Sonja Bateup

Background

About Sonja Bateup

I am a passionate Fundraising professional with over 12 years’ experience in developing fundraising activity from scratch through organising a wide portfolio of events, supporting major donors, prospecting and managing corporate partnerships and stewarding supporters and volunteers, resulting in exceeding set targets. I am an excellent communicator, great at building strong professional relationships externally and internally. I’m hard-working, determined and resourceful, accustomed to working in a busy environment. Over the years I learned to effectively manage projects with conflicting deadlines and skilfully prioritise tasks to successfully deliver on or above set targets. I am always positive and committed, taking pride in my work, with a friendly and approachable manner, and an unwavering ‘can-do’ attitude. Skilled in Community Fundraising, Volunteer Recruitment and Management, Event Marketing, Database management, Evaluation and Reporting, Mass Participation Event Stewardship, Team Leadership, Social Media Fundraising, Budget Reporting, Charity Events, Major Donors Stewardship, Event Management, Cultivation Events, Charity Representation, Public Speaking and Partnership Management.