# New Director of External Affairs at NCH - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/05/01/new-director-external-affairs-nch/ - Published: 2003-05-01T23:00:00+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake ![](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/files/images/news/2260.jpg) Simon Burne joins children’s charity NCH as Director of External Affairs. Simon will take up the position on 6th May 2003 after three years as Director of Fundraising& Communications at Acorn’s Children’s Hospice. At NCH Simon’s role will encompass achieving significant voluntary income targets to support the delivery of services to children, young people and families. An immediate priority will be that of ensuring that NCH has a consistently high level of public awareness both to support the achievement of those targets and to help campaign on issues affecting vulnerable children, young people and families. “We are delighted that at NCH we have been able to recruit a person of the calibre of Simon Burne’, said Gordon Edington, Chair of NCH. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) Simon has been involved in voluntary sector marketing for fourteen years, first at Intermediate Technology, and subsequently at Relate and The Children’s Society and Acorns. While at Acorns voluntary income almost doubled. His specialisms are strategic planning, direct marketing, community fundraising, integrated communications, brand management and trust fundraising. He is currently Chair of the Institute of Fundraising and was on their Convention Committee for several years. * **[Northern Ireland fundraising convention speakers announced](https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/05/05/northern-ireland-fundraising-convention-speakers-announced/)**( 5 May 2003) * **[New fundraiser at Kambia Hospital Appeal](https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/05/11/new-fundraiser-kambia-hospital-appeal/)**( 11 May 2003) * **[Howard Lake comments on cyber-begging in Internet magazine](https://fundraising.co.uk/2003/05/27/howard-lake-comments-cyberbegging-internet-magazine/)**( 27 May 2003)