winning leishman
charity fundraising consultants
About Winning Leishman
An experienced and professional approach to fundraising
An experienced and professional approach to fundraising
Our three directors have over 55 years' experience between them as professional fundraisers. We have gained a reputation for delivering a high-quality personal service to every client and most of our work comes from recommendations from our previous and current clients.
How it works
We will meet with you at our Edinburgh office to discuss in detail your requirements and how we would be able to help you. Following our initial meeting we will give you a draft written proposal setting out how we can meet your needs, along with a time-scale and cost for the work. You do not pay any fees unless we agree the proposal for the task ahead. We will not agree to work with you unless we are confident that the objectives can be achieved.
We can work with you in the short term to meet a pressing funding deadline or over several months or years. We prefer to help you develop a comprehensive strategy and provide an on-going support service to deliver that strategy.
We aim to help our clients raise significantly greater sums than they might on their own and in appreciably less time.
We will meet with you at our Edinburgh office to discuss in detail your requirements and how we would be able to help you. Following our initial meeting we will give you a draft written proposal setting out how we can meet your needs, along with a time-scale and cost for the work. You do not pay any fees unless we agree the proposal for the task ahead. We will not agree to work with you unless we are confident that the objectives can be achieved.
We can work with you in the short term to meet a pressing funding deadline or over several months or years. We prefer to help you develop a comprehensive strategy and provide an on-going support service to deliver that strategy.
We aim to help our clients raise significantly greater sums than they might on their own and in appreciably less time.
Meet the team
Fiona Leishman
Fiona has worked as a professional fundraiser in the voluntary sector and the arts since 1989 and has been involved in raising funds for both capital and revenue projects. Fiona’s first fundraising job was with The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company followed by fundraising for The Big Issue and its charity The Big Issue Foundation. |
Karen Winning
Prior to becoming a consultant Karen worked with The Traverse Theatre, The Princes Trusts in Scotland and The Scottish Museums Council. Karen has also worked as a professional fundraiser in the voluntary sector and the arts since 1989, raising funds for capital and revenue projects. |
Ailsa Roddie
Ailsa is our Director of Development and is responsible for business development as well as extensive on-going research into grant makers and developing funding proposals and reports. Ailsa joined Winning Leishman in 2014. She previously worked as a Project Coordinator in the voluntary sector and an Audio Describer for Theatre and has a degree in Economics and Theatre Arts from Cornell University. Inside and outside work, she has a special interest in sustainability projects. |
Natalie Hancox
Natalie is a Fundraiser working on research into grant makers, developing funding proposals, grant reports and communications. Natalie has worked for Winning Leishman since 2018, previously working in roles across the third sector including energy advice, welfare rights advice, and policy and research. She has a degree in Law from the University of Edinburgh. |
Martha Christie
Martha is a Fundraiser working on research into grant makers, developing funding proposals, grant reports and communications. She also manages the company’s social media pages. Before joining Winning Leishman in 2020, Martha worked as a business researcher and writer at The Sunday Times Fast Track. She has previously worked in prospect research and fundraising roles at The Outward Bound Trust, London School of Economics, UCL, and the University of Glasgow. In her spare time Martha enjoys reading, music and travelling. |
Margaret Dignan
Margaret is the team's secretary and also assists with on-going research into prospective funders. Margaret has over 20 years’ experience in providing administrative support to a wide range of organisations. In her spare time, Margaret enjoys playing netball and being part of a choir. |
Liz Treanor
Liz is a Fundraiser, responsible for developing grant applications, reports and communications. After a few years working in business and consumer Marketing, she spent 10 years in agency account management with a specialism in charity direct marketing. She moved across to the charity sector in 2003 and since then has worked in Fundraising, Marketing and Communications for a number of national and local Scottish charities. |
Sophie Stewart
Sophie is a Trainee Fundraiser who joined Winning Leishman in 2020. She is responsible for writing funding applications and research into grant makers. Sophie’s experience in fundraising is as a Committee Member for a charity which provides music classes for disabled adults. She has a degree in English from the University of St Andrews. |
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Winning Leishman Limited, Registered Office: 190 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2BW. Registered in Scotland no. SC164343.
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