Timely, strategic and flexible support from The Giving Department has been invaluable as we continue to develop the structure and global approach for The Abrdn Charitable Trust.
- Kirsty Brownlie, Sustainability Manager
The Giving Department deliver. They produce insightful, independent thinking and flexible, reliable support when The Foundation needs it.
- Catherine Ind, St. James’s Place Charitable Foundation
The Giving Department is supporting The Columbia Threadneedle Foundation during a critical stage in our development and has ensured we have discovered truly innovative, impactful and well-run charities to partner with over the coming years.
- Laura Cook, Chair of The Columbia Threadneedle Foundation
Steve has spent over 20 years in the charity sector. As a successful fundraiser Steve worked for a number of charities in senior roles most latterly as Head of Fundraising at The Prince’s Trust. This experience has given Steve a deep understanding of how companies and private funders can best support charities, how effective relationships can be developed, where value can be delivered and how the right support can deliver genuine and long-lasting change. Steve founded The Giving Department in 2010 with the clear vision of providing expert independent resource to help companies and philanthropists deliver real social impact and achieve their greatest charitable ambitions. Over the subsequent years Steve has developed the business, working with an increasingly wide portfolio of clients from FTSE100 companies to corporate foundations and private HNW philanthropists. Passionate about the sector, Steve is often called to speak on charitable issues and on occasions provides bespoke mentoring to help individuals build capability and impact.