Could not be more excited - or proud - to be (finally!) on my way to the VIP launch of Blackpool’s new museum, Showtown today - might even get to meet Sooty and Sweep! #culture #regeneration @showtownbpl

Incredible visit to @theWorldofGlass telling the history of glass. Watched a live glassblowing demonstration, and visited the tank house where Pilkington invented the continuous glassmaking process. So much interaction, STEM learning, creativity (+ exquisite glassware!) #museums

Great to finally have a ‘Christmas lunch’ with my fabulous colleague Karen who had to miss our official December celebration due to Covid - having organised it all! Thanks to HAWKSMOOR LIVERPOOL for surroundings as gorgeous as the food. Worth a million meetings 😊💕

Great to catch up over lunch with Daniel Meyer-Lopez in the sunshine Carlisi Bar Liverpool to talk all things life, family, work, Liverpool - even learnt a bit of Spanish! #moments #breathingspace

As a fundraiser it’s so easy to keep working towards those goals without enjoying their impact, so it was was wonderful to be able to celebrate today with the St Ann's Hospice team as we celebrated the first spade in the ground for their new hospice #fundraising #success

Packed room for CIOF North West ‘s return to in-person conferencing! Looking forward to talking about using storytelling in fundraising later this morning #fundraising #peerlearning

Excited to be hearing from inspiring museum professionals at the Changing The World conference with the University Museums Group Manchester Museum #museums #universities #development

Spent today in Batley with Theatre of Debate workshopping two brilliant new scripts exploring themes of vaccination, created/performed by highly talented young women working with experienced + emerging theatre professionals. ow.ly/a6iZ50Oh0Hn #theatre theatreofdebate.co.uk

Blown away by the amount of exciting change happening in Blackpool when I visited yesterday to catch up with the team at Showtown whose new museum for Blackpool will be centre stage - here is just one snapshot of how the town will look #regeneration #heritage 😍

Congrats Dominic Tinner + team at Seashell for achieving the next major Transforming Lives appeal milestone, the Moulding Foundation Building providing specialist education for young people with complex disabilities & comms challenges. Next stop: college! 🎉 #fundraising

Great to be celebrating International Women’s Day with the Liverpool Women's Hospital Charity Liverpool Women's at Avenue HQ, Liverpool #women #charity

Great start to the week with the Arts Council England MEND Round 3 webinar earlier about the next round of grant funding of maintenance backlogs for non-national accredited museums. Thanks to the team for answering everyone's questions. #funding #culture ow.ly/VfV250N3JYc

As we approach the end of 2022 just reflecting on what a year it’s been - so many challenges for our clients but we’ve got through it together. Wishing everyone a great festive break and a happy new year - see you in 2923 for more #fundraising strategy and #bidwriting 🎄 🌟

Why do in-person meetings still feel SOOOOO exciting? Especially when you’re on your way to one with brilliant fellow businesswomen for FreelanceHER 100 great day for it too!

Excited to see the return of the DCMS Wolfson Museums & Galleries Improvement Fund, offering grantsup to £300k for improvements to designated/accredited/DCMS-sponsored museum and gallery spaces.

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Applications open 9 May to 1 August #funding #culture

Delighted to welcome our newest team member to the Impact office - Buddy the cockapoo. His main duties are chewing, panting and playing with balls but he's happy to take on any task for a treat. Get in touch if you'd like Buddy to review your fundraising strategy :-) #teamwork 🐾

On this sunny March morning we've been chatting about this exciting fund to support employability work with young people from BAME backgrounds - particularly good opportunity if you're based in the North or Midlands: ow.ly/F59h50IirYj @ImpetusPEF #funding #equality

What a day to be enjoying our beautiful office and taking part in not one but two events for International Women’s Day celebrating strong women in business FreelanceHER 100 ⛅️

Great to catch up over a virtual coffee with the legendary Tony Okotie of BBC Children in Need just now - Pudsey wasn't available. (This is Pudsey, not Tony)...

With so many bad things happening in the world, we've been reflecting this morning on how lucky we are to be working with two projects leading to socially-impactful new things...the re-launch of Nottingham Castle and the creation of the brand new museum for Blackpool, Showtown