James Hay
Head of Strategic Partnerships @SeeAbility
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Head of Strategic Partnerships @SeeAbility
Leading SeeAbility’s strategic partnerships to create opportunities for people with learning disabilities or autism, who may also have sight loss, to live full lives and achieve things they never thought possible.The people we support overcome huge barriers to achieve exciting new things every day - they challenge us all to think about what’s possible and to rethink disability.We invite organisations and changemakers to join us in building inclusive partnerships that create lasting impact. Learn more or get in touch via our Partners page:
EDUCATION
Hartpury College
National Diploma, Sports Performance & Excellence
SKILLS
ABOUT JAMES HAY
James Hay is an award-winning fundraising and partnerships leader with over 15 years’ experience creating large-scale campaigns and purpose-driven collaborations that inspire action and build inclusion.He has held senior roles across the charity sector, including Director of Income at Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and Fundraising and Business Development Manager at Cerebra, leading teams to deliver multi-million-pound income growth through creativity, innovation and collaboration. His partnership work has secured support from leading organisations including ITV, United Nations, Mars, Toyota, Nestlé, Tesco, Ford, and Nationwide, alongside major trusts, foundations and media partners. Known for combining creativity with strategic focus, James has helped organisations grow their impact, strengthen their brand, and connect more deeply with their audiences.Over the past decade, James has specialised in designing and delivering mass-participation relays and global awareness campaigns that unite people through sport, education and shared purpose. His projects include One Run for Boston (supporting the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings), United Relay of America (raising funds for multiple humanitarian causes), The London Relay (tackling youth homelessness), One Run Global (advocating for human rights), Running Out of Time (a record-setting 24-hour relay linking COP26 to COP27), and Relay Your Way (championing inclusive sport for people of all abilities). Collectively, these initiatives have raised millions for charity, engaged participants in all 193 countries, and reached more than students through school programmes promoting inclusion, climate action and global citizenship.Now as Head of Strategic Partnerships at SeeAbility, James leads the organisation’s corporate, trust, foundation and philanthropic strategy, building alliances that create opportunities for people with learning disabilities or autism, who may also have sight loss, to live full lives and achieve things they never thought possible.Driven by creativity, collaboration and impact, James continues to champion projects that challenge perceptions of disability, reimagine participation, and show what’s possible when people come together around a shared purpose.
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