About Telos Research
FOUNDER
Rebecca Funnell, former Research Director at The Factary, has 11 years of fundraising research experience. She has worked with a wide range of local and national not-for-profit organisations on all aspects of a variety of complex projects, from the definition of the brief, to the delivery of the final report. She is also an experienced trainer.
Rebecca is a graduate of the University of York. She has been active on a number of committees and is a member of the Institute of Fundraising, a member of the Researchers in Fundraising Committee and of the WCVA.
Telos Research was established by Rebecca Funnell to provide high quality fundraising information to the not-for-profit sector to empower fundraisers to maximise on their fundraising potential.
Our strengths lie in:
- a clear understanding of the campaign
- experience of likely research outcomes
- experience of how to achieve the best results swiftly and efficiently
- a well-planned, methodical approach
- the ability to think creatively to find new research routes
We are proud to have received the following endorsements from our clients:
"Working with Rebecca was an absolute pleasure. Her methodical and meticulous approach has steered the team in the right direction and we were particularly pleased with the detail and quality of her work."Sarah Collin, Prospect Research Manager, Marie Curie Cancer Care
“We were delighted with the work carried out by Telos, which gave us the detail we required to ensure we focused attention on individuals who were likely to give us the greatest return. It has also allowed us to divide the prospect list into target groups and tailor messages according to their interests, and to allocate Campaign Committee canvassers and other volunteers to individuals as appropriate. I would have no hesitation in recommending Telos' services.”Lorna Stoddart, Director of Development, Winchester College
"We have found Rebecca's research to be excellent - thorough, very high quality and well put together. Recently we asked Rebecca to take the profiles a step further, tailoring the profiles to the client's very specific needs and suggesting how the information can be best used. She has done this brilliantly, bringing new perspectives to their major donor programmes and clearly showing us the obvious benefit of her years of experience."Mena Gainpaulsingh, Senior Consultant, International Fundraising Consultancy
“Rebecca completed all the profiles to a very high standard and on time. She provided very valuable data for our major gifts fundraising and provided more accurate information than any other researcher. I would recommend her without reservation.”Seymour Kelly, Kingston University
"It was a pleasure working with Rebecca: stress free and straightforward and the research she did has been invaluable in taking our charitable trusts fundraising forward."Caroline Bartholemew, Royal Marsden Hospital
"As part of our preparation for a major campaign, Rebecca has undertaken extensive work for the Royal Academy of Engineering to identify and qualify new major gift prospects. She has delivered high quality, relevant information on realistic prospects in an easily used form and to tight deadlines; we have been extremely impressed with her work."Sarah Philbrick, Development Director of Royal Academy of Engineering