James Butler

“What can we do to engage this person in the life of the organisation?”

It’s a question I return to time and time again with all my clients. Something I’ve learnt is that donors, particularly of major gifts, want to feel part of something and to share in an organisation’s vision and success. The highlight of my job is giving clients the confidence and expertise they need to answer the questions that will advance their fundraising – and then to see them forging ahead, fulfilling their ambitions.

I work for More because I’ve seen at first hand the potential that philanthropy has to enrich people’s lives. I’m grateful that my role enables me to work with an incredible range of organisations – from those who have never actively fundraised before to those who are looking to run a multimillion-pound campaign.

Areas of expertise

Higher education; think tanks; major gifts; interim management; testing giving schemes; feasibility studies; prospect identification; trust fundraising.

More clients

Cancer Research UK; Cambridge University Boat Club; De Montfort University; Everyman Theatre, Liverpool; European Council on Foreign Relations; Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR); Jacobite Studies Trust; Middlesex University; Robert Clack School, Dagenham; Royal College of Psychiatrists; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Stephen Perse Foundation (formerly Perse Girls); University of Liverpool; University of Nottingham; University of York.

Before More

Degree in English and American literature and student telephone fundraiser, University of Warwick; Campaign Supervisor, Macgregor Jones; Development Officer, Queens University, Belfast; Development Manager, University of York.

Outside More

Reading, learning to play the guitar, exploring the hills and mountains of Britain and Ireland.