Caroline Thomas

Caroline is an experienced leader and high value fundraising consultant, having worked in the fields of higher education, the arts and international development at a progressively senior level for over 25 years. She supports Philanthropy Company clients looking to transform their fundraising and deepen their impact for the causes they care about and is currently working with Philanthropy Company client, British Red Cross.

Drawing on her commercial background in the financial services industry, Caroline has built fundraising strategies and led effective multi-level partnerships with a range of stakeholders and philanthropic donors within the UK, Europe, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. More recently, she was the Regional Director of Fundraising and Communications for Eastern and Southern Africa with SOS Children’s Villages International, based in Nairobi, followed by senior leadership roles specialising in philanthropy and high value partnerships for WaterAid and EMERGENCY, an Italian non-governmental organisation providing free, high quality medical care in conflict and low-income settings.

As an extension to her work, Caroline is an experienced mentor to women working in the global humanitarian, development and social impact sectors and a keen advocate of mentoring as a valuable, lifelong learning experience.