Jamie Webb
Fundraising Strategy Consultant
Major donor/philanthropy training instructor
Philanthropy Advisor
Jamie is an experienced professional with over 12 years’ experience working in the non-profit sector. His blend of skills and experience include fundraising, leadership and relationship management.
He has operated at senior management level and managed teams from 2-70 across all fundraising disciplines. He led the fundraising operation at Help for Heroes, the Elton John AIDS Foundation UK, the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust and Prince’s Trust International.
He is experienced working with major donors and philanthropists, building trust and respect from some of the country’s leading philanthropists. His collaborative and supportive style of management has helped his teams grow and develop their skills. Finally, Jamie has learned from the ground-up and has a warm and engaging style.
Jamie currently leads the European programme of the Global Philanthropists Circle for the New York based Synergos Institute, a community of philanthropists and social investors using their times, resources and influence to fight poverty and social injustice. social change.
He also provides fundraising consulting services to UK charities and runs training programmes for fundraisers and trustees, specialising in raising funds from philanthropists.
Finally his pro bono activity includes sitting on the board of the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity, where he chairs the Fundraising and Marketing Committee and he is also a board member of a private family foundation focussed on human rights.
Fundraising Achievements
Developed and implemented philanthropy strategies at Help for Heroes, Prince’s Trust International and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Establishment of a regular giving club called ‘Friends of Help for Heroes’ which for the first time created long term relationships with the tens of thousands of donors that enabled Help for Heroes to start from nothing in 2007 to become the leading military charity in the UK.
Developed an industry development board from the Internet and Media sector working in partnership with Silver Lake, a leading technology private equity firm which continues to contribute £1million a year for The Prince’s Trust and includes companies such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Enabled the Elton John AIDS Foundation to grow its event income through the development of a cultivation strategy which identified untapped supporters and targeted involvement from trustees and patrons
Undertook a comprehensive review of the private sector operation at Victim Support as it transitioned away from dependence on public sector commissioning resulting from a change in Government funding.
Created a seed funding strategy for Prince’s Trust International, a new charity to take The Prince’s Trust youth model overseas.
This included identifying potential supporters to invest in the new charity enabling it to have the funds in place to pay operational costs within its first year.Brought together regional fundraising teams for The Prince’s Trust which improved efficiencies and led to a wholesale re-organisation of the charity’s national structure.
Experience
The Synergos Institute
SENIOR ADVISOR, GLOBAL PHILANTHROPISTS CIRCLE
Since May 2018
Young-Nilsson Foundation
TRUSTEE
Since May 2018
Leonard Cheshire Disability
REGIONAL FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT
Since January 2018
Trustee and Chair of the Fundraising and Marketing Committee
THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY
Since January 2017
The Queen's Commonwealth Trust
FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT
2017-18
Youth United Foundation
PHILANTHROPY ADVISOR
2018
Nacro
CORPORATE FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT
2017-18
The Prince’s Countryside Fund
FUNDRAISING ADVISOR
2017-18
Classics for All
FUNDRAISING ADVISOR
2017-18
The Bernard Lewis Family Charitable Trust
FUNDRAISING ADVISOR TO MISSION MOTORSPORT
2017-18
The Chelsea Barracks Foundation/Qatari Diar
FOUNDATION STRATEGY ADVISOR
2017-18
Elton John AIDS Foundation
FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR
2015-17
Prince's Trust International
ACTING FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR
2015
Help for Heroes
INCOME OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
2013-14
The Prince's Trust
SENIOR HEAD OF FUNDRAISING FOR THE MIDLANDS REGION
2010 - 2012
REGIONAL PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDRAISING DEPUTY DIRECTOR
2012 - 2013
HEAD OF FUNDRAISING, TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA & INTERNET
2007-10
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
2006-07