Meredith Niles
Marie Curie: Alpaca Meet & Greet
by Meredith Niles
Marie Curie fundraisers were inspired by an innovative fundraising idea they saw at I Wish I’d Thought of That (IWITOT) 2020. The team worked quickly to turn the idea into a quirky, low-cost campaign featuring alpacas on video calls.
Read moreRecasting the ‘middle man’ - the role of charities in the age of disintermediation (part one)
by Meredith Niles
In part one of a two-part series on the role of disintermediation in charitable giving, Meredith Niles takes an in-depth look at how the public responded philanthropically to the war in Ukraine. She draws on several research studies to look at donor motivations and help you answer the question, ‘should fundraisers be concerned that people might stop giving via charities altogether?’
Read moreRecasting the ‘middle man’ - the role of charities in the age of disintermediation (part two)
by Meredith Niles
In part two of our series on the role of disintermediation in charitable giving, Meredith Niles discusses why disintermediated giving could be more attractive than traditional charitable giving (in some situations). She also shares some of the ways in which charities might respond to these changes in donor giving patterns.
Read moreAbout the author
Meredith Niles (she/her) is the chair of SOFII’s board of trustees.
Meredith began her career in investment banking, working in New York, Frankfurt and London for Goldman Sachs. Meredith moved into the voluntary sector as an investment director at venture philanthropy funder Impetus Trust where she set up a fund focussed on reducing reoffending. After the fund was successfully closed, Meredith joined Marie Curie, initially to set up a fundraising innovation department, before assuming her most recent role as executive director of fundraising and engagement.
Meredith is passionate about helping voluntary organisations thrive. She is especially committed to strengthening the voice of women and girls, and making a difference within the London community. Meredith has served as a trustee of Hestia Housing and Support, Toynbee Hall, and BookTrust and currently serves on the boards of Plan International UK, Trust for London, and the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). She is a fellow of the Advisory Panel of Rogare, the fundraising think tank, and serves on the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIOF) Standards Advisory Board. She recently co-edited Change for Better, a book about how insights from behavioural science can be harnessed to create social impact. Meredith lives in London with her husband and their three sons.
