Bid Writer

Profile With a background in journalism and PR, this associate has transferred their skills to the third sector and has proved successful as a trust fundraiser in various charitable sectors. Key Achievements Bringing four different funders together to raise the finance necessary to support a schools project for 180 disengaged young people in South London. Raising £100k from one trust to run an inner-London health care project for a national health charity. Putting together the whole project from start to completion for an educational charity's application for government funding ? successfully raising £757k in the first year, with subsequent funding for two further years. Running a successful trust fundraising campaign to raise money from local trusts across the country to fund local projects for uniformed youth groups in areas of multiple deprivation. Experience Over 20 years' experience in Marketing, PR and Journalism, working on a wide range of trade magazines and 11 years on a national newspaper. Setting up and running businesses including a PR company, a retirement magazine and an online art gallery. The last five years have been spent working for local and national charities as a fundraising manager, more recently focusing on trust fundraising and working on a self-employed basis. Has experience in Healthcare, Uniformed Youth Groups, Education, Disadvantaged Young People and Armed Forces Veterans. This associate is excellent at identifying opportunities and then liaising with operations managers to design projects that will fulfill the criteria of each particular funder.