Welcome to By the Waves Charity Consulting
At By the Waves we help charities to solve problems and embrace opportunities. Our expertise is drawn from extensive experience across the charity sector in:
- Strategy development and continuous improvement
- Income generation
- Charity Leadership
- Trustee and Board development
- Data Compliance
About us
Leesa Harwood - Owner
Leesa has over 30 years' experience in the UK and USA charity sector.
She began her career in the USA with the American Cancer Society, then returned to the UK joining charities including Business in the Community, Save the Children and the Dartington Hall Trust. As Director of Lifesaving and Fundraising at the RNLI she introduced bold and innovative strategies, focusing on new income streams and operating models.
She has a extensive background as a Trustee for charities including The Big Issue Foundation.
Most recently Leesa helped start-up the Jeans for Genes charity as its first CEO.
Leesa specialises in diversifying income, board development & compliance, one-to-one leadership development & coaching.
Tim Willett - Associate Consultant
Tim is passionate about helping people and organisations achieve their potential. He worked with organisations such as Toyota, BT and Motorola before joining the charity sector.
Tim was Head of Funding Strategy at the RNLI focusing on funding strategy, insight and improvement.
From there he joined RNID as Executive Director for Funding, Brand and Communications at a time when the charity faced closure. He helped to successfully deploy a transformational turnaround as a member of the executive leadership team. Tim also has Trustee experience at the Royal Osteoporosis Society.
Tim specialises in developing sustainable strategies, creating high performance leadership and organisational efficiency. He is proficient in Lean based continuous improvement.