With 25 years of experience in the charity communications sector, I can make your good cause come alive and attract new donors. Whether through persuasive copywriting for social media or supporter materials, or thought-provoking long-form content for magazines and op-eds, I choose the right word for the right audience at the right moment.

I’m also skilled in photography, videography and editing, as well as directing/vision mixing major live multi-camera events. Working cross-platform is efficient and economic, providing opportunities to tailor content for different audiences at a fraction of the cost of using separate suppliers.

I’ve previously worked as Communications Manager for The Salvation Army’s International Headquarters and as Head of Communications for International Needs UK, and now work as a freelance communications consultant and creator.

I am hostile-environments trained (HEFAT), and have experience as a fully-trained disaster responder, having served with Samaritan’s Purse in Ukraine (2022), Mexico (2023-4) and Myanmar (2025). I have travelled widely to find and tell stories of transformation, including those of young men escaping addictions to glue and drugs in the slums of Kenya, the positive effect of community Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programmes in both Uganda and Sri Lanka, and the importance of a kindergarten-based trauma care programme helping the Ukrainian diaspora in a small Romanian town (all with International Needs).

Let’s talk about how I can help your charity achieve its goals through targeted, well-produced campaign materials, with a favourable cost:benefit ratio. Drop me a line at david@davidpgiles.co.uk, or find me on LinkedIn. I look forward to working with you!