We’re Fundraising Everywhere and Everywhere+. With over 30 years’ of fundraising experience between us, we know fundraisers dedicate their careers to good causes…but often without access to formal training or support. Fundraising Everywhere is a community for people like you - fundraisers and future charity leaders - to: ● find community and make connections ● discover new developments and strategies ● learn from experts and one another Then get back to work with improved clarity, confidence and conviction. Run by fundraisers for fundraisers, Fundraising Everywhere helps you raise your confidence, your skills and charity income.
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Navigating Powerful Funders - Major Donor Edition
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Speakers:
Martha Awojobi: Curator & Host
Martha is a consultant who has worked in the charity sector for almost a decade in fundraising roles, from face to face, individual giving, to crowdfunding, digital and corporate before starting her own consultancy in June 2020. She was chosen as one of Fundraising Magazines 25 most outstanding fundraisers under 35 this year for her contribution to the fundraising sector. Martha is one of the organisers of #CharitySoWhite, a campaign that roots out racism in the charity sector and has been putting pressure on foundations to distribute emergency Covid19 funding equitably. Martha is currently curating and hosting the first BAME Fundraising Conference and has consulted with BAME fundraisers and organisations across the UK to design a programme of content that was made by BAME fundraisers for BAME fundraisers.
Layal Marten
Ugo Ikokwu: Independent Consultant
Ugo has over a decade experience working within the social sector. Most recently he was programme director at The Fore, where he led a team of (14) overseeing the distribution of grants into small charities, research, learning and evaluation, pro-bono and corporate partnerships. Helping to grow the organisation's grant giving budget and co-producing the first impact report to substantiate the org's approach to grant giving. Prior to that he worked for Social Investment Business (SIB) across the business development and investment team, where he was involved in deal origination, capital raising, investment and portfolio management of charities and social enterprises. He is an expert at designing programmes, and funds addressing a range of social needs. Ugo sits on several board and committees and is a director for YSYS and DINN (Both female-led enterprises seeking to address the under-representation of women in tech)
Patricia Hamzahee: Founder/co-Founder
After some 20 years in investment banking and financial communications, Patricia now helps social enterprises attract private capital and advises companies on their responsible investment strategies through her consultancy Integriti Capital. She is also working to diversify access to funding as co-founder of Extend Ventures. She is a Trustee of Ballet Black and Areté Network. She has been a Trustee and Chair of the Development Board of Black Cultural Archives. She is President of Friends of International House New York UK, Associate Director of The Finance Foundation, a member of Women in Social Finance and of the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation.