Trustees

Teresa is Wirral Hospice’s St John’s Income Generation & Marketing Director leading its retail, lottery, donor giving, events & corporates, and marketing & communications activities.

“The hospice sector is unlike any other type of charity sector; hospice income generators and marketers have so much combined knowledge and are always happy share with and learn from each other.

Hospice supporters and volunteers are incredibly loyal, often having had family members or dear friends cared for so they are brilliant ambassadors for us out in the community and on social media. Hearing about the care and support they experienced inspires me every day to be the best that I can be.

Hospice Income Generation Network really supports that growth and development whatever career level we’re at. Every day can be a school day and there are thousands of like-minded individuals across hundreds of UK hospices that we can help to link up with through our training and networking. It’s a real privilege to be involved behind the scenes with the board of fellow volunteers who all work in a variety of income generation and marketing roles in hospices right across the UK.”

Teresa joined Wirral Hospice in July 2012 after working in London for 12 years for World Cancer Research Fund UK as its General Manager for the last four years of her tenure, and Head of Fundraising at the charity prior to that. Teresa held a few marketing roles before that including an interesting stint with an industrial door factory whose main claim to fame was making the doors for the Millennium Dome (now known as the O2 Arena)!

Rachel has worked various roles in fundraising over the last 20 years. After roles at the Brain and Spine Foundation, International Childcare Trust, and the Alzheimer's Society in London Rachel spent a few years in Belfast at Queen’s University. Rachel moved back to Scotland in 2019 and took up the role of Philanthropy Manager at Children’s Hospices Across Scotland.  Outside of work Rachel enjoy cooking, reading and spending time outdoors.

Augusta has worked for Community Hospice (formally known as Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice) since 2013, starting as a Community Fundraiser, and has been their Events Manager since 2019. Events are her ’thing’ and she enjoys the variety of the role, loves engaging with people and seeing the local community come together at fundraising events like the Mini Marathon and Colour Run to raise money for a cause that is close to their hearts.

“Being part of Hospice Income Generation Network allows me engage and connect with other fundraisers and share ideas. I love how collaborative the network is. If a  hospice in the north of England has a great fundraising idea they will happily share this with others so all hospices benefit and generate more income for patient care. This is a marvellous thing and has been invaluable during the pandemic.”

David has worked within the third sector for over ten years holding various positions in relation to both fundraising and volunteer management with national and local charities respectively. Having personal experience of the amazing service that the Hospice provides David is always focussed in doing his best for the patients and families which use the services. Currently looking after Fundraising, Events, Community, Trusts and Foundations and Communications.

Lorraine has worked in the charity sector for over 16 years, six of these in the hospice sector and is currently Director of Income Generation at St. Michael’s Hospice (North Hampshire) leading its Fundraising, Retail, Lottery, Voluntary Services and Marketing & Communications activities.  Prior to moving into the charity sector, Lorraine worked in the commercial sector in marketing and business development.

Lorraine says, “I feel fortunate to work in the hospice sector as each day I see wonderful acts of kindness from people supporting a cause close to their hearts.  It is also a sector of collaboration and Hospice Income Generation Network is a great facilitator for this. It is a privilege to be a Trustee of HIGN and support our sector to be the best it can be!”

Outside of work Lorraine likes to spend time with her family and five dogs.  She is also a volunteer for Pets as Therapy and visits patients staying at the hospice with her Therapy Dog, Polly.

Steph represents the South West region of the Hospice Income Generation Network and has been working at Dorothy House near Bath, since 2015.

Steph started her career within Fundraising, as a Community Fundraiser and is now working as the Relationship Fundraising Lead. Prior to working within fundraising she worked in a senior management role in the Retail sector.

Steph has always been passionate about engaging with people, building relationships and seeing the community come together to support local causes. Members of her family were cared for by the local hospice and she wanted to give back, so started volunteering as an events volunteer and then noticed a vacancy and went for it. She has never looked back!

Why do you love the Hospice Income Generation Network? 

“After working within the retail sector, coming into hospice fundraising has been a breath of fresh air. Everyone I have met that works within the hospice fundraising sector have been so supportive by sharing their experience and ideas. The HIGN platform has provided me so much in terms of networking, collaborative working, sharing knowledge and ideas as well as reassurance. It is so great to have this network available and I have created some lovely friendships out of it!

Becoming a trustee feels like a massive privilege and I am excited to be part of the network, supporting more hospices and more individuals going forward!”

Tom has been part of the hospice movement for around 8 years and is currently Director of Income Generation at Havens Hospices in Essex. Tom represents the Essex and East Anglia region and is keen to ensure all hospice fundraisers have the skills and knowledge they need to maximise the potential of the movement.

Why do you love the Hospice Income Generation Network?

I am and always have been incredibly proud to be a part of the hospice movement; collectively we support people and their families through the most difficult time of their lives and ensure that death and dying is as comfortable, informed and supported as it possibly can be.  However, as a hospice fundraiser I am motivated every day by the knowledge that in our local communities there are still people and families facing death and dying alone, without the wonderful support hospices provide. I don’t think it’s good enough that people, local people, even our friends and families, could face death without hospice support. 

The only way we can ensure everyone has the support they deserve at the end of their life is to raise more money. More money means more care provided, simple really.  For me, this is why organisations like the Hospice Income Generation Network are so important. There are so many fantastic fundraisers in the movement and the Hospice Income Generation Network is an excellent platform for all of us to learn, develop and share our knowledge so we can all grow.  We face similar challenges, deliver similar appeals and events, offer similar opportunities to our donors and, therefore, we can be a great resource to one another. I have no doubt that together we can make the hospice movement even stronger, for the benefit of people in our local communities all over the country.