Trustees

The trustees are elected by members of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and meet four times a year. Trustees stand for three years and can be re-elected for a further three-year term. The trustees also have the power to co-opt additional members onto the Board for their specific skills. 

Harpreet Kondel is a fundraising consultant with over 30 years of experience in the charitable sector. She has built her expertise across both agency and nonprofit environments, providing strategic and hands-on leadership to drive income growth for a wide range of organisations, including the British Red Cross and Barnardo’s. Throughout her career, she has successfully overseen annual revenues exceeding £60 million and led teams of more than 100 individuals.

A strong advocate for diversity within the sector, Harpreet co-developed a fundraising apprenticeship programme during the COVID-19 lockdown, which she continues to teach. The curriculum includes key elements such as fundraising strategy, supporter stewardship, effective communication, and data management.

As a Board Trustee of St John Ambulance, Harpreet applies her extensive experience to support the organisation’s fundraising team in expanding voluntary income. Since 2016, she has also delivered interim fundraising support and consultancy services to numerous charities, including Diabetes UK, Christian Aid, Dementia UK, the MS Society, Thames Valley Air Ambulance, RNIB, the University of Stirling, Leicester Hospitals Charity, and Animals Asia.

In 2024, Harpreet was appointed Chair of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. In this role, she is committed to working alongside members and partners to drive innovation, promote best practices, and enhance the impact of fundraising across society. Under her leadership, the Institute continues to advocate for individual fundraisers, charities, and their partners—championing fundraising as a rewarding career that offers both meaningful impact and professional fulfilment.

Harpreet is also our Safeguarding and Whistleblowing Trustee

Matt was elected to the board of Trustees in July 2021.

Matt has been a fundraiser since 1999, holding various positions charity side (CAFOD, ChildLine, NSPCC, Bible Society, Blind Veterans UK, Diocese of Westminster), agency side (Bluefrog, where he worked with over 30 different charities) and as a consultant (including Diabetes UK, Save the Children and Ripple Effect). He has broad experience across philanthropy, individual giving, grants and legacy giving. Matt is passionate about feedback-led fundraising, believing that the most powerful words in raising funds are: 'Thank you. This is what you have achieved.'

As Co-Founder of Scenius Consulting and Coaching, he has worked with his friend and former colleague Ann-Mari Freebairn since early 2023. They met as Director of Communications and Director Fundraising in Blind Veterans UK, where they proved that the two functions can collaborate successfully. The sum of the whole was definitely greater than the sum of the parts!

Caroline joined the Chartered Institute of Fundraising as honorary treasurer and trustee in September 2024. She is a finance professional with 25+ years’ experience spanning a range of fundraising charities and private sector businesses. She joined the RSPCA as assistant director of finance in 2022 after 10 years in senior finance roles at Historic Royal Palaces. Caroline spent the first part of her career in the telecoms industry in the UK, the USA and France. She is a qualified chartered management accountant with a lifelong passion for learning. 

Caroline volunteers for Inspiring the Future in schools around London. 

Rebecca was elected to the board of Trustees in July 2021.

Rebecca has over 20 years of working in the voluntary sector specialising in Trust and Statutory fundraising. Rebecca feels fortunate to have worked for other great deaf and disability charities such as Sense International, SignHealth, deafPLUS, Shaw Trust and RNID, where she honed her fundraising skills in this domain.

As a Deaf fundraiser, she is one of 3% who classify themselves as disabled. As a representative of disabled fundraisers, Rebecca is passionate about addressing key inequalities that deaf and disabled fundraisers face in the profession and would like to support the Chartered Institute's aim to increase representation and diversity as set out in their change collective strategy. Rebecca recently wrote an article for the Civil Society about this topic.

Rebecca now works for the British Deaf Association (BDA), a Deaf-led national organisation which campaigns and advocates for Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL). The BDA’s mission is to protect, preserve and promote BSL and ISL.

Jordan has been in fundraising and marketing roles for more than 11 years. Working for multiple charities across various income streams. From Community & Events, through to Individual Giving and most latterly the ever-growing Legacy and In Memory space.

"This is where my true passion lies and is why after 11.5 years I have recently moved to a role in Agency-side which supports Charity's to improve their acquisition of supporters through multiple channels and means. I'm there as Head of Programme Development to help clients improve their programmes broadly, and to specifically support with the development of their legacy and in-memory programmes. I have wanted to take up a Trusteeship for some time, and when the opportunity to join the Board of the CIOF, an organisation I have been a member of throughout my career, I jumped at the chance! I live in East Cambridgeshire with my Wife, Lizzy, and our 2 year old Border Collie, Wilma." 

Damian Chapman (he/they), is a fundraising and communications leader with nearly twenty years of experience in nonprofit organisations and will be taking up a new role as Director of Income Generation shortly. As well as being a Trustee for the Chartered Institute of Fundraising, Damian is Chair of the Rogare Fundraising Think-Tank, a Mentor with The Elischer Foundation, and sits on the CIPR NfP group. He has previously volunteered with CIOF in the Yorkshire and East Midlands Regions, Tech and Corporate SIGs, and is a former Convention Board member. 

Bruce Tait established Bruce Tait Associates (now BTA) in 2007 after a distinguished career as a fundraising director and chief executive at various Scottish charities, coupled with four years of global consultancy experience. BTA is a leading fundraising consultancy and ethical recruitment agency.

With 35 years in the voluntary sector, Bruce is recognised as a respected figure in the fundraising community and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. His current focus is on expanding BTA into a global leader in the charity career development sector and he has businesses in Ireland, Canada and South Africa that specialise in recruiting fundraising staff for non-profits.

Bruce is a Trustee of Falkirk Football community Foundation and also of Zimele – a Cape Town based NPO who help people who experience limb loss. 

Jonathan Levy started his career as a fundraising apprentice with a small national charity based in his hometown of Warrington, before becoming sole fundraiser. Today, he is a face-to-face fundraising specialist and founder of the world’s first movement dedicated to neurodiversity in fundraising, Neurodiverse Fundraisers. 

Jonathan has been highly involved with the Chartered Institute of Fundraising for more than a decade, including serving on the North West committee, playing a leading role in the EDI-related Change Collective campaign, speaking at events, and recently enjoying a highly successful tenure as Chair of the CIOF’s flagship event, Fundraising Convention. Coming from an ethnic minority background and with lived experience of disability and homelessness, Jonathan knows what it can feel like to be different, and he strives to use his experiences to drive positive social change. He is an award-winning disability campaigner and, having first become a trustee at the age of 22, he later became one of the UK’s youngest charity chairs. He also previously served as the director of his local Samaritans branch, and has held leadership roles in Judaism and politics.  

Outside of professional matters, Jonathan is an avid football fan and Everton season ticket holder. Jonathan was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2025. 

Naomi is the General Manager of Clients and Business Development at Zen, a fundraising agency. With a career spanning fundraising, business development, and team leadership, she has worked with homeless, development, and environmental organisations to build and deliver successful face-to-face campaigns. 

Passionate about values-driven leadership, Naomi brings expertise in process improvement, client relationships and training - including the design of EDI and mental health programmes for fundraisers. 

Beyond her professional role, Naomi is a mother of two young children who often join her in volunteering with community and environmental organisations, reflecting her strong personal commitment to sustainability and social impact. Naomi was elected to the Board of Trustees in the 2025 elections. 

Dan is CEO of Brain Tumour Research, having joined in 2023. Before that he was CEO of Oxfordshire Mind for seven years. He started his career in strategy consultancy and has worked with corporates including Pepsi and John Lewis. 

Dan studied Biology at Oxford University and the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School. 

He lives in South Oxfordshire with his two children, one of whom is autistic. Dan has an extracurricular interest in achieving good outcomes for neurodiverse children, and he is an occasional coach for the junior squad at this local rowing club. 

Dan was elected to the Board of Trustees in September 2025. 

Kelly is a fundraising specialist with over 20 years’ experience. Kelly’s experience across the non-profit sector has helped grow mass fundraising programmes for environmental charities, heart research and mental health. Kelly’s passion is social justice and she is also a trustee at Breaking Barriers, supporting refugees to gain access to meaningful employment and build a new life. 

Kelly is currently the Director of Supporter Fundraising at RSPB and was co-opted onto the Board of Trustees in September 2025. 

Jayne is an experienced and successful charity leader in the UK and has held senior positions at Save the Children and The Children’s Society. She was also Director of Fundraising and Communications at Guide Dogs and is currently Chief Fundraising and Communication Officer for the RNLI. 

With more than 32 years of experience in charity fundraising, Jayne is internationally recognised as an outstanding leader in the field. She regularly lectures at fundraising conferences across the UK and Europe, sharing her expertise and championing best practice. At the heart of her work is a commitment to ensuring that RNLI donors and supporters enjoy a world-class experience, fostering lifelong relationships with people who share her passion for the charity’s mission. 

Along with the being a Trustee for the CIOF, she serves as Chair of Trustees for Imagine This, a small but highly impactful charity improving the lives of sick children across the South of England, and also supports the Macular Society, which is running a major fundraising campaign to beat Macular Disease. She leads by example through her own fundraising challenges, inspiring others with her energy and dedication. Jayne was co-opted onto the Board of Trustees in September 2025. 

Annabelle is our first Young Fundraiser Trustee Apprentice, joining us in September 2025 for our one-year development programme aimed at fundraising professionals under the age of 30. 

Annabelle is a Research Officer at the Royal Ballet and Opera and is passionate about fundraising in the arts. Prior to joining the RBO, she worked at World Cities Culture Forum, a global cultural policy network, and at Christie's, a fine art auctioneers. She also volunteers as an Event Support Officer for the CIOF Researchers in Fundraising special interest group, promoting skills and insights within the field of prospect research. 

Jaswant joins us for the duration of 2025 as part of the UK Boardroom Apprentice scheme, a twelve-month learning, development and placement programme for those who would like to serve on a public or third sector board to learn and gain experience. The Chartered Institute of Fundraising has been a host board since 2023, and we’re delighted to have Jas with us as our third apprentice through the programme.