Sarah Goddard

Public Fundraising Specialist

Sarah is a values-driven Public Fundraising specialist bringing together community, events and individual giving fundraising alongside the highest standards of supporter stewardship as ‘Public Fundraising’.

As a consultant she works with small-medium charities, specialising in Strategy, Stewardship and Storytelling – inspiring supporters to take action, give and fundraise in the ways they choose and become life-long advocates.

Sarah is passionate about the power individuals and communities have in helping charities achieve change.

Sarah has previously headed up several fundraising teams, and started her business so she could work with more charities, and help train and upskill new, junior or sole fundraisers to become the next generation working to change the world.

Sarah is available to help your cause and team on strategy or operational projects, coaching/mentoring and training.

My Previous Events

On Demand

Community Fundraising Conference 2026

The UK’s only conference designed to upskill, inspire – and destress – community fundraisers.

The power of your supporters ‘human’ stories – where to find them and how to use them

Discover the power of storytelling in fundraising, exploring the difference between case studies and authentic stories, and showing how to ethically uncover, capture, and share supporter narratives that inspire action.

Community Fundraising Vs Public Fundraising? What’s the difference, but where do they come together?

A panel discussion exploring how bringing teams together under “Public Fundraising” can improve collaboration, increase income, and strengthen community fundraising, while also considering the practical challenges of working across merged teams.

Breaking down the silos and turning events participants into donors

In this session, Sarah will look at how we break down silos and tackle some of the biggest challenges to why your “events participants” don’t want to become “donors”, and James from RBL will join to share how their charity is inspiring event participants to want to pledge a gift in their will.