Lucy Lloyd-Ruck
Fundraising specialist
Key Expertise: Bid-writing/Fundraising
Other Expertise: Marketing, PR & Audience Development
A creative and target driven fundraising and marketing professional supporting the arts, including working in the BFI Development team.
Lucy's sponsorship experience encompasses BFI’s largest sponsor American Express, Renault, O2, Radisson Edwardian, and Green & Blacks, partnerships which underpinned BFI Film Festival, BFI Flare, and BFI film seasons delivery and growth.
BFI London Film Festival Gala’s with film talent, BFI's most successful Nationwide film season 'Sci-Fi' and a talent development pathway for young people in film, are a few of her achievements.
Whilst freelance for HOME, an arts film centre, Lucy secured a multi-year grant from the Evan Cornish Foundation, a weeklong Refugee Week festival and managed a high-profile fundraising dinner, Chaired by Jonty Claypole, BBC’s Director of Arts with guest Danny Boyle, exceeding fundraising expectations.
Securing £800,000 from National Lottery Heritage Fund towards Islington Mill is her most recent success. Achieved by a small development team, Lucy kick-started the fundraising campaign with the initiative ‘Temporary Custodians of Islington Mill’ which captured the imagination of many.
Other Expertise: Marketing, PR & Audience Development
A creative and target driven fundraising and marketing professional supporting the arts, including working in the BFI Development team.
Lucy's sponsorship experience encompasses BFI’s largest sponsor American Express, Renault, O2, Radisson Edwardian, and Green & Blacks, partnerships which underpinned BFI Film Festival, BFI Flare, and BFI film seasons delivery and growth.
BFI London Film Festival Gala’s with film talent, BFI's most successful Nationwide film season 'Sci-Fi' and a talent development pathway for young people in film, are a few of her achievements.
Whilst freelance for HOME, an arts film centre, Lucy secured a multi-year grant from the Evan Cornish Foundation, a weeklong Refugee Week festival and managed a high-profile fundraising dinner, Chaired by Jonty Claypole, BBC’s Director of Arts with guest Danny Boyle, exceeding fundraising expectations.
Securing £800,000 from National Lottery Heritage Fund towards Islington Mill is her most recent success. Achieved by a small development team, Lucy kick-started the fundraising campaign with the initiative ‘Temporary Custodians of Islington Mill’ which captured the imagination of many.