Paul Minett

Research, development, project/campaign planning/implementation and management, with an obsession on obtaining a return on investment which will make you reassess your expectations!

If you need an idea, you need Paul. If you need help with an idea, you definitely need him too.

30+ years experience working within London Advertising and Marketing agencies as a: Planner, Designer and Writer, notably WWAV Rapp Collins where he produced and lead creative fundraising campaigns for: Cancer Research UK, NSPCC, Oxfam and RSPCA. 

In 1991 he helped set up The Big Issue streetpaper in London and still works with the paper's co-founder John, The Lord Bird MBE on a project to project basis specialising in R&D. A founder member of the International Network of Streetpapers, working for them in Romania and Russia.

Paul currently sits on the CIOF London and South East committee as their Creative Lead, helping increase their income from the promotion of events and training.

He's also the Chair and Acting CEO of a charity supporting people with dependency issues in Luton, for which he's overseeing the renaming and rebranding of right now. 

And if that wasn't enough, he's also the author of a soon to be published book on Design Effectiveness based on his sucessess working across the third sector.

Over and above any professional fundraising work, in his spare time Paul has to date, helped raise over £6.5 million from successful grant applications for good causes.