Amanda Mitchell

Pioneer
DISC Type : IDS

Executive director of fundraising at Scope

Greater Bournemouth Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Amanda is a results-driven fundraising leader with over 20 years of experience across the charity, financial services, travel, and retail sectors. At Scope, she is passionate about creating change and delivering greater impact through growth and innovation. People who have worked with her describe her as organised, hardworking, and knowledgeable.

Amanda is deeply committed to her team and the causes she supports, celebrating collective successes like the London Marathon fundraising and team away days. She actively participates in events that honor and support disabled people, reflecting a strong integration of her professional mission with her personal values and team-oriented activities.

In a recent challenging year, Amanda successfully led her fundraising team at Scope to achieve nearly 10% growth.

Personality Overview

Driven But Considerate

Decisive But Friendly

Friendly But Fast

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Topics They Care About

Fundraising Strategy
As Executive Director of Fundraising, she has over 20 years of experience and recently led her team at Scope to achieve nearly 10% growth in a challenging year.
Disability Advocacy
Her work and public statements for Scope, a disability equality charity, focus on tackling injustice and creating an equal future for disabled people.
Team Leadership
Her social posts frequently praise her "incredible fundraising team, " highlighting a focus on team building, morale, and celebrating collective achievements.

Media Appearances

Leadership team | Disability charity .... Featured in Scope (official website)

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Work History

12-2023
Executive director of fundraising at Scope
2-2023 - 12-2023
Director of fundraising (interim) at Scope
8-2022 - 2-2023
Senior Fundraising Consultant Public Fundraising at Scope
10-2021 - 5-2022
Digital strategy consultant at SolarAid
5-2021 - 10-2021
Interim Fundraising Director at SolarAid

Education

1988 - 1992
BA (Hons) from Bournemouth University

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Insights For Selling To Amanda

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Mostly stick to your standard pitch and qualifying script, but add some stories or anecdotes to it

DONT's

  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine
  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don't lean very heavily into providing too much information, sharing whitepapers etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Amanda is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Amanda

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Amanda move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Amanda take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Amanda

Personality Compatibility


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