John Godfrey PhD, FEdPlus, CFRE has been an international major gifts consultant for 20 years advising education, health and arts nonprofits on their fundraising in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle-East and India. Before moving to consultancy, he held fundraising roles with the Sydney Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, the University of Edinburgh and Napier Edinburgh University.

John trained professionally as an actor, and has degrees in Arts Administration, Opera (though he can't sing!), Marketing, and Philanthropy. His two research degrees and numerous published articles cover fundraising and philanthropy. He has been a board member of Educate Plus and President of its New Zealand chapter, and a board member and Chair of the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand (FINZ).

Aside from all that he travels, eats, and tries to stay fit!