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Michael Higgins

17 Windsor Avenue, Corringham, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 7NU 01375 640436 07790929215 mjhiggins498@yahoo.co.uk

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/mjhiggins498 Profile A fundraiser experienced in digital, events, community and trust fundraising. Experienced in website maintenance, databases, social networks, and internet research. Work History Apr 2012 – Jan 2014: Fundraising Assistant, ChildHope UK, London International children’s charity working with NGOs in Africa, Asia and South America helping street children into education. Income £1.8m, 12 staff (4 fundraising).

Updating the website (www.childhope.org.uk) through Wordpress CMS, by adding the latest news, project spotlight articles, sponsored event details, job/volunteer opportunities, and uploading photos and files for download

Cropping, resizing and captioning images using Photoshop

Editing, subtitling and adding credits to video files using AVS Editor

Promoting events, job opportunities and project reports on social network sites

Promoting the Live Below the Line campaign in 2012 and 2013, by researching companies, university groups and food bloggers to promote the event to, contacting them to gain participants and sponsors, also participant in 2013

Researching and contacting university RAG societies, and applying to become an official charity, created an information pack for societies, and recorded all details in Excel

Researching new trusts using Fundraiser UK and Charity Commission

Using Raiser’s Edge to set up new donors, record donations and Gift Aid, add trust details, run reports and add document links

Helping out at events Sound:check and ChildHope 10k, and street collections

Organised an ‘intern forum’, so that all volunteers and interns can meet and discuss their current projects and any concerns they have

Proof-reading all articles before publication on the website, also the Children and Young People’s Participation Training Workshop Guide (being published soon), and helping colleagues who are at university with proof-reading their coursework

Counting and bagging street collection takings

Enclosing and franking mail-outs Key achievements

Successful in becoming an official charity for Birmingham City University and University of East Anglia RAGs

Created profile pages on LinkedIn and Google+

Added Justgiving and e-mail list sign-up apps to Facebook page

Moved content across from old CMS system to new Feb – Sept 2012: Outreach Fundraising Volunteer, Health Poverty Action, London International development charity working to strengthen poor and marginalised people in their struggle for health in 13 countries. Income £9m, 20 staff (4 fundraising).

Promoting the Live Below the Line campaign 2012

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Contacting companies to obtain raffle prizes and free gifts for events, also contacting members of Team GB to ask for signed merchandise

Researching and contacting branches of Soroptimist International, to become charity of the year

Monitoring the social networking and websites of other charities, recording current news and tracking likes/follows

Researching trusts online using New Grant Maker Alert

Using Raiser’s Edge to record donations and Gift Aid Key achievements

Successful in obtaining: four tickets to the London Eye, two tickets to Adventure Wonderland, two tickets to Gulliver’s Theme Parks, two tickets to The 99 Club, and signed merchandise from Team GB’s Hannah Whelan

Created LinkedIn page Oct – Dec 2011: Volunteer WFAC Work Placement, Listening Books, London Charity providing an audiobook subscription service to children and adults with reading difficulties online and by post. Income £800k, 10 staff.

Updating download library (AutoLib XML)

Researching new clients online

Logging offsite storage (Excel)

Digitising audiobooks (WaveLab) Jul 2006 – Dec 2010: Medical Records Clerk, South Essex NHS Trust, Basildon

Dispatching files for clinics and audits

Checking in and out files on Citrix Metaframe

Checking details on database (PAS)

Reporting clinic statistics (Excel)

Dealing with phone queries

Scanning and uploading old files (WinDIP) Education & Qualifications 2012 Institute of Fundraising Associate Member, no: 89934 Introductory Certificate in Fundraising – Jan 2013 London Region Committee Digital Co-ordinator and Events sub-committee 2011 NCVO Working For A Charity Foundation Course 2007 European Computer Driving Licence 1998 - 2002 University of Southampton - MMath Mathematics, First 1996 - 1998 Palmer's College, Grays – A-level ABB Hobbies & interests Musician – play bass and guitar and learning ukulele Web design – HTML, CSS, Wordpress, run website www.blackfedora.co.uk References available on request