as the annual Funders’ Alliance meeting in February, which provided an opportunity to engage with supporters, showcase the organisation’s work and solidify relationships.- Preparing concept notes and proposals to support the organisation’s programmes, including theCircle Lab for Cities and Circle Academy programmes.- Writing a fundraising policy to guide the organisation's fundraising. Show less

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

- Coordinating the foundation fundraising programme with a joint annual team target of€2,000,000. This included managing a portfolio of foundations and institutional donors, such asthe Ford Foundation, Porticus and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID).- Developing and writing high-value grant applications. This included working closely with thedirector of the U.S. regional hub to develop and write an application to the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation for a… Show more - Coordinating the foundation fundraising programme with a joint annual team target of€2,000,000. This included managing a portfolio of foundations and institutional donors, such asthe Ford Foundation, Porticus and the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID).- Developing and writing high-value grant applications. This included working closely with thedirector of the U.S. regional hub to develop and write an application to the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation for a health-related project, which resulted in a two-year grant of $477,500.- Effective stewardship of donors and building long-term donor relationships, exemplified by GRI’srelationship with Porticus. The relationship required months of cultivation and resulted in twoseparate grants of €300,000 and €750,000.- Working with the Thomson Reuters Foundation and GRI staff based in India and Brazil to developa media programme to help train journalists on sustainability reporting. Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Responsible for managing the trust fundraising programme, securing £368,000 against a targetof £250,000 in my first year of employment, and developing a strategy to increase annual incometo £500,000 per annum.- Writing high quality and engaging concept notes, grant applications and reports, including asuccessful application to The Wolfson Foundation that resulted in a grant of £92,000.- Creating and maintaining relationships with donors through high quality stewardship… Show more - Responsible for managing the trust fundraising programme, securing £368,000 against a targetof £250,000 in my first year of employment, and developing a strategy to increase annual incometo £500,000 per annum.- Writing high quality and engaging concept notes, grant applications and reports, including asuccessful application to The Wolfson Foundation that resulted in a grant of £92,000.- Creating and maintaining relationships with donors through high quality stewardship andcultivation. This included facilitating donor meetings, such as a site visit by the director of thePeter Harrison Foundation that resulted in a grant of £30,000.- Identifying prospect donors and conducting detailed and thorough research, exemplified by therelationship I built with The Fidelity UK Foundation, a new prospective donor that invited us toapply for a grant of £100,000 towards a capital project.- Working closely with finance to formulate accurate project budgets and forecasts and trackexpenditure.- Developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the organisation was GDPRcompliant when the legislation was introduced in May 2018. Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Responsibility for managing the trust fundraising programme and securing a target of£450,000 per annum. Achievements included a restricted three-year grant of £401,000 from theJTI Foundation, a donor based in Switzerland.- Responsible for developing and implementing a small trusts and foundations mailing programmethat raised over £100,000 a year in unrestricted funds.- Building and maintaining good relationships with new and existing donors. This included theHalley… Show more - Responsibility for managing the trust fundraising programme and securing a target of£450,000 per annum. Achievements included a restricted three-year grant of £401,000 from theJTI Foundation, a donor based in Switzerland.- Responsible for developing and implementing a small trusts and foundations mailing programmethat raised over £100,000 a year in unrestricted funds.- Building and maintaining good relationships with new and existing donors. This included theHalley Family, which resulted in an annual grant of £30,000.- Identifying and researching prospect donors using a variety of resources such as annual reportsand the Trust Funding and Charity Commission websites.- Ensuring high quality cultivation and outstanding stewardship, illustrated by a meeting I arrangedwith Gyalwang Drukpa, a Buddhist leader who donated £10,000 following the earthquakes inNepal in 2015. Show less

London, United Kingdom

- Responsible for securing £250,000 per annum, comprising both restricted and unrestrictedgrants. This included a £10,000 grant from the Haramead Trust, a new donor, to fund theorganisation’s Moneywise project.- Worked closely with service delivery teams to identify and follow up on new fundingopportunities.- Formulated accurate project budgets that incorporated full cost recovery.- Represented Centrepoint at donor events, such as the Winter Whites Gala, a black-tie… Show more - Responsible for securing £250,000 per annum, comprising both restricted and unrestrictedgrants. This included a £10,000 grant from the Haramead Trust, a new donor, to fund theorganisation’s Moneywise project.- Worked closely with service delivery teams to identify and follow up on new fundingopportunities.- Formulated accurate project budgets that incorporated full cost recovery.- Represented Centrepoint at donor events, such as the Winter Whites Gala, a black-tie event heldat the Royal Albert Hall, and annual Sleep Out fundraising event. Show less

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

- Responsible for securing a target of £100,000 per annum, comprising both restricted andunrestricted funding.- Designed and implemented a system of monitoring and evaluating the organisation’s services,and responsible for monthly reporting to the senior management team.- Managed the ‘Rebuilding Lives Through Sport’ grants programme, which included writing an endof programme report for the Trustees on the impact and effectiveness of the programme.