ABout Me
After a decade in marketing and communications, mainly in the non-profit space, I've spent the last 20+ years working in fundraising. From a development director at Oxford colleges, to working with various charity and HNWI clients on a portfolio of assignments, I love what I do: helping people reach their philanthropy goals.
I was head-hunted in 2015 to be the consultant at Buffalo Fundraising Consultants, and after three happy years with them, I went solo. I now work with a portfolio of clients on a mixture of strategic & operational projects, advisory roles, training, and interim cover.
Whilst working in-house, I was responsible for a complete cross-section of higher education development activity at both an operational and senior management level. As a consultant, I have worked with over 60 institutions & organisations to-date, from schools & universities, through to global health, conservation, and arts charities. I have collaborated closely with leaders, boards and staff, providing director-level interim cover, training and mentoring support, alongside the many full consultancy projects.
Alongside the above, I teach yoga as Flexible Mindset Yoga and I volunteer as an Assistant County Organiser for the National Garden Scheme, managing a portfolio of gardens who open for the charity in The Cotswolds.
In my spare time, I love gardening, fitness, travel, attending cultural events & exhibitions, healthy food and cooking, outdoor pursuits, and as a life-long petrol head, I spend as much time as possible in and around classic cars.
Credit: Sarah Hall Photography
I am also the Philanthropy Affiliate for Acorn Capital Advisers, a team of experienced wealth management and family office practitioners, who empathise with the complexities of multigenerational wealth. Acorn provides support across vision, strategy, investments, philanthropy, structures, and governance as a family office adviser as well as acting as an outsourced family office to a select group of clients.