Faye Hennessy starts as our new Grants Manager

We are delighted to welcome Faye Hennessy to GCF as our new Grants Manager!

👏 Faye is an experienced social & impact investor and we are so excited for Gloucestershire Community Foundation and our county, that she offers us her great insight and experienced in funding and resourcing charities. Do connect with her, as she cant wait to make a start next week.

👏 Faye has over 25 years of experience supporting organisations to obtain the finance they need to achieve their aspirations.

👏 Throughout her early career Faye supported small to medium sized corporates within the South West to progress successful finance applications, enabling growth and sustaining cashflow. More recently Faye has worked exclusively with charitable organisations across South Wales and the Midlands, to unlock finance and grow reserves.

💗”After nearly twenty years working for a major blue chip organisation, I moved from the for-profit sector to the charitable sector with a determination to use my corporate skills for-good. I had the great fortune to gain a position with Charities Aid Foundation within CAF Bank, where I was privileged to work with a wide variety of voluntary organisations, improving sustainability and financing growth.

At Charities Aid Foundation, I gained an in-depth understanding of the voluntary sector, what it takes to keep the wheels moving and how essential it is to the fabric of our society. My key takeaway is that our charities are not a nice to have, they are the fundamental glue that holds our communities together, with grass roots charities particularly, playing a vital role in engaging those most hard to reach.

My role as Grants Manager at Gloucestershire Community Foundation gives me the opportunity to support Gloucestershire’s charities to do what they do best and be part of securing the future of our shared communities. My corporate background also gives me an understanding of the amazing business community in Gloucestershire, how they can support us in this mission and why this is also such a valuable part of their long-term sustainability.” 💗 Faye Hennessy