Testimonials

"Wootton George Consulting provided regular mentoring support to me for six years, starting when I became the first paid Fundraiser for a local homelessness charity. I had no previous fundraising experience, and this support was invaluable in equipping me with the skills and knowledge I needed for areas such as trusts, statutory, community and legacy fundraising. In addition to the regular meetings, my mentor was always available via phone or email, so I never felt like I was being left to deal with everything on my own. Over the period, I was able to recruit two additional fundraisers, and the charity successfully diversified its income streams. I would highly recommend this mentoring support!"
Amanda Kirkland, Head of Individual Development, UCB

"Simon came to our charity's office for a day of mentoring specifically in the area of trust fundraising. I was able to get useful feedback on my applications, talk through the processes I was undertaking and ask those questions that you might not ask if in a room full of fundraisers. By the end of the day it was like I'd undertaken a mini audit of my work - in a positive way. I felt encouraged and assured in what I was doing but at the same time had been offered helpful advice in how I might build on it and move forward. To put it simply - it was the best and most valuable training I have ever had!"
Cathryn Worth, Trust Fundraising Manager, Cure Leukaemia

"Wootton George Consulting's knowledge and experience was a vital element in helping us develop and present new projects to attract the interest of trusts and foundations. The success of this strategy has already taken us to a position of greater flexibility in meeting our beneficiaries' needs, as well as a greater financial resilience."
Anthony Harmer, Chief Executive, East London Advanced Technology Training

"Thank you so much for this very thorough, interesting and professional piece of work."
Bill Hannis, trustee, Warwickshire Association for the Blind

"Thank you for the copy of the report.... it looks very helpful and thorough. It will help to focus our activities in a number of ways... Please pass our appreciation of the work completed to date on to your colleagues at WG."
Alan Barclay, Chair of Trustees, Rutland House School for Parents

"I would like to thank you for all the support and excellent work that Wootton George has given to LECWM over the many years we have worked together. Maxine has always delivered a very professional service in her fund-raising and been a valued part of the LECWM team... Maxine was always very organised in all her work and extremely committed to LECWM. The high quality of her bids meant that we attracted substantial amounts of funding over the years and a comprehensive list of regular donors. I have enjoyed working with Maxine and am very grateful for all the excellent work she has delivered and systems she has set up for LECWM."
Sybille Finnegan, CEO, Life Education Centres West Midlands

"I can't thank you enough for your efforts with the bids... thank you also for such an informative spreadsheet to track progress. You have been a pleasure to work with and I really hope we will be able to work together in the future!"
Anna Reeves, Trustee, Communication Matters

"The research work was brilliant, thank you. I'm pleased with the outcome."
Sharon Gearing, Major Donor & Trust Account Manager, RSPCA

"It has been a real pleasure working with Wootton George Consulting. Their results have been fantastic. As a company, they are very professional, knowledgeable, flexible and easy to work with."
Kate Shaw, Ripple Appeal Manager

"I would be delighted to recommend Lorna and your consultancy to other organisations."
Lynne Farnell, Head of Fundraising, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

"Claire's initial work was focused on developing and implementing our fundraising strategy for our Capital Project to create Graeae's first home in its 30 year history. It was our most ambitious fundraising campaign to date and with just over £500,000 to raise in less than 12 months, a not inconsiderable challenge. But from the start the working relationship was an easy one and Claire quickly was able to capture the spirit and culture of Graeae's aspirations for our new building. This understanding of the company's ethos and her ability to speak Graeae's "language", has meant that as our fundraising campaign moves from capital to revenue and training and education projects, we have been able to work swiftly to transform ideas into tangible, well-funded projects. I look forward to continuing our successful and hugely enjoyable relationship."
Judith Kilvington, Executive Director, Graeae Theatre Company, London

"Things are going well on the trust fundraising front and we have already passed our target for this year... Ros is excellent and I feel we made a good choice in appointing Wootton George."
Elizabeth Twining, Head of Fundraising, Calibre Audio Library

"Wootton George have provided a very professional and adaptable service, where concrete results have had a major impact on the direction of our work."
Manager, Sybille Finnegan, Life Education Centres, West Midlands

"As a result of your help, we have just received funding for the Young Carers Project for the next 2-3 (£128,500 in all). Thank you for all your help!"
Jenny Alphonse, Director - Camden Crossroads

"We are delighted with what has been achieved and would happily recommend Wootton George Consulting to other charities!"
Dr Simon Jenner, Director, Survivors' Poetry

"Working with Claire has been a joy! She has been wonderful to us - exactly what we all needed...Thanks again for such great work - we all really appreciate it"
Steve Mannix, CEO - Shape Arts

"Thanks for all you have done for CLDF - it has been enormously important and something I won't forget. It is greatly appreciated."
Catherine Arkley, Chief Executive - Children's Liver Disease Foundation

"The report enabled the hospice to clearly identify funding opportunities in the short, medium and long term and its recommendations on structure and direction were fully accepted. A number of the recommendations have already been put in place including the recruitment of staff with relevant experience to implement the proposed plans. The hospice has already started to see the positive benefit in terms of increase in revenues and will continue to build on these over the next few years."
John Savage, General Manager, Nightingale House Hospice

"Thanks for your report, which .... I find very clear and helpful - in other words, just what I was looking for."
Roger Nelson, Executive Producer - Graeae Theatre Company

"Thanks for all your assistance with producing a long overdue fundraising strategy. It was not only immensely helpful, but the process was also great fun - and that was no mean feat!"
Niall Cooper, National Co-ordinator - Church Action on Poverty

"It has changed my view of funding consultancies and I have already recommended Wootton George Consulting to other colleagues in the voluntary sector. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at the opening of our new building!"
Anne Dannerolle, Appeals Chair - Hull Community Church

"Once again I would like to thank and congratulate Wootton George Consulting for their efforts on our behalf. This is a superb result, which more than justifies our investment. They have provided both expertise and capacity to enable us to win this grant, which will take our work to the next level. We would happily recommend them to other charities."
Martin Simon, Executive Director - Time Banks UK