Gordon Hudson

THE GORDON HUDSON WEB SITE

This web site exists to provide information about Gordon Hudson, currently a professional fundraiser and charity manager and formerly director of Ultraspeed UK Ltd and Hostroute.com Ltd. It contains information on Gordon Hudson's expertise, career and contact details.

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Introduction

After a successful career in fundraising and voluntary sector management, Gordon Hudson founded Hostroute.com Ltd in August 2000 with an initial investment of £200. The companies brands grew to become one of the most recognised web hosting companies in the UK with seperate brands operating in the US and Canada.

In 2007 the company was sold to Ultraspeed UK Ltd and Gordon was appointed as Marketing Director.

Prior to 2000 Gordon worked for the following voluntary organisations and charities in senior management and strategic fundraising roles:

• Vetaid
• The Moredun Foundation
• Waverley Care Trust
• Scottish Conservation Projects Trust (now BTCV)
• Children 1st
• Fairbridge in Scotland
• Royal National Institute for the Blind

Currently seeking new opportunities

Gordon is currently seeking new employment opportunities in the private or voluntary sectors.
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Expertise in Internet related issues

• Online trading
• Improving customer experience to increase business
• Managing PPC campaigns (including Adwords, Yahoo and Microsoft AdCenter)
• Analysing effectiveness of online marketing using Google Analytics
• Security and anti fraud measures for online retailers
• Web hosting and related issues
• Domain name registration including brand protection and international registries
• Hiring and managing technical consultants and freelancers
• Expansion of bricks and mortar businesses to an online presence

Expertise in fundraising and voluntary sector management

• Development and implementation of fundraising strategies
• Trust and corporate fundraising
• Individual donor development
• Donor retention strategies
• Direct marketing
• Online fundraising and social networking
  
• Charity trading (mail order and online)
• Media relations and public relations
• Staff recruitment and management
• Management of large departmental budgets
• Member of the Institute of Fundraising