Ruth Holmes BA(Hons) ACIS AIfL MInstF(Cert) CertMgmt(Open) Assoc CIPD
Ruth has over 15 years’ experience in the voluntary sector in a number of fundraising, administrative and publicity positions at managerial level. Previous appointments held include Regional Fundraising Manager for a national medical charity; Director of Fundraising & Publicity for a national disability charity and Deputy Chief Executive for a national welfare charity.
Ruth’s fundraising experience includes obtaining substantial grants from statutory sources, the lottery, and grant making trusts.
Additional expertise includes charity management; governance and strategic planning; project management; press and public relations; marketing and information technology.
Ruth is a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (ICSA), a certificated member of the Institute of Fundraising and holds the Open University Professional Certificate in Management.
Ruth is an associate member of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) and holds the CIPD Certificate in Training Practice. Ruth also holds the City & Guilds Level Four Certificate in Further Education Teaching (Stage One); the NOCN Tutor Assessor Award and The University of Hull Centre for Lifelong Learning Award in 'Facilitating Online Communities of Practice'. She is also an Associate member of the Institute for Learning.
Ruth is a member of Speakers Trust, a national network of speakers and trainers.
Ruth is responsible for the fundraising and charity management aspects of the business. She is also the tutor for HCS in-house and external training courses in these areas. Ruth has extensive experience of designing and delivering training courses for the voluntary sector.
Ruth is involved in a range of voluntary activities including leading her church folk group and taking holy communion to sick and housebound people. She was recently appointed Deputy Chair of Hearing Link, a national charity providing support to adults with a hearing loss. She is also publicity officer and a member of the management committee for the Lincolnshire branch of Marriage Care, a relationship counselling charity.
In her spare time Ruth enjoys studying, reading, badminton, going to the theatre as well as stage managing and acting in a number of roles with St Hugh's Players, a church-based drama group.
Mike Holmes BA(Hons) MBCS
Mike has worked as a highly successful self-employed computer and IT consultant since 1992. Prior to this he gained substantial computing experience and computing project management within the financial services and public sectors.
He provides a range of services including system design, installation and on-going support.
He has a portfolio of clients across the country including charities, organisations in marketing, finance, publishing and health services. Increasingly Mike also provides support to home-based workers. Clients have praised his clarity in explaining complex computing issues.
Mike has a first class honours degree in Mathematics and Computing from the Open University, and is a Member of the British Computer Society.
When he can be dragged away from his computer, and he does not have his nose in a book, Mike can be found directing plays with St Hugh's Players, a church-based drama group. In recent years he has adapted and directed some classic stories including "A Christmas Carol", "The Wind in the Willows", "Around the World in 80 Days" and most recently a play about the famous Hull flyer, Amy Johnson, which was performed at the Lincoln Drill Hall, a new community arts venue in early 2005. Mike is currently planning a number of productions for 2011 - more details to follow.
References and full CVs for both Mike and Ruth can be provided on request.
