OUR TEAM OF FUNDRAISING & CHARITY CONSULTANTS

Mike Zywina
​Founder & Director

Mike has 10 years' experience in the sector as a fundraiser, consultant, senior manager and trustee.​ He created Lime Green Consulting in 2014.

Mike runs our training courses for charities and social enterprises and helps to design major funding bids, with a particular track record in securing Lottery funding.

As a fundraising strategy specialist, he'll help you to develop a more sustainable funding base and prioritise the best income opportunities, by asking the right questions to bring structure to your planning and draw out the best aspects of your work.

Mike has also been supporting the Small Charities Coalition as a pro bono mentor and trainer since 2014.

Helen Harvey
​Associate Consultant

Helen has over a decade of experience working with causes including employment, education, health and social enterprise.

She's lived and worked in the UK, Australia, Chile and Spain, and supported charities and social enterprises in over 30 countries. 

Helen’s fundraising background includes trusts and foundations, statutory funding, corporate fundraising and individual giving, as well as broader income generation and event management.

Helen is passionate about helping organisations to create positive social change by supporting them to raise funds, find solutions and manage projects.

Gemma Pettman
​Associate Consultant

Gemma helps charities to raise both their profile and vital funds. She's supported causes ranging from city farms to youth unemployment.

Demonstrating impact through storytelling is a crucial part of Gemma’s work, particularly when applying to trusts and foundations.

​As well as raising much-needed income, she has received praise from funders for her use of sincere and straightforward language. 

Gemma delivers many of our training courses and helps charities and social enterprises with bid writing, developing their case for support and identifying new funding opportunities.

​Andrew Mangeot
​Associate Consultant

In 20 years, Andrew has raised over £10million and experienced nearly all fundraising disciplines, but he's always specialised in trusts and foundations.

Andrew helps charities of all sizes with trust-related research and bid-writing in order to secure core, project and capital funding. As a published author of fiction and poetry, he's renowned for the quality of his writing.

He's also a member of the Institute of Fundraising and holds its Diploma in Fundraising Management.

Andrew can help smaller charities, and those new to trust fundraising, to demystify the process of securing funding and building relationships with funders.

Megan Hann
​Associate Consultant

Megan is renowned for her ability to build strong relationships with funders and donors, using her warm personality and people skills.

She was the senior fundraiser at The Green Party for four years, successfully securing their largest ever donation of £300,000 from a major donor.

Megan has a track record of winning grants ranging from £500 to £500,000, including from The City Bridge Trust, Goldman Sachs International and Waterloo Foundation.

She's equally comfortable working behind the scenes to conduct prospect research and write cases for support, and is our go-to expert for crowdfunding and major donor fundraising.

​Think you belong here?
​Get in touch!

We're always on the lookout for new associates who could add valuable experience or something unique to our team.

If you've got a great track record in one of our main service areas or are experienced in running fundraising workshops and training courses, please get in touch with us.