Welcome to
The Collective
We're a networked multi-channel fundraising and marketing agency, working with charities to engage supporters and raise money in more cost-effective and collaborative ways.
How we can help you
We do everything a big agency can offer, but our networked model means we scale up and down depending on what you need. We’re tackling some of the biggest (and smallest) challenges facing the sector today, acting as extension of your team, bringing fresh perspectives, new insights, or simply offering an extra pair of hands.
Strategy
We can help you craft a new fundraising strategy, audit your existing one, conduct strategic reviews, diversify your programme, develop new audience-led offers, new supporters journeys, or conduct data analysis (including prompting, segmentation strategy and LTV modelling).
Campaign activation
We can help you reach your audience across a multitude of channels. Our networked model means we can help you activate paid social campaigns, support with print and production, or source cold media for channels like inserts, door drops, press and cold direct mail.
Creative
We craft impactful and responsive creative executions that move people to action, whether you're looking for an integrated proposition, or a new fundraising product. Our experience spans the full channel mix, including direct mail, inserts, door drop, face-to-face, paid social, email and radio.
Consultancy support
No matter what your budgets, we can work with you to find a way to add real value. We can bring market insight to the table, act as an honest and impartial sounding board, help up-skill teams, provide training session, or facilitate an inspiring and interactive workshop.
Meet the team
We're a networked team of experienced freelancers and consultants, coming together to provide a full-service agency offering to the charity sector. We're a mix of strategists, project managers, creatives, data analysts and partner agencies. Our flexible structure means we can scale up or down depending on your needs. We act as an extension of your team, and our flexible structure means your budgets go further.
Founder & Lead Strategist
Alex Baker
Alex launched The Collective in 2019 in response to a growing need for more cost-effective and collaborative work across the charity sector. Alex is the lead strategist and project director, and brings his client and charity-side experience to help organisations thrive.
Creative Director & Senior Copywriter
Georgie Baker
Georgie has worked with charities for many years, and became a freelance writer after working as a Creative Director at one of the UK's biggest fundraising agencies. Georgie brings a highly strategic perspective, and helps our clients get to the heart of any challenge.
Art Director & Designer
Caroline Glover
Caroline helps non-profits raise money and amplify their voices. She especially passionate about women's rights and LGBTQ+ issues, and has recently completed an MA in Eco-Social Design, and considers herself at the intersection of activist, designer and artist.
Digital Marketing Consultant
Pippa Aldrich
Pippa has worked both charity (RSPCA) and agency side over the years, and helps charities of all sizes boost their digital presence - driving awareness and response through Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Google Ads and paid social channels.
Art Director & Designer
Claire Deacon
Claire has partnered with The Collective since the very beginning, and has been crafting responsive and engaging campaigns for the sector for many years. Claire has a flair for creative concepts, always bringing a new perspective to our client briefs.
Senior Copywriter
Becky Hobden
Becky is an experienced writer, working collaboratively with our Art Directors to develop new stand-out creative ideas, new products and responsive long and short-form copy. Becky has worked on some of the most successful campaigns in the sector in recent years.
Data Strategy Consultant
Stuart McCoy
Stuart has worked with non-profits for over 20 years, both client and agency side. He helps charities find common purpose between cause and audience. He's an expert at delivering data-led strategies, supporter-centred insight & fundraising models for a range of causes.
Who we've worked with
We’ve partnered with some incredible charities - big and small - since launching in 2019. We've written new strategies, conducted fundraising and data audits, diversified programmes, created new fundraising products and delivered hard-hitting, successful and responsive direct marketing campaigns across all channels.
Want to find out more?
If you're looking for a fresh perspective, help with a fundraising challenge, or fancy partnering up with The Collective, get in touch with Alex today.