Christina Sharp

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

SKILLS

ABOUT CHRISTINA SHARP

I’m a skilled Trust Fundraising professional with over five years of experience at grant writing, project budgeting, and report writing. Volunteering sparked a strong interest in the third sector and gave me the confidence to make the leap from a career in financial services into grant fundraising at London Wildlife Trust. It’s been an incredible five years at London Wildlife Trust, and now I’m excited to bring my skills and enthusiasm to Breaking Barriers, a charity which helps refugees find meaningful work. I\'ll be working in their Manchester office. KEY SKILLS • Experienced bid writer with over five years of success in crafting and submitting winning funding applications, securing more than £8.2 million for projects ranging from wildlife conservation to outdoor education and community engagement.• Proficient in researching new funding opportunities and keeping up to date with the latest trends in fundraising.• Highly skilled in budgeting for grant applications, presenting financial information clearly and accessibly to ensure funders can quickly grasp key details.• Adept at producing accurate, high quality and tailored cases for support, funding applications, proposals and reports.• Skilled at building and maintaining positive, productive relationships with external partners and funders.• Strong administrative and IT capabilities, with daily experience using tools like Microsoft 365 and ThankQ (Access Charity CRM).