Obituary: Clive Mollett, chair of The Lotteries Council & director of 121 Fundraising
Melanie May | 21 November 2016 | News
Clive Mollett, chair of The Lotteries Council and director of 121 Fundraising, has passed away at the age of 53.
A familiar and well-respected figure in the not-for-profit sector, Clive started his career in 1993 when he joined the PDSA as direct marketing manager where his lottery based fundraising strategy had delivered nett income growth of over 600% to an annual nett income of £5.7 million by 2003.
He founded 121 Fundraising, which specialises in the provision of lottery and allied fundraising services to the charity sector in 2003, going on to devise the lottery style numbers game CashCascade, which launched in 2007 and through which he helped raise millions for charity.
An active member of The Lotteries Council since 1994, Clive took over as chairman in March 2007, and was also a member of the Institute of Fundraising, a Fellow of the Institute of Direct Marketing, and a Chartered Marketer.
Clive passed away in October, leaving behind his wife Elizabeth and daughter Mercedes.
Outside of his charity sector work, Clive was well known for his work in his local community. Previously director of the Severn Gorge Countryside Trust, he was a local councillor for Telford & Wrekin, where he had held a number of posts including Cabinet Assistant for Children and Young People, and Vice Chair of Appeals.
Clive was also a collected of classic cars, collecting and restoring the Ford Capri and Ford Granada, and a great animal lover, with the collection at his funeral held for the Cats Protection League.
Just discovered with huge sadness the death of Clive Mollett. He was a great and tireless of charity lotteries & prize draws. #RIP
— Joe Saxton (@SaxtonJoe) November 20, 2016
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Isabel George, who worked with Clive at 121 Fundraising said:
“Clive was a professional and a real gentleman. He was very knowledgeable and always willing to help and mentor a colleague, which is one of the reasons he was so very well liked and respected within the industry. Clive’s passing has been a very sad loss to his family, friends and colleagues.”
Newly elected chair of The Lotteries Council, Jo Bucci, said:
“Clive was a friend as well as a colleague, always willing to guide members of the Council using his Lottery and fundraising expertise and will be very missed. He worked tirelessly on behalf of others, and championed The Lotteries Council objectives to seek changes to lottery regulations throughout his time as Chair. I am very proud to follow in Clive’s footsteps at this pivotal time in our sector.”
Anna Mathias, barrister at Woods Whur and standing legal advisor for The Lotteries Council also paid tribute to Clive, saying:
“He was an absolute stalwart of the fundraising community, and a real champion of the society lottery sector: not afraid to speak his mind when he thought moves were afoot to restrict it and a tireless campaigner. He was always very kind to me and I will genuinely miss him and his dry, acerbic sense of humour very much.”
About Melanie May
Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via thepurplepim.com.