Freelance support for the non-profit sector
I’m a freelancer working in the non-profit sector.
I support organisations with content creation, copywriting and editing, and research and evaluation.
I’m Vanessa, I’m a content creator and project coordinator.
I work in the non-profit sector and also offer freelance support to organisations to help them to design, deliver, evaluate and celebrate diverse projects and programmes.
I have more than ten years’ professional experience in the cultural and heritage sectors, spanning a range of work areas including public engagement, knowledge exchange, training and development, and research, consultation and evaluation. I enjoy working on projects that aim to demystify challenging content, provoke discussion, and inspire and enable behaviour change. I increasingly focus on science communication and the promotion of environmentally sustainable practices that will help us reduce and reverse the impacts of the biodiversity and climate crises.
My freelance services include:
Interpretation and exhibition planning
Copywriting, proofing and editing
Research, consultation and evaluation
I am open to collaboration across all disciplines and sectors and I am always keen to discuss new ideas.
Find out more about my services and experience
Read on for news and updates on recent projects.
Latest news and project updates:
August 2023: Nature-friendly soil solutions for National Allotment Week.
Soil is the vital support system for life both above and below ground and it’s important to learn about the condition of our soils so we can keep them in good health. Earthwatch Europe have developed a new Soil Health Kit which provides citizen science tools to help farmers, researchers, monitoring agencies, and policymakers assess and improve the health of this precious resource - and earlier this year I had the privilege of testing out the prototype on my allotment!
Working with nature, rather than against it, is the key to productive and sustainable farming, and the lessons for agriculture are just applicable at a smaller scale on an allotment. In celebration of National Allotment Week, I’ve shared my experiences of testing out the kit and my top tips for embracing nature whilst you nurture your crops.
February 2023: Family-friendly activities at the Old Fire Station.
Landing on the moon is widely recognised as one of the greatest achievements of the human race. More than 50 years on, the new Artemis programme is promising to take us back there so that we can ‘build a community on the Moon to learn how to live on other worlds’ - but is the exploration of other worlds essential for our development and growth or should we concentrate our resources on the world we already have? Shouldn’t the greatest achievement of the human race, in fact, be to save it?
In Rocket Folly at the Old Fire Station, artist Andy Owen encouraged debate and discussion about our individual and collective responsibilities and priorities. I supported the exhibition development and designed the family activity sheets which encouraged visitors to contribute to the installation by building their own recycled rockets!
May 2022: Meat the Future exhibition wins Partnership of the Year.
I was delighted to see the exhibition partnership recognised at the Museum and Heritage Show Awards, Writing the interpretation plan for this exhibition was one of the most fascinating and challenging pieces of work I undertook during my time at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. It was a project that was all about finding balance: exploring problems, solutions and trade-offs, and navigating complex arguments around collective and individual responsibility.
The final exhibition was designed to be insightful and thought-provoking. The aim was to encourage visitors to reflect on their views and habits, and evaluation has shown that 59% of those who completed the survey said they wanted to change their behaviour as a result of their visit – a huge potential impact. The Partnership of the Year award is a testament to the overall achievement of the team and the hard work of everyone involved.