Fiona heads up nfpSynergy’s Influence Audiences Team, helping charities evaluate and strengthen their engagement with MPs, journalists and healthcare professionals. She leads on our parliamentary research at Westminster and across the devolved nations.

Fiona has also delivered research projects for a range of charities, from surveying successful grantees and unsuccessful applicants for BBC Children in Need, to a conducting a comprehensive audit of Girlguiding’s data sources to set and monitor Key Performance Indicators for their Strategic Plan.

In 2012, Fiona spent 7 months working in the research team at the British Dental Association, supporting the policy team through evidence-based quantitative research, and conducting focus groups with dentists across the UK to understand the issues facing BDA's membership.

Fiona graduated from Durham University with a BA in Geography. Before starting her degree she volunteered as a teacher in Ghana, a trip that has motivated her to work in the not-for-profit sector.

Outside of work, her interests include campaigning on fairtrade issues, playing folk music and swing dancing. She is passionate about volunteering and has most recently volunteered as a Team Mentor for Envision, a youth-based social action charity. Fiona was on the Board of Directors for the Association of Volunteer Managers from 2016-2017.

To contact Fiona, email her at fiona.wallace@nfpsynergy.net or call on 020 7426 8879

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