I’m Simon — a relationship friendraiser, strategist, and eternal optimist about what’s possible when people feel connected to a purpose.

For over 20 years, I’ve helped for-purpose organisations grow support — not just financially, but in depth, trust, and meaning. From small community start-ups to national campaigns, I’ve built friendraising strategies that turn donors into partners and organisations into communities.

But this work about story and heart. And helping people feel seen, valued, and inspired to act.

Along with my friendraising work...

I’ve co-hosted week-long retreats that take leaders into the wild — combining writing, stillness, and honest conversation to reconnect them with purpose. I guide people to become activists for the things they care deeply about. Activism that is joyful, grounded, and sustainable.

I live on a 40-acre farm on Peramangk Country in South Australia, where I’m rewilding the land, growing native seeds for restoration, and building Rewilding South Australia — a collective working to shift culture and systems toward something more alive, more relational, and more hopeful.

When I’m not working, you’ll find me playing with my goats, fending off my chickens, or wrangling my beautiful Maremmas. And of course, there’s Tippi Hedren, my pet cockatoo, who rules the roost.

I believe in paddock dancing, fire-side chats, good boots, and Yorkshire Tea.

And I believe in your work, too.

Thanks for stopping by.