Dominique LeemingĀ
Self-Employed
Bio
Dominique has over 20 years of professional fundraising experience in New Zealand. She is currently working with a couple of charities on a capital campaign and a philanthropy programme while providing guidance and mentoring to a range of organisations and their people. Prior to this, she was General Manager ā€“ Marketing & Fundraising for SPCA New Zealand. During her time at SPCA, Dominique led her team through a period of sustained change as the organisation transitioned from over 40 separately incorporated entities into one organisation, while concurrently driving significant growth in fundraised income. The teamā€™s performance has been recognised by the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand, the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand, and TechSoup, winning multiple awards in 2019 and 2020, including the overall FINZ Supreme Excellence in Fundraising Award. Dominique was also awarded the inaugural FINZ Fundraising Leader of the Year in 2019.
Before working for SPCA, Dominique managed capital fundraising campaigns for Coastguard New Zealand. Her work was recognised by FINZ with two awards for Best Capital Campaign in 2011 and 2014.
For many years, Dominique has guided and mentored people and organisations in the development of their fundraising programmes. Her people-first approach, supported by sound analysis and strategy development, has seen her succeed in several large New Zealand charities. She brings a wealth of both skill and experience to her work with clients, including having held both governance and management roles in social purpose organisations.
Dominique was made a Fellow of the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand in 2014 and has previously served on the National Council and as a committee member for the Southern Division. She currently serves on the Instituteā€™s Ethics Committee and on the boards of Orange Sky Aotearoa and the Student Volunteer Army, where she is Chair of their Fundraising Committee.
