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Working with me

As different forms of communication, public relations, fundraising and copywriting all share one unifying principle: words matter.

Whether you're a charity looking to improve awareness, attract new supporters and raise income, a startup aiming to make a name for yourself within your sector, or simply an organisation with messaging in need of a little finessing, I can help.

It's my belief that a modest budget should never be an obstacle to achieving great results, so I keep things simple, transparent and affordable at all times, with flexible terms and no hidden costs.

If you want to know more about how I work, fill in the form below and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Public relations

Communicate who you are, what you stand for and what you can offer. I'm committed to getting the best possible media coverage without compromising on the quality of your message and integrity of your brand.

I can help you share good news, raise your profile and cement your position within your sector or field.

PR Strategy
Press function
Article placement
Media monitoring
Speaking opportunities
Awards
Campaigns

Fundraising

Ensure your charity is robust and able to weather the unforeseen. I've experience in everything from F2F to major donors, but specialise in grants and trusts.

Whether supporting or leading your fundraising efforts, I can devise and implement clear, actionable strategies to help your organisation diversify and develop its income.

Fundraising strategy
Income diversification
Trust & grant fundraising
Major donors
Corporate sponsorship
Appeals
Individual giving

Copywriting

Improve your organisation's ability to say what you want, how you want. Getting the wording exactly right can be agonising at times, but I write a mean sentence and can help you see the wood for the trees.

They may be my words, but rest assured it will be your message coming through loud and clear.

Website copy
Marketing materials
Blog writing
Thought leadership content
White papers
Editing
Proof reading

Organisations I've worked with

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Rich has been supportive from the very beginning. As a newly founded startup, we were lucky to benefit from his relationship and his reach without huge investments. Truly invaluable for us and we look forward to continue working with him moving forward.

Andrei Stoica

Co-Founder
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Superpow! app

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A speedy and effective piece of work. We were looking for a press list to reach new audiences and create more positive impact by educating people about the reality we see and the causes we work with. Rich provided an in-depth contact list complete with guidance, which fully met our brief and satisfied us. Thank you!

Savraj Kaur

Executive Director
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United Hammersmith & Fulham

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We deliver 64 sessions to over 200 people in their homes or Care homes across Surrey. We have 4 Vans which our staff use daily to get to and from each session. In October 2019 one of these vans was stolen, it was later found stripped of everything and burnt out. Due to our reliance on this van we started a crowdfunder campaign which we hoped we would be able to raise enough to replace it.

Rich volunteered to help us with the marketing of this campaign, his offer of help came at a time when we really needed it, as we did not have to time to concentrate fully on increasing the exposure of what had happened and encouraging people to donate. With Rich’s help we had multiple interviews with local and regional press outlets increasing awareness of what had happened to us, which lead to us not only raising enough to buy a new van but also funds to be able to run it for a year. Without Rich's help this would not have been possible.

Victoria Goody

Chief Executive
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Us In A Bus

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We used Rich's skills to raise our company profile and increase our reach. Richards blend of proactive and reactive approaches steadily increased our exposure, including: establishing our content in several leading publications, developing better SEO, backlinks and ultimately more recognition on search engines. We operate in a competitive & congested market, so developing a unique profile and standing out from the crowd is crucial and Rich helped us to achieve this.

Jon Watkins

Director
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Resilience Development Company

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Working with Rich from twofirst has been invaluable to our fledgling charity which was struggling to really gain momentum during the covid-19 pandemic. Rich injected new life and excitement into CareDogs by writing an engaging and thorough press release for us, as well as, advising and consulting us on how we could make our vision and mission clearer. We've been thrilled with the interest and following we've gained from his network.

Delphine Chui

Founder & CEO
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Care Dogs

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Rich was connected with WLM via Media Trust’s volunteer platform and has assisted us to reach more media outlets and journalists throughout the Christmas period in order to widely promote our awareness campaign. We want to thank him for his time and service offered to WLM and we hope to work with him in the future.

Panos Balalas

Marketing & Communications Manager
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WLM

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Rich has been incredibly helpful to me in getting articles published and growing my audience. His advice and guidance have been invaluable. I highly recommend that you talk to him to see how he can help you.

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JMA HR

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