Fiona Budd

Experience

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  PACT Ballet Company

  Jan 1990 - Mar 1997

  Professional Ballet Dancer
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  Mercantile Professional Banking

  Oct 1997 - Apr 2000

  Personal Assistant to Branch Manager
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  Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts, USA

  Jun 2000 - Aug 2000

  Head of Ballet

  Head of Ballet at a USA Performing Arts Camp in Upper New York State

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  Maestro Entertainment

  Sept 2000 - Dec 2000

  Soloist Ballet Dancer

  Short-term contract for 'The Nutcracker'

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  The South African Ballet Theatre

  Feb 2001 - Feb 2011

  Founder Member, General Manager and ultimately Managing Director of The South African Ballet Theatre - South Africa's largest professional ballet company at the time, based at the Joburg Theatre. SABT presented four major ballet seasons a year and ran four dance educational programmes in Katlehong, Alexandra, Soweto and Melville, as well as touring nationally and internationally.

  • Founder Member - General Manager - Managing Director

    Feb 2001 - Feb 2011

  • Senior Soloist Ballet Dancer

    Feb 2001 - Sept 2006
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  NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD ACADEMY

  Aug 2008 - now

  Dance Adjudicator
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  Classic FM

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2010

  Ballet Bouquet Programme Presenter

  Presenter and compiler of Classic FM's weekly Ballet music programme 'Ballet Bouquet' - Saturday evenings from 6 - 7pm.

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  Vodacom Change the World

  Mar 2011 - Apr 2012

  Vodacom Change the World Programme (Sandton SPCA - Marketing & Fundraising)

  http://www.vodacom.com/ctw_main.php

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  Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa

  May 2012 - Sept 2014

  Business Development Manager & Marketing

  Business Development Manager who facilitated projects and partnerships linking nonprofits and corporate companies as part of developing effective giving, volunteering, social investment and philanthropy.

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  St David's Marist Foundation

  Jul 2020 - now

  I manage the St David's Marist Foundation, which is the non-profit Foundation of St David's Marist Inanda in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Foundation was established in 2006 to support the strategic, transformation and long-term sustainability objectives of St David's Marist Inanda. I engage in strategic fundraising and philanthropy development both within and without St David's, locally and internationally, principally to raise funds to support bursaries for 20 underprivileged boys to attend St David's. In addition, I also manage all functions of the Foundation from administrative to marketing and communications. I also manage the SDMF UK Charity, which engages UK donor support for St David's Marist Inanda. Show less

  • Director

    Jan 2022 - now

  • St David's Marist Foundation & SDMF UK Charity Trust: Director

    Oct 2014 - now

  • Trustee

    Jul 2020 - now
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  Dancers' Career Development (DCD)

  Oct 2021 - now

  Dance Career Mentor

  DCD Mentoring Programme with 3rd Year Royal Ballet School Students and English National Ballet School Young Artists Development Programme mentees - assisting students with exploring options as they go out into their professional careers and preparation for future career planning beyond their professional careers.