Interim Fundraising Support
When you need someone experienced to step in and keep things moving
In short: I provide flexible interim and fractional fundraising leadership, typically an agreed number of days per week or month, while you recruit, restructure, cover a planned absence or need extra senior capacity.
Recruiting a new fundraising leader takes time. So does navigating a restructure, managing a period of growth or responding to an unexpected gap in your team.
But the fundraising targets don’t disappear while you’re working things out.
You still have relationships to manage, opportunities to progress, a team that needs support and senior colleagues who need to understand how things are going. Sometimes you need someone who can come in, understand what’s happening and get on with the work.
That’s where I can help.
Experienced support, without the need for a permanent appointment
Having spent nearly 20 years working in fundraising, including senior leadership roles, I understand what it takes to manage a fundraising function while balancing the wider demands of charity leadership.
I can work alongside your organisation to provide strategic direction, practical delivery and support for your existing team, during a recruitment process, while you’re establishing a new fundraising function, or because you need additional senior capacity for a while.
The support I provide will depend on your organisation, but could include:
Interim leadership and management of fundraising teams.
Overseeing fundraising budgets, plans and performance.
Developing and progressing trust, corporate and major donor opportunities.
Managing important funder and supporter relationships.
Supporting fundraising recruitment and onboarding.
Providing strategic advice to CEOs and senior leadership teams.
Strengthening processes, reporting and ways of working.
Supporting a smooth handover to a permanent team member.
More than keeping the seat warm
I know how important continuity is when an organisation is going through change. My priority is to understand what matters most, maintain momentum and make sure the team feels supported.
But I also want to leave things in a better position than I found them. The aim is stability now, while supporting your longer-term ambitions.
“We were so lucky to have Analiese with us as our team went through a major expansion to support fundraising growth.”
Adrienne Gregory
Head of Philanthropy, Buttle UK
Who is this for?
Interim support is particularly useful for charities that are:
Recruiting for a senior fundraising position.
Managing maternity leave or another planned absence.
Going through a restructure or organisational change.
Developing a fundraising function but not yet ready to recruit permanently.
Looking for experienced senior support on a part-time basis.
Managing a period of increased workload or significant fundraising activity.
How we can work together
I offer flexible interim and fractional support, typically through an agreed number of days per week or month.
Some arrangements last a few months, while others develop into longer-term partnerships.
We’ll agree the priorities, responsibilities and level of support at the outset, with regular opportunities to review what’s working and what needs to change.