Ruth Irwin Email & Phone Number

For the past 30 years Ruth has worked as a major gifts fundraising consultant in the UK, having been previously trained in the US. She was initially heading up her own Consultancy and then as a Managing Consultant and Board Member for the Chapter One Group /Ketchum (US Capital Campaign Consultancy). For 5 years she was the Major Gifts Director for the London based Domain Group and is now a Major Gifts Consultant, Principal and Founder of Ascent.Ruth has worked with clients in strategic planning, fundraising reviews and feasibility studies with a particular emphasis on setting up and planning the Major Gifts Programme and the Mid-Value Programme. She has helped many charities set up their first Major Gifts and Mid Value Programmes by mentoring practitioners to develop their skills; additionally coaching Major Gifts’ staff to improve their effectiveness.She has experience of training in fundraising and speaking at conferences: “How to plan a winning Fundraising Programme”, “Getting started”, “Attracting Funds for Capital Projects”, “Donor Development”, “Major Donor Cultivation and Solicitation”, “Ask Training” and “Gold Digging or Polishing Diamonds” at the Aiming for Excellence Conference.Follow Ruth's blogs at: www.ascentphilanthropy.co.uk. Contact: ruth@ascentphilanthropy.co.uk

Listed skills include Fundraising, Charities, Nonprofits, Public Speaking, and 25 others.

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  University Of Birmingham

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