Health Sector special interest group

The Health Sector special interest group is a professional network for fundraisers working in health and wellbeing charities. We offer training, events and insight on fundraising practice within the healthcare charity sector across the UK.

We're a group for all health sector fundraisers, whether they fundraise for hospices, air ambulances, NHS Trusts, research or other support services.

We aim to provide a space that allows members to draw on one another’s experience and to identify priorities and areas of interest for the group. As part of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s network, our activites enriched by the broad experience and current knowledge of fundraisers working across all sectors and scale of organisation throughout the UK. With the Chartered Institute, we work to support and develop resources specific to the needs of members.

If you'd like to support our activities across the sector, and gain some valuable experience in the process, please visit the group volunteering page, or get in touch with any questions.

Meet the committee

Andrew Watt

Andrew has been a leader and advocate for the social and philanthropic sectors for more than 25 years. His current role, as Senior Principal at a health care philanthropy consulting firm, Accordant Philanthropy, enables him to continue to contribute thought leadership in the field.

Previously, he was President & CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and Deputy Chief Executive at the Institute of Fundraising.
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Louise Cook

Louise is Head of Fundraising & Marketing at Longfield Community Hospice in Gloucestershire. Louise has over 20 years of experience in the sector working with a range of organisations. She holds an MBA from Imperial College, London and recently completed her International Advanced Diploma in Fundraising at the Chartered Institute.
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Theresa Dauncey

Theresa Dauncey works at the National Brain Appeal.
Rachel Jones

Rachel is responsible for leading Moorfields Eye Charity’s fundraising activities, notably its £100m campaign, in partnership with UCL, to raise funds to support the creation of a centre for advancing eye health. She has over 20 years’ experience in developing and implementing successful fundraising campaigns and strategies. Prior to Moorfields Eye Charity, she was Head of Development at LSE. Rachel is also a Trustee of Willow Foundation.
Neil Harman

Neil is Director of Fundraising at Thames Valley Air Ambulance, having previously worked for the National Trust, Prospect Hospice and Thames Hospice over the last 15 years. He is passionate about an ‘audience first’ approach when fundraising and relishes the opportunity to connect fundraisers across their specialist healthcare causes, to both explore opportunities to collaborate and champion excellent fundraising.
Gill Jolly

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Dr Lubna Arif-Schmidt

Lubna is Head of Development at The Scar Free Foundation. Before this, she enjoyed fundraising and science communication roles with the Royal Institution, Organic Research Centre, Coram Life Education and Parkinson’s UK. Lubna loves science and is passionate about building meaningful, lifelong relationships with supporters. She has a PhD in Genetics and a Diploma in Fundraising from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.

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We would be delighted to chat with anyone who has an interest in supporting the work of the group or who would like to feed into developing core areas of its focus.

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