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Alex Jelly

Fundraising Consultant

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My areas of expertise

strategic planning of fundraising strategy

major donor fundraising & capital campaigns

training in fundraising & influencing skills

At the moment

I'm currently working with a range of UK and international organisations including RNIB, UNHCR, OECD and CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA on strategic fundraising reviews and identification of fundraising potential, particularly among major donors.

I work mainly with senior staff teams to develop fundraising strategy and communicate it across the organisation and to the Board. I also deliver training sessions and coaching to fundraising staff and for directors of organisations without a formal fundraising structure. I combine my own experience with =mc's innovative tools and approaches.

I am also one of the trainers on the National Arts Fundraising School where I run tailor-made courses in areas such as major donor fundraising.

I’m just finishing an interesting postgraduate course from Cass Business School on Philanthropy & Social Investment.

Before =mc

I spent a couple of years overseas before coming back to the UK and taking a volunteer community fundraising job for a London charity while working in a pub in the evenings to pay the rent. That was over ten years ago. Soon afterwards I dropped the evening job and became The Environment Council’s first ever fundraiser, specialising mainly in corporate relationships.

I have since worked in trust fundraising for Care International, major donor fundraising with Shelter, capital campaign management (with another consultancy) for the RSA and fundraising management for Green Alliance.

I’ve also spent time as a trustee of a women’s refuge which, having worked with board of Trustees in various ways over the years, gave me insight into governance from the inside.

The Management Centre allows me to build on all this experience and tap into the expertise of colleagues with quite different skills, all of which I find invaluable in helping organisations to develop and grow in fundraising.

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Amnesty International needed a new strategic framework to cope with the different human rights situation globally. We created a tailored strategy map.
Age UK, the major UK charity was the product of a merger. They needed a new approach to income generation and we helped them to shape their new programme.
In need of a country strategy, the Alliance turned to us after they set up a new regional office in Uganda.
The UK government needed some inspiration for new politics, they turned to =mc learning and development for innovation training for senior civil servants.
Increasing global fundraising capacity. We were excited to help the British Council staff in Russia secure a 1 million Euro sponsorship deal!
For Concern, =mc learning & development team provided a global leadership programme for managers and country directors – linked to a multicultural competence framework.
Turning a local authority department into an independent organisation means major change! We supported DGHP to create new ways of working.
Greenpeace International needed advice on innovation to help engage younger people in the environmental agenda – we designed a systematic programme to help with this.
Mind wanted to be more aligned across departments to create a joined-up organisation. =mc consultancy helped them to create a new culture. Our clients We're proud of the clients we work with. Click on the logos below for more information.
The National Trust for Scotland needed a system to prioritise their projects. =mc introduced a special version of the strategy map.
NMSI, the UK’s largest museum cluster (including the Science Museum), asked us to assess their potential for increasing their unrestricted income.
Find out how we helped them to embed innovation as part of NSPCC’s organisational culture through driving forward innovation and knowledge management.
We’re ecstatic to have been awarded a National Training Award in 2008 with Plan International for their blended management learning programme for INGO staff.
=mc’s fundraising team were asked by this international federation – the largest INGO in the world – to help them develop their global fundraising strategy across 198 nations.
Growing a culture of innovation. We designed an innovation framework to help the RNIB achieve culture change and boost income.
We helped Sightsavers develop a new global strategic direction that achieved record levels of engagement across the organisation.
UNICEF UK asked us to help them develop a powerful case for support – follow the story of Our 5 Promises to Children.

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New team... ambitious goals... Board delighted with the quality of the fundraising strategy. You met every one of my expectations – and then exceeded them.

Jacqui Manning, Head of Fundraising, Arthritis Research UK

Transforming the performance of ethically-driven organisations worldwide

Alex Jelly

Fundraising Consultant

My areas of expertise

At the moment

Before =mc

Amnesty International needed a new strategic framework to cope with the different human rights situation globally. We created a tailored strategy map.

Age UK, the major UK charity was the product of a merger. They needed a new approach to income generation and we helped them to shape their new programme.

In need of a country strategy, the Alliance turned to us after they set up a new regional office in Uganda.

The UK government needed some inspiration for new politics, they turned to =mc learning and development for innovation training for senior civil servants.

Increasing global fundraising capacity. We were excited to help the British Council staff in Russia secure a 1 million Euro sponsorship deal!

For Concern, =mc learning & development team provided a global leadership programme for managers and country directors – linked to a multicultural competence framework.

Turning a local authority department into an independent organisation means major change! We supported DGHP to create new ways of working.

Greenpeace International needed advice on innovation to help engage younger people in the environmental agenda – we designed a systematic programme to help with this.

Mind wanted to be more aligned across departments to create a joined-up organisation. =mc consultancy helped them to create a new culture. Our clients We're proud of the clients we work with. Click on the logos below for more information.

The National Trust for Scotland needed a system to prioritise their projects. =mc introduced a special version of the strategy map.

NMSI, the UK’s largest museum cluster (including the Science Museum), asked us to assess their potential for increasing their unrestricted income.

Find out how we helped them to embed innovation as part of NSPCC’s organisational culture through driving forward innovation and knowledge management.

We’re ecstatic to have been awarded a National Training Award in 2008 with Plan International for their blended management learning programme for INGO staff.

=mc’s fundraising team were asked by this international federation – the largest INGO in the world – to help them develop their global fundraising strategy across 198 nations.

Growing a culture of innovation. We designed an innovation framework to help the RNIB achieve culture change and boost income.

We helped Sightsavers develop a new global strategic direction that achieved record levels of engagement across the organisation.

UNICEF UK asked us to help them develop a powerful case for support – follow the story of Our 5 Promises to Children.