Our Approach
Every client relationship is really a partnership on a shared journey – short or long, at times challenging, often fun, always exciting!
As we help our clients, so we share their passion and trust, and we continue to grow and to learn ourselves – an important lesson for all experts to remember! It is this interest and energy which drives us to help you achieve.
Each project we undertake is approached from first principles – we do not offer packaged or ‘off the shelf’ solutions.
Unusually, we interchange best fundraising, marketing and PR practice in the sports, charitable and retail sectors so that our clients are able to achieve a really special competitive positioning and an imaginative proposition.
About Us
Dr Christine Stokes, Managing Director
Prior to setting up the company in 2003. Christine held director-ranking positions in marketing and fundraising at national level in rugby, the environment and the performing arts. Her range of relevant experience is extensive and international and includes: brand positioning and management, campaign marketing, press management and media relations, sponsorship, arena advertising, corporate hospitality, retail, merchandising and licensing, pop concerts, ticketing, trademarks, broadcasting agreements, legacy donor programmes, trusts and foundations, high net-worth individual donations, public campaigns and appeals, catering and retail franchises and royal relations.
If you would like to speak to Christine directly,
please email Chri...@fundingmatters.co.uk or telephone 07967 393 845
Lesley Thompson, Director
Lesley is an experienced marketing professional who has worked for 17 years in a wide variety of industries and markets. After a marketing training in a firm of international insurance brokers she moved into sales promotion and thence marketing consultancy at one of the UK's largest marketing specialists, gaining experience in all marketing disciplines, from research and strategy development through to marketing planning and implementation. Lesley went freelance in 1992 and joined Funding Matters in 2004. She has provided marketing and income-generation services to both the public and private sectors in tourism and leisure, in art and culture, in environment and sport. Whilst her conduct of business is distinguished by a commercial and practical focus it is also grounded in a solid understanding of clients' ethos and objectives.
If you would like to speak to Lesley directly,
please email Les...@fundingmatters.co.uk or telephone 07860 402 886
Ruth Garnault, Senior Consultant
Ruth specialises in strategic and business planning for arts organisations, project management and audience development programmes. She is a former Director of Public Programmes at Wales Millennium Centre and has been an Assistant Director at the Royal Shakespeare Company.