Richard Portchmouth

Current

• Treasurer & Event Registration Officer at Insight in Fundraising Special Interest Group
• Fundraising Data Executive at British Heart Foundation

Past

• Fundraising Database Analyst at Action Medical Research
• Document Room Assistant at Clifford Chance
• Internet Software System Developer at University of Bristol (Design Information Group)

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Education

• University of Bristol

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Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Richard Portchmouth’s Summary

"Richard has worked as a Fundraising Data Executive at the British Heart Foundation since January 2008 and has been in the non-profit sector for over 7 years. Prior to his current role, Richard spent about 6 years working as a Fundraising Database Analyst for Action Medical Research.

He earned a B.Eng in Mathematics for Intelligent Systems from Bristol University, studying a combination of mathematics, engineering and computer science. Richard has a high level of knowledge of Excel (including the use of VBA macros to automate data processing), Raiser's Edge and SQL.

In February 2008, Richard joined the committee of the Institute of Fundraising's Insight in Fundraising special interest group, and currently serves as both Treasurer and Event Registrations officer.

Richard recently gave a presentation at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention 2009"

Richard Portchmouth’s Specialties:

Statistical Data Analysis
Process Optimisation & Automation
Microsoft Excel (including VBA)
The Raiser's Edge
T-SQL
Microsoft SQL Server (2000 & 2005)

Richard Portchmouth’s Experience

• Treasurer & Event Registration Officer

  Insight in Fundraising Special Interest Group

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  Responsibilities:
  
  * Depositing cheques received for event registrations, job adverts, etc.
  * Using NatWest Bankline to monitor for payments received via BACS for event registrations, job adverts, etc.
  * Administrating PayPal account, including transferring funds to bank account, refunding registration fees for event cancellations
  * Preparing quarterly financial returns for IoF
  * Providing end of year financial report
  * Setting up online registration using Eventbrite website.
  * Preparing offline registration forms, and emailing them to anyone who is unable to use online registration
  * Receiving completed offline registration forms via post/email, entering details on Eventbrite
  * Respond to any enquiries relating to event registration process.
  * Providing final attendee list to event organiser, and updates during registration process.

• Fundraising Data Executive

  British Heart Foundation

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Responsible for providing the Fundraising Division with effective data capture, data retrieval, data analysis, systems and protocols.
  
  Key aspects of the job include manipulating data, reporting on campaign results and performance, and carrying out statistical analysis and interpretation.

• Fundraising Database Analyst

  Action Medical Research

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  February 2002 — January 2008 (6 years)

  - Working alongside the Head of Supporter Services in the strategic development and use of the Raiser’s Edge (RE) database across the charity
  - Working alongside Fundraising Management to develop a programme of analysis to improve the charity’s knowledge and understanding of donor behaviour
  - Supporting the charity by providing spreadsheet-based solutions and automation, utilising existing infrastructure and databases, collaborating with relevant stakeholders to determine requirements
  - Ensuring the timely and accurate exchange of data between the charity and its’ suppliers and agencies through the design and implementation of both standardised and custom database imports and exports, and of VBA-based automation; also collaborating with relevant internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the associated requirements are both appropriate and fulfilled.

• Document Room Assistant

  Clifford Chance

  (Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Law Practice industry)

  August 2000 — February 2001 (7 months)

  - Cataloguing legal files pertaining to corporate and international litigation in preparation for office move, requiring keen eye for extraction of pertinent data in a consistent fashion
  - Training and supervising temporary staff
  - Acting in and assisting stage-management of pantomime for company’s charity family fun day

• Internet Software System Developer

  University of Bristol (Design Information Group)

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  May 2000 — July 2000 (3 months)

  * Upgrading web-based, computer-aided assessment system
  * Implementing suggestions made as part of final-year degree project, using Java, SQL and MS Access
  * Documenting existing system and areas upgraded

Richard Portchmouth’s Education

• University of Bristol

  B.Eng. , Mathematics for Intelligent Systems , 1997 — 2000

  Activities and Societies:

  JuJitsu, Vice President of Club Tours society

Additional Information

Richard Portchmouth’s Groups:

Institute of Fundraising INSIGHT Special Interest Group

•    Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)-AFP membership is not required
•    University of Bristol Alumni

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