Fran Palliser

Fran is driven by a deep commitment to building partnerships that truly matter – collaborations that leave a lasting legacy for children with life-limiting conditions and the families who care for them. As Business Development Manager at Together for Short Lives, she leads the charity’s work with businesses, creating bold, purpose-led relationships with companies who want to make a genuine difference.

With a wide range of experience in the charity sector, Fran has a proven track record in securing and growing high-value, strategic partnerships, from dynamic Charity of the Year campaigns to long-term, transformational collaborations. Her approach combines creativity with commercial insight, ensuring every partnership is impactful, engaging and uniquely tailored.

Having worked across a wide range of causes including acquired brain injury, the NHS and palliative care; Fran brings empathy, energy and vision to every relationship. She’s passionate about connecting corporate supporters with the powerful stories of families facing the unimaginable, and believes that, together, we can achieve extraordinary change.