Henshaws College appoints new Campaign Director
Howard Lake | 8 August 2004 | News
Harrogate-based Henshaws College has appointed Robert Astick as Campaign Director to head up a multi-million pound fundraising project.
Robert will be heading a team of fundraisers with the aim of raising £7 million to upgrade the present residential facilities at the College. The development is due for completion in December 2006 and will offer purpose-built accommodation for wheelchair users and students with complex communication difficulties.
Robert was previously a director at Compton International Fundraising, the not-for-profit fundraising consultancy. Responsible for a range of projects in Britain and Dublin, his past assignments have included a centre for the arts, hospitals, museums and educational establishments.
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Henshaws College is part of Henshaws Society for Blind People, which offers high quality further education to young people with a visual impairment who have additional difficulties or disabilities.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.