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29th
With a number of bank holidays coming up over the next few months its possible that some people will be taking annual leave around those holiday dates.
When planning holiday cover remember it’s not only important to ensure that your Bacs submissions aren’t forgotten but also that your Bacs reports are accessed and actioned too.
30th
Throughout November, three of the Rapidata team have been growing moustaches, much to the amusement of others, as part of Movember.
On this the final day of Movember, a big congratulations to Scott, Daragh and Adam for raising over £300 and to all those that supported their efforts. Rapidata will be matching the donations bringing the actual total to over £600!! The money raised goes towards Prostate Cancer and Testicular Cancer initiatives.
“This is the first time I have grown a moustache and possibly my last! It was however great to be part of a huge fundraising effort and I am very happy the Rapidata team reached it’s personal £300 goal.”
Scott Gray
“A Great cause supported, good laugh and impressive team result!
Though I think I can speak for all three of us when I say, we are looking forward to the shave tonight!”Daragh Everett
“I’m very pleased with the effort and it’s been fun (and itchy) raising money this Movember. I can’t wait to have a good shave later. You know what they say, hair today, gone tomorrow…”
Adam Denman
18th
Two new roles created to develop and grow specialist services
LONDON (14th October 2011), Rapidata Services Plc, the payments processing agency for the not-for-profit sector, is continuing its growth with two new key posts. Firstly, heavy-weight digital fundraising specialist Amy McGeever, has accepted a newly created senior role. As digital account director, she is tasked with managing and developing Rapidata’s online business that already includes eDirectDebit, customisable web donation pages, online events management and the Mobile Fundraising App.
McGeever’s impressive career to date includes her role as digital fundraising manager for the NSPCC, where she managed email marketing, web analytics and the seasonal microsite NSPCC Wishes. She has worked both client side and agency side, including a term as interim digital client services director at leading London marketing agency Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw (now Kitcatt Nohr Digitas). Most recently, McGeever owned and led Mesh Strategies, a specialist digital marketing and fundraising consultancy, launched in 2007 after she relocated to the UK from New York. She closed the business in 2010 to take full time maternity leave and now joins Rapidata as she returns to work. At Rapidata she will be responsible for managing and growing Rapidata’s digital service business as well as helping the company’s existing clients to maximise their service implementation and achieve ever better campaign results. She will report directly to managing director, Scott Gray.
“Amy McGeever is passionate about helping charities get to grips with new technologies for positive impact in their fundraising and communications; whether that’s a charity just starting out online or an accomplished practitioner that needs assistance in pushing the boundaries of integrated or cloud fundraising. Couple that passion with her extensive experience and a real hands-on understanding of charities’ fundraising needs and she will be an asset to Rapidata and our clients,” says Scott Gray, Rapidata’s managing director.
Rapidata has also appointed Amy Oberholzer as account manager. Amy joins Rapidata from Future Fundraising where she was Retention Development Manager for four and half years. She was responsible for the growth of the Retention Department, project managing new partnerships with not-for-profit organisations, consultancies and service providers. Her work highlighted the complexities of Direct Debit donations collections, data processing and attrition reporting, helping clients to improve the effectiveness of their processes and regular giving strategies.
Scott says, “Amy Oberholzer has a deep understanding of regular giving and supporter care. She appreciates the intricacies of Direct Debit data and how optimising your processing can have major impact on your fundraising income, the effects on your donor relationships, and subsequent loyalty and attrition rates. Amy is a valuable addition to our team and I’m chuffed to welcome her to Rapidata.”
31st
After 4 ½ years as Digital Development Manager at Rapidata, Alex is moving on to Save the Children from today. It is very sad to see her go but everyone at Rapidata wishes her all the best in her new job.
During Alex’s time at Rapidata she worked very closely with all our clients, in particular all those charities that use our online fundraising services. Alex not only helped to improve the service for our clients but was also hands on in helping charities maximise their online fundraising Income.
We will see Alex again at all the various sector conferences and wish her every success in her new role – Save the Children is very lucky.
27th
On Sunday, the 26th of June, Daragh and I threw ourselves out of an aeroplane strapped only to a skydiving instructor to raise money for Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust. It was an awe inspiring experience. If not eye watering! After a short, but thorough training session at Headcorn Airfield, we adjourned to our picnic table to wait for the weather to clear. After an hour of pacing, the sun came out and the first skydivers took off! Daragh and I were one of the last groups to go and lucky for us we went with a group of very experienced skydivers. Their calm confidence definitely helped to soothe my nerves!
