Clare Jefferis

Biography

I'm a fundraising consultant and a member of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising working with charities across the UK, helping them to write compelling stories to secure funding. As I hold various roles within the charity sector as trustee, secretary and consultant, I bring that wide-ranging experience, expertise and contacts from a broad fundraising background into my role as trustee to support John Muir Trust.

My love for the outdoors led to me studying geology, thoroughly enjoying fieldwork as student and leader. I studied at Durham, Cardiff, Aberdeen and Bristol Universities – all of which have easy access to beautiful local countryside. I was a Senior Field Tutor in Lochranza on the Ise of Arran, and then a geography teacher in a secondary school in North Somerset. My early career enabled me to kindle a love for the outdoors in my students, following the Trust’s priority of connecting people and communities with wild places.

In my spare time I enjoy going to quizzes and I’m a keen church bell-ringer. I love geology and its relationship with scenery; and my favourite place is Arran.

My hope is that during my time as Trustee, John Muir Trust will be recognised as the leading voice for wild places. 

Member since

2000