Heather Stewart - Fundraising

Heather Stewart is a professional fundraiser with over 17 years experience. Trading as Activate Fundraising since 2008, Heather assists in the planning and development of successful fundraising programmes and provides clients with a creative, tailored approach to their fundraising needs.

Whatever your requirements, Heather can help with a full range of services, which help clients to find the time and develop the skills to fundraise.  She works with a range of clients: from large national charities to small one-person organisations with clients including arts & heritage, higher education, the voluntary sector and social enterprises. 

Please find below a selection of the services that Heather provides:


Strategic Planning
Proposal Writing – trust & Lottery applications and case for support writing
Hands-on Fundraising – from major donor fundraising to sponsorship negotiation
Online Fundraising Campaign Planning, Development & Implementation
Project Development & Management
Crowd Funding Campaign Development & Management
Social Media Management – from setting up your social media to running campaigns
Blog Set Up, Management & Content Generation
Tailored 1-2-1 Training – trust fundraising; proposal writing; strategic planning


Contact Heather

Please mention Occasional Assistants when contacting this member

Tel. 07971 721013
Email. heather@activatefundraising.com
Website. www.activatefundraising.com


Client Reviews

“Heather is a delight to work with: highly efficient, imaginative and diligent. How pleasing to work with someone who listens carefully to what you say, thinks deeply about it and comes back with a clear, concise and tailored response that exactly addresses your fundraising issues.”
Ali Bowden, Director, Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust

“Heather fulfilled our brief perfectly, worked independently to meet our schedule and was a great ambassador for our project. I would have no hesitation in recommending her for any kind of fundraising work.”
Jane Alexander, Scottish Poetry Library