I am a freelance charity professional with over ten years' experience in fundraising, corporate social responsibility (CSR), communication, community engagement and event management. I am a member of the Institute of Fundraising and a member of the Board of Trustees of the charity ABC to read.

I gained a diploma in Freelance and Feature Writing at the London School of Journalism and have been trained by the Press Association in Advanced Internal Communication. I have worked as a freelance journalist writing travel, media and lifestyle articles for local magazines and have been published in Italy, to a readership of 1 million. I now write professional copy/content/blogs to your specification.

I am fluent in English, Italian, French and Portuguese.

Key skills include:

Managing fundraising through community, trust, corporate, philanthropic and digital channels.
Researching and Developing fundraising opportunities and maximizing partnerships with donors
Organizing charity and corporate events
Managing budgets
Motivating and managing team members
Writing, editing and localizing both internal and external communications (e.g. newsletters, articles, interviews, presentations)