Louise Richmond

Portrait of Louise Richmond
26th February 2020

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & PARTNERSHIPS

Louise joined the Mayor’s Fund for London in 2020 to lead on fundraising across all our programmes. With extensive fundraising, marketing and event management experience, her most recent roles have included setting up brand new charitable giving and marketing functions within several London based independent junior and senior schools. By moving back into the third sector, Louise’s passion for increasing life and employability chances for young people is now channelled into supporting our employment and food programmes. She thrives on discovering new and creative fundraising opportunities, and the challenge of matching potential new donors with projects they really care about. Email: lrichmond@mayorsfundforlondon.org.uk

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