Deputy Development Director
Marina Jones
Marina Jones is Deputy Development director at the English National Opera and has over 20 years’ experience in fundraising. Marina spent 13 years at the Royal Opera House working on campaigns, supporter engagement, legacies and trusts and foundations. She also worked at Polka Theatre, the Lyric Hammersmith and the Orange Tree Theatre. Marina leads Rogare’s History of Fundraising project and is also Trustee of Tunbridge Wells Puppetry Festival and Pusey House. She completed an MA with Distinction in Philanthropic Studies with a dissertation on legacy giving. Marina is a keen behavioural scientist experimenting and writing on how to use decision science in fundraising.
My Previous Events
‘A History of Fundraising’ with SOFII
In this lunchtime discussion, we’ll take a look at fundraising’s history to explore questions that can help guide our future.
“I should like to die in the auditorium” – Legacy giving and the arts
Using the insights and learning from twenty oral histories with legacy pledgers Marina will share what supporters’ life narratives tell us about why they gave a gift and what you can learn and apply to your own legacy giving.
Reflections from Fundraising Everywhere Foundation’s first funding round
In 2020, Fundraising Everywhere launched the Fundraising Everywhere Foundation and has supported numerous causes over the past year. In this session the Foundation’s trustees talk about their experiences and decision making when awarding grants.