Katie leads on the planning, scheduling and delivery of ACF’s learning and events programme. This includes ACF networks and their online communities, training and learning programme, roundtables and forums, conference and other emerging learning and development opportunities to ensure ACF members and delegates are supported to be diverse, vibrant and effective in the way they use their resources. [email protected]
Jo Hunt, senior marketing and communications manager
Jo is responsible for supporting and advising the team on communicating ACF’s work to its audiences. She develops and implements marketing plans and activities to build ACF’s brand and reputation. She also has a responsibility for the effective use of ACF communications channels, including email, website and promotional materials. [email protected]
Natasha Robinson, head of membership
Natasha is responsible for managing the recruitment, engagement and retention of ACF’s members, and ensuring membership thrives and is commercially sustainable, in line with our strategic objectives. She also has a focus on ensuring members receive a compelling membership offer. [email protected]
Jumi Sekoni, senior events officer (interim)
Jumi leads the pre-event planning and delivery of all ACF’s network meetings, professional development programme and other ad hoc events. She is responsible for liaising with speakers, facilitators and convenors, as well as assisting participants and members with event-related enquiries. Jumi also supports the delivery of policy and investment events. [email protected]
Hannah Uprichard, head of learning and networks
Hannah provides leadership and operational oversight for the events team. She is responsible for the strategic direction of ACF’s events, learning and networks portfolio and leads the development of new initiatives and collaborations in this area. [email protected]
Policy, practice and research
Catherine Seymour, director of policy, practice and research
Catherine’s role is to shape ACF’s thought leadership on the role and practice of foundations and to work with stakeholders to ensure a positive operating environment for foundations. Catherine is responsible for catalysing change in foundation practice and demonstrating their positive impact through our policy, research and media work. [email protected]
Jim Cooke, head of the Funders Collaborative Hub
Jim is responsible for leading the Funders Collaborative Hub, which is hosted by ACF. Through the work of the Hub, Jim helps funders to share and access information about collaboration opportunities, so they can achieve more together. He also oversees a range of resources which offer funders inspiration and practical help to make their collaborative activities as effective as possible. [email protected]
Francesca de Munnich, head of policy and practice
Francesca provides policy intelligence and identifies opportunities to influence policy, regulation and legislation that would enhance the operating environment for foundations. She works collaboratively with colleagues to identify member needs and leads initiatives to help foundations pursue stronger practice. [email protected]
Rachel Heydecker, senior policy and engagement officer
Rachel supports ACF’s policy, practice and research programme, and manages the Funder Commitment on Climate Change (FCCC). Working alongside FCCC signatories and ACF members, she highlights the part foundations can play in addressing the causes of climate change and supporting adaptation to its effect, to inform and motivate the foundation sector and beyond. [email protected]
Dr Ambreen Shah, associate
Ambreen was ACF's interim director of external affairs during part of 2022-23. She is now an associate with us, leading on the delivery of the Foundation Giving Trends research, ACF’s annual research and analysis on trends in the giving, spending, income and assets of philanthropically-funded foundations. [email protected].
Sheikh Tashfeen Islam, chief operating officer designate
Tashfeen will focus primarily on delivery of people and culture policies and processes, focusing primarily on people strategy, wellbeing, organisation culture, learning, recruitment, induction and HR policies. Over the next twelve months, he will gradually take over IT, Legal, Governance, Operations and Finance responsibilities to transition into the Chief Operating Officer. [email protected]
Natasha Kousseff, finance business partner
Natasha is responsible for ACF's finance function and maintenance of our member database, and provides financial support to the wider team and board to support decision-making and planning. Natasha's role helps ensure that ACF thrives and is sustainable in supporting members over the longer term. [email protected]
Caroline Langdell, senior finance and data officer
Caroline supports the day-to-day administration of ACF’s operations team, including finance and membership data management processes. Caroline helps to ensure our finance processes run smoothly, that members’ information is as accurate and up to date as possible, and that our website and CRM support members and staff effectively. Caroline also supports member services by being the first point of contact for members. [email protected]