Fundraising consultancy

Do you or your team need some help with high value fundraising? Do you need additional expertise? Do you need to make a major change, or a number of efficiency gains? Or do you have a project you just don't have capacity for?

Do you have a new team member to induct? Do you need to build your fundraising skills? Or do you need a fundraising proposition pulled together?

These are the kinds of things I can help with. I am an experienced fundraiser, specialising in Trusts, Major Gifts, efficiency gains, cases for support, and proposal development.

My approach: building you up to put myself out of a job

My aim is to build the skills of you and/or your team, as well as your resources, knowledge and capacity so that you don't need me any more.

That might be by training the team on a particular part of fundraising, mentoring those members who need the most support, and attending pipeline meetings.

Or it might be taking on a project you're just not getting to, while helping you to recruit for someone to continue the work.

Those are just a couple of examples, I am equipped to tackle most projects in the High Value Fundraising space, but my approach always remains: ultimately you need permanent staff managing your fundraising to build strong relationships, so I want to put myself out of a job.

My style of interim cover: not just doing the job

Is your team low on capacity? Has someone left or is leaving and you're not going to be able to recruit straight away? I can cover a role in the interim, from as junior as a Fundraising Manager, to a Head of Team, to a Head of Fundraising role.

Where I'm covering more junior roles, I tend to combine that with improving team processes, training the team, and supporting with recruitment. Most recently, at Norwood, from February to July 2022, I covered a Trust Manager role, bringing in two grants, alongside delivering process change and team training, and successfully recruiting a new Trust Officer.

I also build tools to make life easier for the new recruit, whether that's starting a Case for Support /FAQ document, updating your CRM guide, or writing a team handbook.

Interim

My clients: not just anyone

My experience is broad, covering charities large and small, national and international:

Smaller charities: Bookmark had income of a few hundred thousand when I started. Masorti Judaism similarly. FoodCycle.

Medium charities: Norwood, Sense International.

Big charities: British Red Cross, Refuge, The Children's Society.

Areas of work include: international development, education, children, women and Jewish community.

But I'm not a jack of all trades. There are a few kinds of charities I don't work with, because I don't have the relevant expertise, so I'm not the best person to support them. They are:

Charities with under £100,000 annual income
The arts, schools, higher education, religious charities other than Jewish ones, hospitals and hospices, single issue health other than mental health.

To find out how I can support you

Get in touch, and we'll arrange a short call where I we can introduce ourselves, I can tell you more and you can ask questions.

Contact

Niamh Kilalea, Interim Head of High Value, Refuge

"Anna supported both the Trusts and Major Gifts Team. She drafted two major applications, including one with a value of £200k+, wrote three cases for support, an Xmas appeal and filled in when we needed some prospect research in a hurry. She was dedicated and thorough, and able to be flexible to our needs."