Organisational development and fundraising consultancy

At the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, we have hugely benefitted from David’s professional skills and wisdom in fundraising. More than that, I cannot speak highly enough of what David brings in himself, his graciousness, humility, spirituality, and the alignment between who he is and his work.

David has years of experience as a development consultant, and that has shown in the way he has helped us to steer our organisation in the past two years. As a consultant, and indeed as a mentor, David has been helpful to both myself and the board of trustees, helping us to develop our organisational strategy and goals. He has also been of immense help in regard to establishing contacts in the fundraising world, and in the process helping us to raise our profile here in the UK. Due to David’s honest character, he is easy to work with, and I now also view him, not just as a development consultant, but as a personal friend, as well as a true friend of our organisation.

David is fantastic to work with, and gave us confidence that raising a daunting seven-figure amount was possible (to date we’ve already raised more than 80% of this). But perhaps more importantly, having him alongside us gave us the reassurance that we were targeting our limited time as effectively as possible. We now have a much better idea of how to approach future campaigns.

As a small charity, we attended the course to learn how to be more effective at fundraising. The course provided a very helpful structure and approach to thinking through how we might position our case and then ultimately seek funding. Not only did we come away with enthusiasm and a clear aim of creating and completing a ‘case for support’, we also realised that we could approach our existing (but not yet supporting) network with a new and clearer message. Moreover, the course helped us think through an ongoing stakeholder communication framework to ensure that our supporters and other interested parties are kept abreast of our work. Lastly, it was great being in a room with other small charities with whom we could share stories, fellowship, and make new relationships.

I really enjoyed the Development and Fundraising seminar put on by David Lloyd. The content was brilliant. It was relevant and made the daunting task of fundraising seem doable. It encouraged me to want to go out and do it rather than shy away from it. David himself is highly personable and will go the extra mile to help. I can highly recommend David and his seminar!

It was transformational, directing our anxious thoughts to relationship, godliness, and kingdom. We now have access to an understanding of development we never had before, but it has also opened a whole way of thinking. Amazing God-given timing for us.