Tim is Co Managing Director of nfpSynergy alongside Cian Murphy. Tim and Cian are responsible for all aspects of nfpSynergy's work. Tim oversees all of nfpSynergy's trend research, helping charities engage more effectively with their public, political and key stakeholder audiences. Tim advises clients on how perceptions of their brand have changed over time, as well as what broader societal trends mean for charities.

Tim has delivered projects ranging from campaign and brand evaluations to stakeholder audits and strategy development. Tim leads on nfpSynergy’s tracking research with the general public, MPs, journalists and healthcare professionals, and regularly presents to various internal teams within charities.

Tim is a frequent speaker on a number of charity topics and has spoken at the International Fundraising Congress, The Wheel’s Annual Conference, the Institute of Fundraising’s National Fundraising Convention, UCL’s Global Citizenship Programme and multiple CharityComms events. He has also authored reports on trust in charities and donors’ perceptions on GDPR.

Before joining nfpSynergy, Tim worked in corporate research for three years, and prior to that worked for an MP.

timothy.harrison-byrne@nfpsynergy.net

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