Andy Wood

Andy has worked in educational philanthropy for over 25 years, beginning his career in the Schools’ sector before spending 13 years as a Director of Development at three leading UK universities.

Andy has been a consultant since 2016, initially heading the European arm of a global fundraising consultancy before establishing his own consulting firm in 2020. His services mix interim fundraising leadership with counsel designed to step change fundraising performance through tailored coaching and strategic planning.

In his consulting career, Andy has served a range of clients across the education and charity sectors, from start-ups to established teams of 100+ staff. He has worked with schools from the Eton Group to the state sector and prep schools, and in higher education he has led services to world top-10 universities and modern universities.

School clients Andy has provided consultancy services to include University College School, Nottingham High School, Eton College, RGS Newcastle, Bishop’s Stortford College and Canford School.

Andy was co-author of the 2018 IDPE Schools Fundraising Benchmarking Report and led a collaborative project between Graham-Pelton Consulting the ISC, IDPE and ISBA to produce the book ‘Transforming Young Lives: Fundraising for Bursaries’, written by John Claughton.