Matthew Shaikh Business cooperations and networks, Financial planning, Fundraising

With over 10 years professional experience Matthew is an expert in fundraising and has worked for a number of years in fundraising strategy, investment and analysis at various large Non-Profits. His most recently role was Head of Strategy & Analysis in SOS Children’s Villages International. He also has a strong interest in development, economic systems and their impact, and recently undertook postgraduate study at The London School of Economics. From this and his professional experience he has developed an extremely broad range of knowledge including fundraising, global and regional economics, socioeconomics, international development, marketing and management economics.

He is passionate about holistic analysis of organisations and their environments; identifying and capitalising on fundraising and market opportunities; and sustainable organisational growth to multiply social impact.

From working in various different countries and languages he has an international outlook speaking English (mother tongue) and Spanish (proficient).