
Michael Rogers
Fundraising Specialist
Turning belief in a cause into the funds to deliver it
Fundraising specialist with nine years raising money for charities and a university in Canterbury, across major donors, grants, corporate partnerships and campaigns. Builds donor relationships, writes compelling cases for support, secures grants and gifts, and runs the appeals that fund frontline work. Secured the largest single grant in a charity's history through a sustained funder relationship and a strong bid. Manages a portfolio of donors and funders, writes grant applications and reports, plans campaigns and events, and stewards supporters so they give again. Strong on both the relationship craft and the writing and numbers behind successful asks. Genuinely motivated by the causes and trusted by donors. Looking for a fundraising, development or partnerships role with a charity or organisation doing work worth funding.
Kent Community Charity - Canterbury, UK
Fundraising Specialist April 2016 to Present 10 years & 4 months
Secured the largest single grant in the charity's history through a sustained, patient funder relationship.
Write the compelling cases for support, the grant applications and the impact reports for funders.
Manage a portfolio of donors and funders and steward each of them carefully so they give again.
Plan and run all the fundraising campaigns, the appeals and the donor events across the year.
Work hard to the income targets while keeping all the fundraising ethical and genuinely donor-focused.
South East Charitable Trust - Canterbury, UK
Fundraising Officer August 2013 to March 2016 2 years & 8 months
Wrote the applications and thank-you communications for the charity's supporters regularly.
Learned donor stewardship, bid writing and campaign planning on the job.
Gained the fundraising certification and then a full specialist fundraising role.
South East Charitable Trust - Canterbury, UK
Charity Fundraising Assistant June 2011 to July 2013 2 years & 2 months
Helped run appeals and kept the donor database accurate and current.
Learned the basics of fundraising, stewardship and bid support on the job.
Then earned the move into a full fundraising-officer role from there.
University of Kent, Canterbury
BA (Hons) Communications & Marketing (September 2010 to June 2013)
Chartered Institute of Fundraising
Chartered Institute of Fundraising Certificate (January 2016 to June 2016)
Record-breaking grant
Donors who give again
Capital Appeal
Fundraising Specialist (January 2019 to March 2020)
Corporate Partnership Programme
Fundraising Specialist (January 2021 to December 2021)
Chartered Institute of Fundraising Certificate
Chartered Institute of Fundraising (June 2016 to Present)
Bid Writing & Grant Fundraising
Chartered Institute of Fundraising (April 2019 to Present)
- Major Donor Fundraising
- Grant Writing
- Corporate Partnerships
- Campaign Planning
- Donor Stewardship
- Case for Support
- Relationship Building
- Impact Reporting
- Events
- CRM & Pipeline