Valentina Torresan

Valentina Torresan has a diverse work experience spanning across different organizations and roles. Valentina is currently working as a Senior Individual Giving Manager - Influencing at WaterAid, where they manage stewardship programs for supporters and develops campaigns to mobilize the public in the UK to help end the water crisis.

Prior to that, Valentina worked at the Barbican Centre as an Individual Giving Marketing Manager, where they bridged visitors' passion for culture with the need for funding, building a community of supporters to sponsor artists and partners. Valentina integrated the case for support in marketing communications and promoted storytelling across channels.

Valentina also has experience as a Fundraising Manager at Doctors of the World UK, where they set up the acquisition strategy and developed a 5-year growth plan. Valentina was responsible for multiple acquisition channels and the development of retention and conversion strategies.

Valentina has held similar roles as a Fundraising Manager at Rainforest Foundation UK and as a Major Gifts Manager at Oxfam Australia, where they were responsible for fundraising activities, including direct marketing, acquisition campaigns, and major donor management.

In their role as a Major Gifts and Foundations Officer at Médecins Sans Frontières Australia, Valentina managed a portfolio of prospective and current major donors, trusts, and foundations, generating significant funding. Valentina wrote proposals for private foundations and organized supporter and executive briefings.

Valentina's experience also includes working as a Digital Campaigner for Earth Hour at WWF-Australia, where they created content for social media platforms and supported campaign implementation. Additionally, they worked in the Communications and Marketing Division at Taronga Conservation Society Australia, where they planned and developed digital campaigns and raised awareness on sustainable fishing.

Earlier in their career, Valentina worked as a Project Manager at Amref_Italia, where they managed budgets, wrote grant proposals, and organized communication and sensitization events. Valentina also worked as a Research Assistant at Università degli Studi di Milano, where they contributed to the Comparative Policy Agendas Project and conducted research on EU policies.

Throughout their career, Valentina has demonstrated a strong skill set in fundraising, marketing, campaign development, and donor management.

Valentina Torresan has a Master's Degree in Political Sciences and International Relations from the Università degli Studi di Milano, which they completed from 2000 to 2006. In 2013, they attended a Social Media for Marketing seminar at the Sydney Community College. Additionally, in 2010, Valentina participated in the Development Education Summer School in Hungary organized by DEEEP. In 2007, they completed a project management course at the Ciessevi Training Centre for Not for Profit Sector.