About the author

Becki has been a fundraiser for 15 years, across a number of charities, both large and small. She is currently Director of Individual Giving at Sightsavers and responsible for raising £30 million across a range of activities from events to legacies, in a number of countries. Before Sightsavers Becki spent several years managing the supporter recruitment programme at WWF-UK, and moved on to set up their Innovation function. She has also worked with the Alzheimer's Society and the Princes Trust. Becki joined Sightsavers in July 2012 and during that time regular giving recruitment has risen by over 400% and expanded into two new countries. The latest appeal for the organisation kicked off in October 2014 with a £30 million global target to deliver one million sight restoring operations