Gavin Chappell-Bates is the Fundraising Manager at Centre 33, a charity that supports young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. He joined the charity in the summer of 2018 to develop a fundraising strategy which would give them more stability and flexibility by diversifying their sources of income. Gavin has worked as a fundraiser in the charity sector since 2013, as a sole fundraiser at Headway Cambridgeshire and as the Major Donor and Legacy Fundraiser at Papworth Trust. Prior to this he held a number of communications and marketing roles. He has a degree in English and Philosophy from the University of East Anglia and is also a musician.