Vanessa Buvens

Vanessa is a freelance consultant working on fundraising, strategy and innovation for mission-driven organisations. She has over 10 years experience designing programmes and raising funds for social enterprises and NGOs. Her passion for social change has led her to support small child rights charities across Europe and the UK, grassroots leaders in East Africa and social entrepreneurs in South America, using human-centred design and agile thinking to help them build strong foundations, deliver on their missions and become more financially resilient. Her key skills range from proposal writing / fundraising strategies to helping improve governance and leadership. She loves to engage deeply with organisations to stimulate fresh thinking, uncover blindspots and together, navigate change and organisational development.