Our Team

ROBERT ASTICK CFRE

BA (Hons)​ Humanities

Committed to Excellence

Robert is the co-founder of Raisor, a family run consultancy based in the UK. After a successful career with the British Armed Forces, Robert began fundraising in 1993, performing both in-house and consultancy roles. Robert has managed both capital and revenue fundraising campaigns and programmes for often challenging projects.

"Robert is a brilliant and energetic fund-raising manager, who taught me everything I know about how to overcome embarrassment and use fund-raising as an effective tool for team-building and for spreading the news about your project or organisation - provided you are really committed to it yourself. I was the 'Frontman' and Robert the Campaign Manager for raising the money to build the £2 m Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby against a tough deadline. We did it ! Have a look on line at www.multifaithcentre.org"

Emeritus Professor Jonathan Powers (former Campaign Frontman, Acting Chairman, and now Hon Vice-President of the Multi-Faith Centre)

CHRIS WEBB MCIPR

Chris is the former Director of Media and Communication at the Metropolitan Police Service. He has considerable and widespread experience in all comms disciplines including media management, public relations, marketing, staff and stakeholder engagement. He has managed a number of high profile and complex projects at both a national and international level, working with Governments and across the public, private and charity sectors.
“Chris is an exceptional top operator, highly experienced and effective. He brings real depth to communications challenges, combining fleetness-of-foot and versatility with excellent planning and preparation. I admire him for his integrity and resilience under pressure.” Lucian Hudson, Director, Advancement and Communication, Durham University and Chair of the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations.

SHELAGH ASTICK

Director

Shelagh is a co-founder of RAISOR.  As well as being a prolific researcher and application writer for the company, Shelagh has extensive experience of project management and procurement, managing accounts for over 20 years.

PAUL ASTICK

BSc, MSc, PGCE, RQHS
Trust and Foundations Research and Bid Writer

Paul originally trained as a Rehabilitation Officer for the Visually Impaired in 2006, before going on to gain his PGCE and an MSc in Psychology. Paul has worked across a broad client base throughout his career in Secondary and Further Education; with specialisms in the areas of Physical Disability, SEN, Autism, Visual Impairment, and Music. Paul currently provides advice and research support for Raisor limited.