Danny Brothers
Northampton
Summary
I am an experienced, hardworking and energetic Community Fundraiser and Events Manager with over ten years’ experience in working in the charity sector.
My experience includes working as Community Fundraiser and Events Manager at organisations such as the Jo Cox Foundation, St Peter’s Hospice in Bristol and Bath Festivals. All of my roles have included fundraising as well as consistent and high level stewardship of fundraisers and volunteers. My previous roles have also included organising and administering a variety of events from small acoustic nights in local community venues to major national festivals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work history
Operations and Projects Officer
Jo Cox Foundation
Batley, North Yorkshire
09.2023 - Current
- Managing and co-ordinating events for the organisation, including community events, fundraising activities and team days.
- Managing and processing donations via our online system and keeping regular contact with our donors via email, newsletters and phone calls.
- Being part of a team leading community initiatives in Yorkshire, including putting together events inspired by residents to bring people together.
- Stewarding community fundraisers who are raising money via challenge events and Great Get Togethers.
- Organising physical collateral to be sent across the country to aid fundraising efforts.
Community Fundraiser and Events Coordinator
St Peter’s Hospice
Bristol
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Event managed three “Light Up A Life” Christmas events as well as coordinating the annual Christmas Tree collection across eleven postcodes in Bristol, where we collected over 1250 trees from across the city to recycle to fundraise for the Hospice.
- Enabled donor engagement by implementing innovative fundraising strategies.
- Held a large amount of supporter contacts that I was in touch with on a daily basis to make sure they felt well thanked, informed and in touch with the charities’ work.
- Completed daily administration tasks around donations and marketing.
Summer Events Assistant
New Wine Trust Limited
Ealing
06.2022 - 08.2022
- I worked over the summer months for New Wine, where I had previously been employed, to provide support to the Events Team in the lead up, and during, the New Wine summer festival
- The role included customer service via phone and email, administering waiting lists for children’s groups at the event and supporting volunteers throughout the festival.
- During the festival itself, I was part of the core team on site, helping delegates on a daily basis and answering queries throughout the day.
Assistant Event Manager, Festival Hub
Bath Festivals
Bath
05.2022 - 05.2022
- During the main Bath Festival programme in 2022, I worked as Assistant Event Manager for the Festival Hub - an outdoor event featuring live music, family crafts and information about the main festival programme
- My role involved overseeing the Hub space on an outdoor area, looking after a team of volunteers throughout the weekend and being a part of the set up and pack down of the area
Property Team Administrator
Trinity College, Bristol
Bristol
02.2022 - 03.2022
- I was employed by Trinity College, Bristol, on a temporary basis to provide administration support to the property team
- This included updating property information for all of the housing pool for the college, answering incoming emails and phone calls and supporting the Property Manager with day to day administration needs.
Events Team Coordinator
New Wine Trust Limited
Ealing
10.2018 - 09.2020
- Working for a charity based in London, the main part of this role was to be a part of a small team organising a national Christian festival and managing a programme of year-round events for church leaders across the country.
- I led the recruitment and administration of volunteers for certain areas of the festival and dealt with queries from customers of the festival on a day-to-day basis.
- This also included leading on smaller events across the year including planning the events from start to finish, ensuring all volunteers were recruited, logistics were planned in fine detail and all communications with other departments of the organisation were kept up to date and clear
- I would also be responsible for being on site at each event and for speaking with those attending to be an ambassador for the organisation, including encouraging people to donate money and to be a part of the organisations’ growth.
- Working at New Wine included a lot of unsocial hours which I embraced fully alongside the commitment and hard work of the rest of the team.
School Administrator - Maths and English
Northampton College
Northampton
01.2018 - 10.2018
- My role was to be the first point of contact for teachers in the Maths and English department of a large college.
- I dealt with student queries on a day-to-day basis and led a mentor programme to help some students gain access to extra support in their studies.
- I was also responsible for putting together the timetables for the department and making them fit with the rest of the college as well as administrating exam invigilators.
Events Manager
Bath Festivals
Bath
11.2014 - 10.2017
- I was employed by Bath Festivals to produce content and events for the Bath Festival (music and literature) and the Bath Children’s Literature Festival.
- My role was to provide support to all departments of the organisation including programming, production, marketing, creative learning, development and finance.
- This also included advancing artists and being the point of contact for submissions and enquiries for all festival artists.
- The role was incredibly varied and involved prioritising a large workload and working to a number of deadlines.
- During festivals I have also worked as event manager, front of house and artist liaison officer for festival events at a wide range of venues.
- My position also included producing content and events for the organisations’ ‘out of town’ programme in local communities outside of Bath.
- I programmed music events into Victoria Hall in Radstock as well as The Space in Keynsham, Midsomer Norton Town Hall and Paulton Library and looked after literature and children’s literature events in Radstock and Midsomer Norton libraries.
- This increased my experience in learning how music events can have such a positive impact on people’s lives in communities that don’t get the same level of support from local councils.
General Steward
Bath Forum
Bath, Avon
03.2014 - 07.2015
- I was employed on a part-time, temporary basis by The Forum in Bath where I was in the role of a general steward.
- The role has involved checking tickets for events at The Forum, fielding enquiries for the Box Office on the nights of events and helping to clear up the auditorium after the show as well as promoting future shows to audience members as they leave.
Community Organiser
Action to Re: generate Community Trust
London
11.2011 - 11.2013
- I was employed as a Community Organiser in Bath for the Action to Re: generate Community Trust.
- This involved building community in a particular area of Bath by way of knocking on doors, meeting people in cafés, churches and parks to listen to residents in order to find out what they love about where they live as well as what they find difficult.
- We then helped them to build projects and groups in their communities to give them an ownership and pride about where they live.
- This role improved my communication, leadership and facilitation skills as well as helping me to a lot about conflict/resolution.
Assistant Group Co-Ordinator
Buro Happold
Bath
01.2011 - 05.2011
- I worked as part of a busy team of architects to complete all of the staff administration needs such as spreadsheets, letters and documents produced on InDesign.
- I also took care of all hotels, meeting room and flight bookings, the replenishment of stationery and the day to day needs of the team.
Customer Service Administrator
Allport Ltd
Southampton
09.2008 - 10.2010
- I spent two years working in a busy imports office.
- This position consisted of utilising my organisational skills to prioritise a busy work load.
- My main duties were providing communication skills to liaise with customers and shipping lines.
- This role needed a high level of Microsoft Excel and Word skills in order to process the information gained.
- During this period of employment I learned how to work under a great deal of pressure as part of a small team.
Administration Assistant
NYK Line (Europe)
Southampton
06.2006 - 06.2008
- After graduating in 2006 I spent two years working as an administration assistant for a large shipping company.
- My main duties included customer services, high level of data input and general office duties.
- I corresponded to clients via telephone and e-mails ensuring excellent communications were implemented.
Education
PG Cert - Communities, Engagement and Enterprise
Brighton University
BA (Hons) - Media Writing
Southampton Solent University
A - English Language
Northampton College
A - General Studies
Kingsthorpe Community College
A/S - Economics
Kingsthorpe Community College
A/S - I.T.
Kingsthorpe Community College
Skills
- Excellent Project and Event Management skills
- High level of fundraising experience
- Strong communication skills
- Community engagement experience
- Attention to Detail
- Creative and innovative
- Podcasting (It's All Cobblers To Me and Absolute Women's Football)
References
Available on request
Timeline
Operations and Projects Officer
Jo Cox Foundation
09.2023 - Current
Community Fundraiser and Events Coordinator
St Peter’s Hospice
11.2022 - 05.2023
Summer Events Assistant
New Wine Trust Limited
06.2022 - 08.2022
Assistant Event Manager, Festival Hub
Bath Festivals
05.2022 - 05.2022
Property Team Administrator
Trinity College, Bristol
02.2022 - 03.2022
Events Team Coordinator
New Wine Trust Limited
10.2018 - 09.2020
School Administrator - Maths and English
Northampton College
01.2018 - 10.2018
Events Manager
Bath Festivals
11.2014 - 10.2017
General Steward
Bath Forum
03.2014 - 07.2015
Community Organiser
Action to Re: generate Community Trust
11.2011 - 11.2013
Assistant Group Co-Ordinator
Buro Happold
01.2011 - 05.2011
Customer Service Administrator
Allport Ltd
09.2008 - 10.2010
Administration Assistant
NYK Line (Europe)
06.2006 - 06.2008
PG Cert - Communities, Engagement and Enterprise
Brighton University
BA (Hons) - Media Writing
Southampton Solent University
A - English Language
Northampton College
A - General Studies
Kingsthorpe Community College
A/S - Economics
Kingsthorpe Community College
A/S - I.T.
Kingsthorpe Community College
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