Brad French

Brad French has a diverse work experience spanning multiple organizations. Brad currently holds the position of Head of Innovation at Donr, a role they started in January 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Fundraising Innovation Manager at Donr from April 2020 to January 2022.

In 2019, Brad became a Trustee at Children of Rwanda, a small charity, where they provided assistance to volunteers in submitting strong trust applications and developing fundraising event ideas. Brad continued in this role until April 2022.

Before that, Brad worked at Team Kenya from August 2018 to January 2020. Brad initially served as the Development Manager, responsible for implementing the organization's fundraising strategy and achieving an 80% increase in income. Brad later became the Project, Fundraising & Marketing Manager, and the Fundraising and Project Officer.

From January 2014 to April 2018, Brad worked at Comrades of Children Overseas (COCO), starting as an Overseas Operations Coordinator and being promoted to Overseas Operations Manager due to their positive performance and increased responsibilities.

Brad's career started at Sainsbury's in September 2009, where they worked as a Public Relations Coordinator. Their responsibilities included organizing fundraising events and building relationships with the local media and the community benefiting from the charity, St. Cuthbert's Hospice.

Overall, Brad French has gained extensive experience in fundraising and project management roles, consistently achieving results and making significant contributions to the organizations they have worked with.

Brad French attended Durham Johnston Comprehensive School & Sixth Form from 2002 to 2009, where they completed their GCSEs and A-Levels. Following this, from 2010 to 2013, they studied at The University of Manchester and obtained a Bachelor of Arts with Honors (BA Hons) degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE). Moreover, in July 2020, Brad obtained certification in The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing from Google Digital Garage.