Bamboo Fundraising Recruitment places permanent fundraising professionals for UK charities and not-for-profits. One named consultant, a written brief, and a vetted shortlist within a working week.
"They actually know the fundraising sector. The candidates they sent for our Head of Major Donor role had the right charities on their CVs and the right motivation in person."
From individual giving officers to Heads of Fundraising, the roles that drive UK charity income year-on-year. Sector-only desk. Vetted candidates. Six-month outcomes.
Major donor managers, philanthropy leads, principal-gifts officers. Discreet, relationships-led searches.
Trust fundraisers, T&F managers, prospect researchers. Strong written-bid track record.
Corporate partnerships managers, COTY leads, account managers. New-business and stewardship blends.
Regional and community fundraisers, area managers, volunteer-network coordinators.
IG managers, supporter acquisition, retention specialists, DRTV and direct-mail experts.
Legacy managers, legacy administrators, in-memory specialists. Stewardship-first appointments.
Digital fundraising managers, paid-media specialists, content leads, email and CRM-driven hires.
Events managers, challenge-event specialists, gala and special-events fundraisers.
Supporter care managers, stewardship leads, retention specialists. Long-term value focus.
Heads of, directors of fundraising, deputy directors. Discreet senior searches with cultural-fit at the centre.
We brief properly, screen for sector commitment, and stand behind the people we send.
We do not place outside fundraising and charity. Our candidate network and our salary calibration are sector-built, not shoehorned.
Most live briefs receive their first qualified shortlist within a week. Senior briefs may take a fortnight, we will tell you upfront.
Every permanent placement carries a free replacement period. If a hire does not stick, we re-run the search at no charge.
References, qualifications, motivation, salary expectations - all checked before introduction. Sector commitment screened for, not assumed.
For replacement-of-incumbent or pre-announce searches, we run blind shortlists and only reveal client identity at offer stage if you ask.
We know what charities can pay, what fundraisers expect and where the gap usually sits. Calibration before the search, not after the offer.
A clear four-step process. No drawn-out kick-offs, no dropped balls.
A 30-45 minute briefing call. We capture the role, the team, the cause, the must-haves and the timeline. Written brief returned.
We approach our sector network and active fundraisers, vet, interview and rank. A tight, qualified shortlist with our notes.
We coordinate the offer, manage counter-offer pressure and line up the start date so the offer holds.
Day 7, 30 and 90 check-ins with both sides. We close the loop on every fundraiser we place.
Fundraising recruitment is its own discipline. The shortlist matters more than the volume. The cause-fit, the cultural alignment and the sector commitment decide whether a Trusts manager or a Head of Fundraising is still in seat at six months. Generalist agencies do not see the signals.
We do not place outside the fundraising sector. Our candidate network is fundraisers, our salary data is fundraising, our briefs are fundraising. That focus shows up in the shortlist.
We ask why someone went into fundraising, what kept them in their previous role and what made them leave. The answers tell us whether the candidate is in fundraising for the cause or just for the next salary bump.
Charity finance, charity HR, charity ops and trustee searches sit best with sector specialists. We will tell you within one call if we are not the right fit for a non-fundraising role.