ROGER CRAVEN, Founder

Roger is a technology entrepreneur, with 20 years experience in mobile payments, who is passionate about the use of mobile technology to improve the efficiency of charity fundraising. 

In 2010 he was elected to the board of the Mobile Data Association (www.themda.org) in recognition of his work campaigning to introduce VAT free text donation.

Roger started working with charities in 2003 when he advised Charity Technology Trust about how to develop an SMS giving service. Gradually he became more involved in providing the technology as well as the advice.

Roger is a fellow of the RSA.

JEFF MORRIS, Commercial

Jeff is a qualified account who started working in the Charity sector in 1997 as Head of Finance for Age Concern Enterprises Ltd the largest Charity Trading Company in the UK.

During his time with Age Concern Jeff was responsible for Commercial negotiations, Product development and relationship management across all trading areas including General Insurance, Energy Services, Society Lotteries and Funeral Planning: generating in excess of £30m of annual commission income.

In 2003 Jeff created the Age Concern (now Age UK) Raffle and Weekly Lottery which under his management and marketing direction, rapidly grew to be the UK’s largest Charity Lottery with over 120,000 players every week.

Jeff is committed to ensuring Charities generate revenue in the most efficient way possible, by reducing costs and creating products and marketing campaigns that ensure the maximum share of any Donor or customer spend is returned directly to the Charity to fund their work.

DUNCAN WELCH, Technology

Duncan has been working in the IT sector for over 12 years, coming from Charteris Plc, a medium sized IT development house and business consultancy in the city.  He has worked with a range ofcompanies, from small start-ups to large blue chip companies, such as Vodafone, Premium Credit Ltd (MBNA) and Global Crossing.