John Grain MCIoF
John is an individual giving specialist with over 30 years of experience, having worked at Oxfam, Habitat for Humanity, the DEC and many more charities in his long career.
A consultant since 2004, he has a particular interest in donor acquisition and development and is a well-known speaker and writer in this field. In 2017 he launched the Secret Giver mystery shopping benchmarking programme.
He was a project manager for the Commission on the Donor Experience, responsible for the Donor Thanking and Welcoming report. He also contributed to the Etherington Report on fundraising.
Today, John works with a wide range of charities to develop their individual giving, offering analysis, strategy development, campaign planning and implementation support, including copy writing.
Testimonials
Feedback from charities and not-for-profit organisations supported by our experienced fundraising consultants
It is with absolute pleasure and excitement to tell you that we have just been granted £50,000 towards our capital appeal …. we are so thrilled and wanted you to share in this news – thank you for all your support with this bid.
Donna Hodges
CEO, Bodie Hodges Foundation
A thorough pleasure working with you…Thank you for all your advice and imagination as we engage FSC supporters with legacies.
Philip Turvil
Eco Business Director, Field Studies Council
I just wanted to drop you an email to say a huge thank you for the training sessions you have provided. They have been really helpful and there are some really good things we can research to help our digital fundraising efforts
Sarah McDowall
Marketing Coordinator, Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire