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MEET OUR EXPERTS Autumn 2020


As the nights draw in, it’s time to take stock of what has been an extraordinary year – a year in which schools have had to adapt to unprecedented levels of upheaval and change. It’s also time to look forward and start planning ahead, despite the ongoing uncertainty caused by Covid-19.


This issue of FundEd will help you do both. Pooling fundraising expertise from across and beyond the UK school community, it’s a compilation of success stories, shared experiences, practical guides and inspirational ideas.


On page 21, Lindsey Marsh shares her tips for how to conduct a fundraising audit and identify new opportunities. In Last Word, Helen Burge highlights how flexibility has become key, as has the ability to view things from different perspectives. And in our cover story (page 15), Justin Smith envisages a routemap that explores new directions for income generation, while two school fundraisers share their 2020 journeys.


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We explore the strong fundraising culture in American schools (page 36), and recognise the importance of ongoing community support on page 30, where school fundraiser Sharon Noble shares her experiences of developing a supporter database in inner London.


As always, do get in touch if you have a story to share. Good luck!


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JUSTIN SMITH is managing director of Chameleon Training and Consultancy


(chameleon-training.co.uk), providing specialist marketing and income-generation support to the education sector.


SHARON NOBLE is development manager at Chestnut Grove Academy in


London. She previously worked in community fundraising as manager of Sutton Ecology Centre, and then director of Vauxhall City Farm.


LINDSEY MARSH is the author of The School Fundraising Handbook, which she wrote after


fundraising for two schools. She has also worked as a charity fundraiser and CSR co-ordinator. lindseymarsh.co.uk


HELEN BURGE is deputy chief operations officer at The Priory Learning Trust.


She is a fellow of the ISBL and school resource management adviser with Cotswold Beacon Academy Trust.


PHIL BURTON is an advanced level SBM at Hallbrook Primary School in Leicester. He is


qualified in HR, leadership and management, and has a wealth of knowledge in project management, fundraising and engagement.


GRANTS AND MEMBERSHIP Sarah Everson sarah.everson@communityinspired.co.uk


RESOURCES Emma Griffin emma.griffin@communityinspired.co.uk


ART DIRECTOR Carol Rogerson DESIGNER Stuart Crowhurst SUB EDITOR Katie Wyartt


ADVERTISING AND SALES Richard Manville richard.manville@funded.org.uk Tel: 01342 821332


LORRAINE ASHOVER is director of Minerva Procurement Consultancy


Services. Minerva helps schools reduce costs, streamline procurement practices, get ‘best value’ and save time.


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