Craigmyle Fundraising Consultants Unveils New Brand and Website

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Craigmyle Fundraising Consultants is proud to announce the launch of its new brand identity and redesigned website With a legacy spanning over 60 years, Craigmyle has long been a trusted partner to the third sector. The refreshed brand and website represent the organisation’s evolution—honouring its history while embracing the future of fundraising consultancy in the […]

Making the Ask: Fundraising Since 1959 – Craigmyle Exhibition at the University of Kent

Craigmyle is delighted to announce that the exhibition Making the Ask: Fundraising Since 1959 is running from Monday 14th April until Sunday 8th June 2025 at the University of Kent. The exhibition showcases records from the Craigmyle archive collection, which is housed in the University’s Special Collections & Archives. Located in the Templeman Library, the exhibition explores […]

Lottery Heritage Fund development award for Haverfordwest Castle

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Craigmyle Fundraising Consultants are delighted that our client Pembrokeshire County Council and community partner Haverfordwest Castle CIO have received initial support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) for their project, Haverfordwest Castle: Pembrokeshire’s Heritage Gateway. Our involvement in this exciting project began in early 2021, when we worked with Pembrokeshire County Council, project team […]

Geoff Howard and Mark Jefferies to retire from Craigmyle Fundraising Consultants

Craigmyle’s two longest serving consultants Geoff Howard and Mark Jefferies have announced their retirement. As per early September and after a combined service of almost 80 years, the time has come for us to say goodbye to two true giants of the fundraising world. Although sad to see them go, we are immensely proud and […]

£3.7m funding for the East Lodge project at Nunhead Cemetery

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Having helped secure vital partnership funding for the project, Craigmyle are delighted to share the good news that clients’ Southwark Council and the Friends of Nunhead Cemetery (FONC) have been awarded a £3.7m grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to deliver the Nunhead Cemetery East Lodge: From Ruin to Revival project. The Grade II […]

Capital Heritage projects – Not just “chasing the cash”

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When clients approach us for help with their heritage regeneration project, we don’t see our role primarily as “cash chasers”. Especially in the early stages of the journey, the focus should instead be on developing programmes on which the fundraising will eventually be based; in other words, the programmes that will make the client ‘fundable’. […]

Aaron Barbour joins the Craigmyle team

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We are delighted to announce that as of November 2023 Aaron Barbour has joined the Craigmyle consultant team. Aaron has over 26 years’ experience as a seasoned and successful fundraiser and charity leader. Aaron has experience in a wide range of fundraising, specialising in Trusts and Foundations and the Lottery; as well as corporate fundraising, […]

Lottery support for Christ Church St Leonards on Sea

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The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded a grant of £250,000 to Christ Church St Leonards for urgent repairs to the to the exterior of the church and an associated heritage community engagement project. The project will Celebrate Christ Church in the Community by restoring and revitalising this Grade II* listed building at the heart […]

Coming soon: Craigmyle schools’ week

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Later this month, Craigmyle will be taking a deep dive into schools fundraising, with week-long relevant and thought-provoking content for Heads, Development Directors, Bursars and Governors. There will be insight and advice from across our team of experienced consultants, as well as historical context from our archives containing more than 60 years of fundraising with […]

Craigmyle donates archive of fundraising history to the University of Kent

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The collection is made up of papers relating to their role in providing advice and guidance to the fundraising sector, their relationships and communication with a wide variety of clients, from ecclesiastical institutions to educational organisations, that the Company has worked with since its creation in 1959, and the governance of the organisation. To catalogue […]