Then I really read the job pack, researched and realised it was the job for me. I thought I’d have a quick read and think of two or three things to say about why I wasn’t suitable basically, talking myself out of it. So, I opened the job pack when the kids were up at 6.00 am watching Peppa Pig one Saturday. As the closing date approached, I still wasn’t sure if I wanted to apply but the consultant was hounding me. When I saw the Director of Fundraising and Marketing role at Breast Cancer Care, I convinced myself they wouldn’t want me. An agency persuaded me to allow them to send my CV in…and the rest is history. A Director of Fundraising role came up at Action for Children, but I considered it a waste of time that they’d never see me and that I didn’t have the experience. I recruited a team of 100, knew everybody and had a great line manager (we love you Eric Grounds) but I realised in one of our management away days I was in ‘cosy corner’ so started seeing what was out there. I was a bit of an idle fundraiser to be honest appeal managers would be called to a monthly review meeting with the big-wigs and each month I’d proudly report that I had exceeded the monthly target required…with next month’s in the drawer already! That was good major donor fundraising.Ī job at Sue Ryderfor a Head of Regional Fundraising became vacant, supporting fundraising managers in all hospice and neurological centres, and I did that for seven years. It was Mayhew Animal Home and I’ve never looked back.įrom there I worked for Macmillan Cancer Supportas a Capital Appeal Manager in Epsom. I began as Commercial Events Manager for a marketing company then saw a tiny advert in The Guardian (when you actually bought a newspaper to job search) for ‘Events Manager, London Charity’ and applied directly to the trustees. Where did you start your career and any key roles along the way? I’m also responsible for our incredible Direct Dialogue fundraising team street and door-to-door fundraising, with around 150 people at its peak. We’ve seen a boom recently, possibly spurred by Marie Kondo’s Netflix series, but we always need more stock! Thankfully 2018 was a record-breaking year for income generation at Shelter as we’ve raised more than ever before, recruited more regular givers and smashed our Christmas fundraising targets too. There are around 90 Shelter shops on high streets with great community shop managers, assistant managers, volunteers and van drivers and they’re doing really well. I’m responsible for income generation with an amazing team of around 350 spread right across the UK, comprising fundraisers and shop staff. For example, our legal advisors might represent someone in court facing eviction or negotiate with a council to find a homeless family somewhere to go. Every year, Shelter helps more than four million people providing expert advice and support through our free helpline, face-to-face and online services. We're open 365 days a year so that no-one is left to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own. Shelter is changing and to help us we set ourselves five change mantras: Shelter will change the country, our enemy is social injustice, we say what we believe, we are all one Shelter, and we only do what meets our purpose. Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. We’ve recently spent time as a charity looking at Shelter’s purpose, what were we founded to do and how we deliver against that. That means we’re needed now more than at any other time in our history: for millions of our fellow citizens, the fundamental human need for a safe home is ignored. Shelter was founded 52 years ago, not by the wealthy or the powerful, but as a community organisation whose purpose was to change society. ![]() Hi Andy: how would you describe Shelter's purpose and the work you do? This month, Nicola was delighted to chat to Andy Harris, Director of Income Generation for Shelter UK and discover how his team contributes towards the charity’s invaluable work, why every donation bag tells a story and what to do when you’re stuck in cosy corner… We discover what they've learned along the way, what motivates them to get up in the morning and even what their dream breakfast might look like when they do. You'll find answers to these and much more in the latest Charity Careers, our series in which Nicola Greenbrook talks to key influencers in the charity sector, inviting them to share their career story and how they navigate the professional world. How do you become a fundraising director? Why work for a charity and what's the toughest job in fundraising?
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