“I’ve worked closely with Phoebe Walker over the past 18 months, and couldn’t recommend her more highly. Phoebe brings a true passion for literature and the arts to bear through her skills at identifying funding opportunities for an organisation. Over the course of her time with the Royal Society of Literature, Phoebe not only doubled our annual submission of applications, she also devised a clear path forward for development at the RSL, from further diversifying income streams to building our fundraising capacity. Phoebe’s agile intellect meant that even complex projects were understood and articulated to meet funders’ priorities, and she was highly organised throughout the time we worked with her, helping us to keep to deadlines. Phoebe was a pleasure to work with and I wouldn’t hesitate to offer her future contracts at the RSL.”

— Molly Rosenberg, Director, Royal Society of Literature

“It was clear from the outset that Phoebe shared the values of the organisation, understood our work and our mission, and had the relevant knowledge to support us.  Working with her has introduced us to new systems, encouraged us to think about details, and ask ourselves questions we had never considered before. As a consultant, she is thorough, clear and approachable. Her report was easy to engage with and full of useful suggestions. We absolutely recommend her!”

— Marie Vickers, Artistic Director, London Bubble

“It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Phoebe. She recently conducted a fundraising and feasibility review for the bpf. From the very start, Phoebe impressed with her attention to detail, grasp of the brief, energy, commitment and creative approach. As part of the review, Phoebe consulted with key staff and bpf members; conducted context, options and policy analysis; and produced a full report with recommendations (and supplementary resources). She spent a great deal of time discussing the report with us and facilitating important discussions around some of the organisational, policy-based and practical challenges facing the bpf. Phoebe’s capacity to understand complex organisational issues was evident from both the report and discussions we had with her. Phoebe is not only highly professional and skilled but on a personal level, she is someone who adds value, goes beyond the brief, is enthusiastic and enquiring. I would have no hesitation in employing her again or in recommending her to other organisations and clients.”

— Dr Wayne Full, Head of Projects, British Psychotherapy Foundation

“Phoebe is an outstanding fundraiser. She is astute and very organised, she thinks strategically and writes compellingly. She is clear what she needs from us and keeps herself up to date with our work. She has been working with us for four years and in that time has transformed our development operation, and its results. I cannot recommend her too highly.”

— John Speyer, Director, Hear Me Out

“Phoebe is fantastic to deal with, very friendly and prompt, and her approach is bespoke and personal. Crucially she completely understands the nature of our organisation and how it’s funded, as well as very quickly becoming familiar with aims of different projects and the need behind each ask. I would not hesitate to recommend Phoebe and look forward to working with her again.”

— Emma Smallwood, Development Manager, The Lowry

“Not only is Phoebe friendly and professional, but she knows funders, pays attention to what is important for them, and works to get the information required from you to produce the best possible proposal. Naturally, all this talent and effort is reflected in a high strike-rate of success. It has been a pleasure working with her for three years and counting.”

— Adam Weatherhead, Chief Executive, Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre

“We’ve worked with Phoebe for a few years now and have always enjoyed doing so. She is exceptionally knowledgable, punctual, polite and a pleasure to work with. She has an excellent understanding of the industry and a very high success rate. We’re very pleased to recommend her.”

— Toby Davies, Artistic Director, RABBLE Theatre