Strategic, collaborative individual giving specialist with 10+ years’ experience across donor retention, CRM optimisation, and life cycle fundraising. Certified in Fundraising (Chartered
Institute of Fundraising, 2021–2022) with a proven track record of delivering innovative fundraising campaigns, developing best practice toolkits, and providing expert support to maximise donor engagement and income growth across multiple markets.
Passionate about using insight-driven approaches and knowledge sharing to drive sustainable supporter relationships and deliver impact for animal welfare.
• Leads retention and digital individual giving strategies for the UK, providing insight and expertise to support wider international fundraising goals.
• Develops and delivers engaging donor stewardship journeys and automated campaigns, increasing retention and lifetime value.
• Provides strategic guidance, toolkits and templates to support local teams in delivering consistent and effective supporter communications.
• Monitor KPIs and donor trends, producing regular insight reports and recommendations to optimise performance.
• Delivers training and share best practices with fundraising colleagues to embed a supporter-first, data-driven approach.
• Drives innovation through A/B testing and audience-led content, ensuring continual improvement of donor journeys.
• Acts as CRM gatekeeper, ensuring GDPR compliance and effective data management.
• Collaborate with global fundraising, content and social teams to ensure alignment and share learnings.
• Delivered multi-channel digital fundraising campaigns, managing budgets, stakeholders and performance analysis.
• Developed donor engagement strategies to improve retention and reactivation.
Founder of IndieDog charity music festival, writer/director of award-nominated indie film, world traveller, dog-lover, live music fan and passionate about social good.
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