Julia Clark, our Director of Income Generation, has been named one of the 25 most influential fundraisers in the UK.

The honour came from the Civil Society and its Fundraising Magazine which carried out a survey in April and May to determine its annual Most Influential list.

Julia joined the Encephalitis Society in November 2016 and quickly made her mark, helping to oversee World Encephalitis Day in 2017 and 2018 and introducing and organising one of our most successful fundraisers, the 2017 Accumulator Challenge which raised over £14,000.

One comment in support of Julia, read:

Julia is innovative and tenacious in seeing projects through. She has brought light into what some might say are the darkest times in the charity sector. She brings such amazing energy in her role and an unwavering passion.

Julia herself only discovered that she had made the Most Influential list by chance.

I found out I had made the list by reading a LinkedIn post from someone who hadn’t made it, so I had a quick look out of nosiness! When I saw my name on there I was astounded and felt very proud –  it’s a personal achievement, yes – but also an acknowledgement of the amazing work the Encephalitis Society do, every single day.

Before joining the Encephalitis Society, Julia was Director of Fundraising at Yorkshire Cancer Research, and was in that role as a member of the senior management team for the previous 18 months. She has also been Head of Regional Fundraising at SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity.

Read the Fundraising Magazine article