Neela Jane Stansfield

Neela Jane Stansfield (MCInstF) is a major gifts fundraising specialist and the author of the book Grants Fundraising, published by the Directory of Social Change.

With 20 years’ experience working with philanthropists, grant-makers and high net worth individuals, Neela Jane has worked for charities across the world in the health, education and international development sectors, including UNICEF, Marie Curie, The Stroke Association and Chatteris Educational Foundation. She has also been a Trustee for Children in Crisis and for ATLEU, the Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit.

Neela Jane is a regular speaker at fundraising conferences and has written about grant-seeking and philanthropy for Third Sector magazine, The Guardian and the Directory of Social Change. She holds a BSc in Psychology from the University of Nottingham and a diploma from the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIoF), where she was a board member for the annual National Convention and Chair of the Trusts and Statutory Special Interest Group for several years.

Neela Jane lives in Devon with her husband and three little people. In her spare time she loves going for a run (and the odd charity marathon), playing the piano and hiding in the cupboard eating chocolate biscuits when the kids aren’t looking.