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Jonathan Bayly – Giving Director - Finance
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Chartered Accountant working as a Finance Director in industry
- Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
- Swim, act, sing, golf and tennis
- Have done all of the above to raise funds for schools, charities and other worthy causes
- Husband/dad with 2 teenage boys
Mark Clark – Giving Director - Marketing
- Director/owner of entrepreneurial consultancy
- Provide strategic advice and creative ideas to help businesses grow
- Particular interest in media, entertainment and technology companies
- Advocate for independent music which is fuelled by my involvement with Usync: a new digital music company
- Enjoy all alternative art - music, modern art, architecture
- Swim on average 6 miles a week
- Husband/Dad with 3 teenage children, Jabba the dog and two tortoises
Craig McKenzie – Giving Director - Technical
- Director/owner of Brand Identity and Marketing Solutions company
- Provide Creative Website and eMarketing solutions
- Enjoy applying own creative graphic design skills to business and social activities
- Keen classic/sports car enthusiast/owner and regularly attend/contribute to events
- Enjoy winter sports (in winter!), mountain biking and running
- Husband/Dad with 2 young children, a cat and a dog
Richard Morris – Managing Director
- Internet service entrepreneur, Chartered Engineer
- Director/owner of business management consultancy
- Trustee/Vice Chair of East Herts YMCA
- Enjoy music, track days, non acrobatic skateboarding
- Husband/Dad with 2 young children, nine fish and now a dog called Max too
While the four of us above started TheGivingMachine, it would not work without the help and support of the following key people on an almost daily basis.
Luisa Gatward
Manage retailer relationships and put special offers onto website.
Send out weekly Special Offer newsetters and manage monthly Give & Win promotions.
Look into & resolve any donation queries
Wife/Mum of 2 girls
Enjoys running (would love to run a marathon one day) and cooking (loves competing in my own "Come Dine with Me")
Gina Smith
Publishes the monthly newsletters, various blogs and manages social networking sites.
Sends out donation cheques, Giver nominated letters and reminder cards.
Liases with retailers to organise the Giveaway Raffle prizes.
Wife/Mum of 3 children and a dog
Enjoys acting, walking, cycling, skiing and loves travelling.
Deborah Nicholas (Deb)
Deals with all incoming enquiries, sends Thank You emails and New donations emails.
Loads the transaction data and updates the Capgemini map.
Happy to be back at work part-time after 10 years at home, and very happy to be part of something with such a great bunch of people.
Wife of an Australian who likes a good BBQ/Mum to 2 boys, 1 dog and 2 fish.
Kept busy with the normal "Mum" stuff. Enjoys photography, cooking and reading and love to watch Dr Who with my boys on a Sunday afternoon (once it's checked for scariness rating!).
Claire Thompson
Help schools and charities recruit Givers and promote TheGivingMachine to maximise the potential of the cash donations available. Make welcome calls, answer queries and provide support where it is required.
Wife/Mum to 2 boys now in high school.
An active member of school PTA. Enjoys watching my boys play football/cricket and watching Chelsea FC. Loves to bake cakes - and eat them!
"Supporting my children means getting involved with their schools, which ultimately means fundraising and I am so excited about TheGivingMachine and the opportunities it offers school and charities to increase the number of free cash donations - without it costing anyone a penny and without having to lift a finger.
Paul Ibbotson
Adds new shops to our website for us and checks that the links all work fine.
Luke Whiston
Has developed and maintains the system we use to manage and track all the donations that Givers make. Luke is an employee of Brilliant (who we contract with for our website and systems), and has been part of the team since it all began.
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