Hannah Du Gray

Cairney Partner

Hannah is a senior interim fundraising consultant with more than 25 years of experience in the charity and higher education sectors. Her diverse client list includes MacMillan Cancer Support, Diabetes UK, The Childhood Trust, Action Against Hunger, Leonard Cheshire Disability and Goodenough College.

She has supported numerous organisations in times of transition with effective change management, strategy development, team restructuring, and new income stream creation.

Hannah believes that people are every organisation’s greatest asset and the key to achieving its goals. Modelling both positivity and a strong work ethic, she can join any team and quickly build constructive relationships with key stakeholders, understand the challenges and opportunities, protect and nurture existing donor relationships, and ensure that income targets are met and commitments are honoured.

Her ability to bring out the best in people in challenging times is a recurring theme throughout her deployments and is the reason why Executives she has supported seek her help out again when they move on to a new challenge.

Hannah specialises in major gifts and thrives in roles where she manages a portfolio of donors whilst supporting trustee boards and senior leadership teams to establish and cultivate successful donor relationships. 

She also has global experience in alumni engagement and fundraising, designing and delivering bespoke donor events, and in campaigns, marketing and communications.

What inspires Hannah to think big?

Overcoming challenges and obstacles is a part of my daily life. It has made me determined and resilient and motivates me to think big and find innovative solutions.

‘Live with a bias towards action.’ – James Clear