Katie Clementson-Lee, Founder –

Clementson-Lee Fundraising Consultancy

I have 16+ years of experience working as a professional fundraiser with charities of all sizes in a variety of sectors.

I am grateful to have worked with these wonderful charities and proud to have raised millions of pounds for non-profits in various sectors including healthcare, hospice, refugee, social justice, international development and Arts & Heritage.

Having worked in leadership roles and served at Board and Trustee level, I have devised fundraising strategies, raised money from all income streams, and have experience of charity management and governance.

A fundraising consultant since 2020, I now provide fundraising support services on an independent basis, and have worked with some incredible charities and organisations including the Institute of Art & Ideas, Bristol Refugee Rights, Temwa and Weston Hospicecare, to name a few.

I am also a charity Trustee at Curzon Cinema & Arts, an independent, single-screen community-owned cinema.

I hold professional insurance, with £1m indemnity insurance and £1m public liability insurance. I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising so keep up to date on best practice and have a sound knowledge of the Code of Fundraising Practice, GDPR and industry regulation by Charity Commission, Fundraising Regulator and ICO.

Kathryn Bennett, Head of Development, Institute of Art & Ideas

“Katie is brilliant! I really enjoy working with her, and I highly recommend her.”

Ruth Jones, (Former) Fundraising & Communications Manager, Bristol Refugee Rights

“Katie has been amazing to work with.  She is systematic and reliable. Katie has shown strong relationship management skills.  Katie is thorough and professional in her work and very flexible.  She works well to deadlines.  I would happily recommend her in another fundraising role.”

  • Stewarded charity’s most high-profile Major Donors (including UHNWs) giving six-figure sums

  • Secured largest ever Major Donor gift for a charity, which was transformational

  • Achieved 68% success rate for Trust & Foundation applications for two consecutive years

  • Obtained six-figure multi-year grants

  • Grew overall unrestricted charity income by 34% to highest recorded

  • Founded the National Museums Development Network, a UK-wide peer network for fundraising leads within the museums sector

   

Professional successes

  • Built up the largest unrestricted corporate income stream for a regional museum in the UK

  • Shortlisted for a ‘Best Corporate Partnership’ Emcees Award, recognising excellence in fundraising within Arts & Culture 

  • Worked on several prominent royal events including a visit and lunch by the late HRH Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to M Shed alongside 60 international and local dignitaries

  • Organised and managed high-profile strategic fundraising events including a reception at Kensington Palace hosted by HRH The Duke of Gloucester and another at The Great Hall, Barts for all the Livery Companies in the City, hosted by The Lord Mayor of London

  • "Katie is brilliant. She is quick to respond, reassuringly methodical and thorough, she applied an all-important structure to the process of collating the necessary information for a grant application. She helped us to formulate and articulate our arguments to best effect and all this to a very tight timeline"

    Julian Hall, Director of Fundraising & Communications, Weston Hospicecare

  • “Having worked with Katie, whilst she was leading the Development Team at Bristol Culture I can vouch for the excellence of her expertise and commitment. I recommend her to you.”

    Ray Barnett, (Former) Head of Collections & Archives, Bristol Museums & Archives

  • “I worked with Katie over three years as a corporate partner supporting M Shed [museum]. Katie has always shown passion for her work and professionalism in her role - she is a pleasure to work with. I would most definitely recommend her expertise in corporate fundraising.”

    Georgia Phillips, (Former) Impact Lead at Pukka Herbs