Natasha Hopkins is the stewardship manager at the University of Bath. She is responsible for strategically developing their stewardship, commemorative giving and legacy programmes, major gift administration and scholar engagement.

Natasha has over 20 years of experience in relationship fundraising and donor development and is passionate about the art and science of relationship fundraising, and growing excellence in stewardship.

She has worked for a variety of charities including St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice, helping to raise £7 million every year from the local community to support people facing a life limiting illness. The Royal Horticultural Society, where she set up the fundraising activities and in the process helped to plant a Wild Wood, build a world-class educational glasshouse and an education centre. She set up the legacy team, headed up campaigns, set up a national raffle, a commemorative giving programme and raised over £2 million for the bicentenary capital appeal to help to make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.

Prior to this she ran a national historic events programme for English Heritage and volunteered for lots of wonderful charities.