ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT
David established Action Planning in 1990 after a 16 year fundraising career with Scope, Sense, SANE and Arthritis Care. He is recognised as one of the not-for-profit sector’s leading authorities on strategy, management and fundraising, and has advised the Boards and Senior Management Teams of some of the most significant organisations in the sector.
David Saint
He has been commissioned by leading funders to advise projects that they support, and has been a regular contributor to conferences, seminars and publications on the basis of his extensive experience in the sector.
David is a member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (where he was the founder chairman of the Consultants Group), and former Chairman of EU Consult (the European network of consultants to the not-for-profit sector). He served for 20 years as a trustee of Andrews Charitable Trust and the Christian Initiative Trust, for 5 years as Chair of Advantage Africa, and for 2 years as a Director of Ekklesia, and as Secretary of FICO (Fundraisers in Christian Organisations). David has been an active church member for many years, including serving as an Elder and then Church Secretary of St. Andrews United Reformed Church, Cheam, and then as a member of Cheam Baptist Church, where he was responsible for the upkeep of the property.
David retired from Chairmanship of Action Planning in December 2024, and now works for selected clients as one of Action Planning’s Associate Consultants.