Testimonials
Christie’s
http://www.christie.nhs.uk/about/appeal.aspx
I just wanted to drop you all a quick line to say how pleased I am with this research. The information is great and I take my hat off to you all for how quickly you’ve pulled it together. The work that you’ve done will really help us to beef up our major donor activity and achieve some amazing things for cancer patients in the North West – and through our increased research capacity, cancer patients around the world.
Source: Alison Staples, Development Manager
RSPCA
FR&C is a vital partner in our major gift programme in delivering unique research, help with writing our fundraising cases for support, strategic planning and individual approach plans. Our team really values their practical expertise and focus on what is needed internally and externally to accomplish financial success combined by their ability to see the opportunity rather than the problem!
Source: Louise Shara Mattock, Major Donor Manager, RSPCA
Holton Lee
I do want to thank you, on my behalf and of course on behalf of Holton Lee, for the marvellous work you have put in with us. In your care and interest, your training, and in letting us have the benefit of your experience, we realise we couldn’t have done with out you. Your expert knowledge has been a very confirming thing to us.
Source: Sir Thomas Lees, Holton Lee
African Enterprise
Thanking you profoundly and with all our hearts for the amazing contribution you brought into AE International/Pan African with the four day seminar here at the South African centre. Your professionalism, wide and long experience, your plain expertise, your humour, your illustrative gifts and story telling and so forth all worked their way most wonderfully into our minds and hearts and our resolutions. And I know I speak for all my colleagues when I express how deeply grateful we all are and will always be. What you did with us was ground-breaking, paradigm-shifting, and indeed mind-bending and I believe that if we can implement that which you have taught us we should see a substantial rise in our income in the coming years on the basis of deepened expertise, new professionalism and fresh understandings.
Source: Michael Cassidy, Founder, African Enterprise
Coventry Heritage & Arts Trust
Fundraising Research & Consultancy recently researched 35 trust prospects for the Coventry Heritage & Arts Trust. The Trustees and staff were delighted with the depth and quality of the information provided and passed on their thanks for a job very well done.
Samaritans
Just a note to say thank you so much for all your hard work on Samaritans’ major donor audit. We are absolutely delighted with the results which Kay presented to us yesterday, and the clear and comprehensive way in which they’ve been presented. I know you have worked hard to turn this around to a very tight deadline and just wanted you and your team to know how very much we appreciate it.
Source: Kirstie Arnould, Head of Individual Giving
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry
FR&C’s input, writing a fundraising case for support, conducting high quality prospect research, leadership recruitment and strategic planning for the Belgrade Theatre’s campaign to raise £1 million, lead to a highly successful campaign which exceeded its target.
Referee: David Burbidge
A Single Disease Charity
Having researched and explored a number of other research companies, including those that offered screening and data reporting, we decided to work with FR&C as they were able to offer the level of detail that we needed to identify who our top potential donors were, including disease related information. We were pleased with the results of the research which identified some exciting prospects that we would not otherwise have been aware of. The other companies we approached could not offer this level of detail at a comparable price.”
Source: SP, Trust & Grants and Major Donor Co-ordinator, Single Disease Charity
St. Mary’s Hospice
Members have resolved that I should write to you to convey our appreciation of all the work that you have undertaken in connection with the appeal. We appreciate the professionalism with which you prepared and presented your guidance for the Council of Management, undertook the feasibility study and helped recruit the Chairman and Members of the Appeal Committee. The Appeal Committee have been grateful for your advice and for your insistence on a disciplined approach. Thank you for all your support
Source: Marian Reed, Chairman of the Council of Management, St Mary's Hospice, Birmingham
RSPCA
This is fantastic! I had no idea you would be able to research and find so many great celebrities for our campaign. Can’t wait to contact them!
Source: Minda Bhogal-Jones, Campaign Officer - Status Dogs
New Marlowe Theatre
http://www.marlowetheatre.com/
Our work with Canterbury City Council’s New Marlowe Theatre project team has objectively assessed the readiness of the team to launch a major capital campaign, evaluated the willingness of the constituencies to provide financial support, identified and recruited campaign leadership.
Referee: Janice McGuiness, Head of Heritage and Arts, New Marlowe Theatre
Salvation Army
http://www1.salvationarmy.org.uk
I just wanted to say a big ‘thank you’ from Julius and myself for all the effort that has gone into researching prospects for our major gifts feasibility study. We are very excited about the results, and appreciate the huge amount of work that has gone into gathering all the information for the report. Many thanks.
Source: Major Pam Knuckey, Resources and Operations Officer, Marketing and Fundraising Department
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Birmingham Children’s Hospital sought help in the preparation and planning of a major capital campaign for a new Burn Centre. FR&C worked with the hospital to audit all existing and previous fundraising activity and assessed the feasibility of fundraising at the hospital both in the short and long term. We assisted in the recruitment and training of staff and restructuring the fundraising department.
Supported by our high quality prospect research and strategic planning input Birmingham Children’s Hospital has secured most of the funds required for the new Burn Centre and through an ongoing relationship with FR&C is planning the next phase of its fundraising development.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all your help over the past couple of years. I think we now have the makings of a superb fundraising function to provide state-of-the-art equipment and other exciting initiatives to benefit our patients and staff. I will update you with our progress from time to time.
Source: Sam Chittenden, Director of Strategic Developments