Associates & Advisors

Co-founded by Sally Bateson and Claire Taylor-Harris, supported by market leading advisory, we bring together a unique combination of skillsets across strategy, fundraising and marketing, with a wealth of experience both in the not for profits and commercial sectors.

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NINA JANDA,
STRATEGIC LEADER

Nina is a strategic leader, with experience spanning a 20 year career to improve outcomes through the use of data and digital platforms. With experience in both not-for-profit and private sector organisitions, she works to develop strategies to transform and unlock potential Most recently Nina held the role of CEO of Global Health Data @Work, a non-profit organisation funded by global hospitals with the purpose of working collaboratively to transform their health systems.

Nina is also a Non-Executive Director at East and North Herts NHS Trust

Skills: Strategy. Digital.

KIMBERLEY MITCHELL,
FUNDRAISING ASSOCIATE

Kimberley is an experienced high-value relationship strategy specialist with over 15 years of experience across multiple fundraising functions including major donors, corporate partnerships, trusts & foundations and events, as well as extensive experience of working with trustee and fundraising boards.

Spending a decade at Stonewall, Europe’s leading LGBTQ+ charity, she led the Partnerships and Philanthropy team, and played a key role in the development and execution of TeamPride, a consortium of world-leading brands such as adidas, The Premier League, Barclays, Coca-Cola, and Unilever. Through her leadership, TeamPride generated over £1 million in income, while simultaneously earning multiple awards within the third sector, marketing, and sports industries. In her most recent role as Director of Fundraising at the Institute of Imagination, her strategic approach resulted in securing £1.3 million in just 6 months, including £450,000 from The LEGO Group.

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LINDA ELLIS MSC CFRE,
FUNDRIAISNG ASSOCIATE

With over 25 year’s successful fundraising experience Linda is an experienced consultant who is passionate about philanthropy and a major donor and capital campaign specialist.

Linda has worked in senior leadership roles devising strategies that have had transformational results at organisations such as Raleigh International, World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK), Veterans Aid, Leicester Children’s Hospital and Royal Veterinary College (RVC). Linda completed a MSc in Charity Resource Management in 2017 and is currently finishing a diploma in personal performance coaching. Linda is a part-time CEO of charity Life Skills Education and trustee of a local charity in Nottinghamshire.