kirstie tong

senior trusts and foundations manager

About

Trust fundraiser with nine years of third sector experience, working primarily for military charities, with a successful track record of securing up to seven-figure gifts.

Country

united kingdom

City

london

Industry

civic & social organization

Skill

fundraising, charities, social media, volunteer management, management, philanthropy, nonprofits, proofreading, creative writing, copy editing, copywriting, non profits, media relations, internal communications, public speaking, event management, report writing, donor recognition, organizational development

Experience

senior trusts and foundations manager

independent age

2019-11 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

trusts and foundations manager

combat stress: the veterans' mental health charity

2016-1 - 2019-10 · 3 yrs 10 mos

* Responsible for securing income from trusts, foundations, statutory and lottery sources at the UK’s leading mental health charity for ex-servicemen and women. * Oversaw three-person trust fundraising team at Combat Stress which is responsible for a portfolio of over 500 grant-making organisations * Secured income of over £5m in 2017/18 including significant six and seven-figure gifts and multi-year funding through written appeals, meeting funders and presentations to trustee boards * Experience in strategic planning, setting budgets and reporting to deadlines * Confident in developing and maintaining relationships with external partners * Experience in building strong internal relationships in order to develop quality project proposals/case for support and budgets * Developed new trust pipeline using Raiser’s Edge database * Member of employee representative forum.

major partnership relations manager

royal star & garter

2014-3 - 2015-12 · 1 yr 10 mos

* Principally a trust fundraising role in addition to overseeing major gifts and corporate fundraising at a military care home charity for veterans. * Secured trust income of £720k in FY 2014 including multi-year funding * Successful capital funding for refurbishment project * Oversaw appeals to around 400 trusts and foundations per year * Transitioned charity appeals from general requests to more tailored, project-specific approaches.

fundraising manager

first story

2011-6 - 2014-3 · 2 yrs 10 mos

* First fundraiser for a new literacy charity * enabled it to double in size in two years using a range of fundraising techniques including major gift, trusts and event fundraising. * Increased trust and statutory income by 93% in two years by producing high-quality funding proposals and reports (secured £500k income in FY 2012-13) * Responsible for stewardship of major donors (gifts up to £25k) including patrons’ group * Oversaw fundraising events, including gala dinner raising £125k net * Responsible for the charity’s communications with stakeholders. Conducted a communications review * results included re-branding and new website * Line managed fundraising assistant and coordinated support of 70 volunteers per year.