Ian F.
About me
| Ian F. | |
| Economics and Related Studies | |
| Economics & Soc Hist | |
| Undergraduate | |
| Langwith | |
| 1993 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Fundraiser | |
| International development charity | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Charity and voluntary sector |
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A day in the life of a Fundraiser in the United Kingdom
My career goals when I graduated
I wanted a graduate job - but really didn't have a clue
My career history
City headhunter - primary school teacher - Further Education (selling qualifications) - Fundraising
What has helped my career to progress
Critical friends who are prepared to listen and share advice
Courses taken since graduation
PGCE
How my studies have helped my career
Building my confidence and network
What surprised me about my career so far
The lack of focus/ clear trajectory
My advice to students considering work
Work experience is everything
Contacting me
Happy to share insights across fundraising, charity, education and international development. A strong preference for contact by phone - far too much typing in my day job :-)
What I do
I work as a fundraiser for an international development charity
Skills I use and how I developed them
I guess my core skills are sales and business development. My role is about growing relationships with philanthropists and supporting them through their giving journey
What I like most
I love networking events and meeting some really cool and passionate people. I am also able to work with families who are structuring their philanthropy and investing. It's great to be with them and directly support their thinking
What I like least
The people who say no
What surprised me most
How may people have a huge amount of money and not a clue what to do with it.
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