UK wide
Charlotte offers dependable, flexible and committed support to small to medium-sized charities. With over 20 years’ experience working in fundraising, compliance, business planning and reporting, she brings the perfect blend of operational know-how and strategic thinking.
By using her fundraising expertise and strategic knowledge, Charlotte equips her clients with the confidence to plan ahead, diversify their income and improve their impact and focus.
Change management, Evaluation and impact, Fundraising and income generation, Governance, Marketing and PR, Strategic planning
Advice and counselling, Children, young people and families, Community development, Disability, Environment and climate crisis, Mental Health and Counselling, Religion and faith, Rural Communities
In the past twenty-two years, she has worked with a wide range of organisations focused on a social purpose, including:
Growing Hope
JustMoney Movement
Home-Start South West Kent
Single Friendly Church Network
The Shore Community Church
Thera Trust
Home-Start North Dorset
Home-Start Hampshire
Help for Heroes
Age Concern North Dorset
Derby University – MSc Strategic Management – Distinction awarded 2020
Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education 1993-1996.
BA (hons) Environmental Policy with Human Geography – (2.1)
FSI Legacy Fundraising 2022
Dorset Community Action Training – Trustee roles and responsibilities 2013
Bond Solon Advanced Professional Award in investigative practice – Advanced investigative interviewing Feb 2013
National School of Government ‘Presenting complex information simply’ Nov 2011
Bond Solon Advanced Professional Award in Investigative Practice 2010
DSC Introduction to Management in the Voluntary Sector April 2007
LCN Accredited Charities Information Bureau course ‘Advising voluntary and community groups on funding issues’ 2005
The Shore Community Church
Started working as Chief of Operations in 2023.
Finished the transfer from charity to CIO that had been stalling for 4 years.
First detailed organisational risk register. Spotted gaps in insurance cover.
Improved HR processes and policies / procedures.
Grant income from £40k to £130k p.a. over 3 years. Whilst there rental income was high and a number of key projects were managed – roof project, café improvements, garden project etc.
Collaborated with wide leadership, staff and volunteer team.
Home Start South West Kent
Started as Fundraising consultant in May 2023 and still there today.
Has exceeded fundraising targets by approx. £5-10k each year through persistent grant applications and organised monthly pipeline activity.
Secured a second 5 year lottery Reaching Communities grant in April 2025 against tough competition.
Built up a good relationship with Regional Officer at BBC Children In Need and turned around a definite no in 2022 to a stage 2 main application that looks very positive.
Diversifying income – events (golf day and quizzes) to Big Give and potential charity shop.
Help for Heroes
Responsible for implementing Board strategy.
Influenced positive change across the marketing, fundraising and support teams with the objectives of increasing income and beneficiary impact and efficiency of pan fundraising operational projects.
Worked closely with recovery teams to provide impact reports for funders and with marketing to ensure fundraising materials and content complied with the Code of Fundraising Practice.
Provided effective management of the Gift Aid improvement project across all teams.