# New head of Professional Development at Institute

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/10/23/new-head-professional-development-institute/
- Published: 2005-10-23T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Amanda Shepard is the new Head of Professional Development at the Institute of Fundraising.
She will be responsible for developing the Institute’s training and accreditation
programme.
Previously Director of Fundraising & Management at Kingston Smith Consultants
and, before that, Assistant Director at The Prince’s Trust, Amanda has 12 years’
experience of fundraising, recruitment, marketing, change management and organisational
strategy at director level.

Amanda commented: “Fundraising is a truly modern career – dynamic, flexible and 
global. There is huge demand for effective fundraisers and I am looking forward 
to promoting the profession and its opportunities. “

Amanda has worked with the Institute as a member of the Institute’s Professional
Development Committee over the past two years.

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She replaces David Parker who left the Institute in September 2005 to join the British
Greyhound Racing Board. David will continue working with the Institute on a consultancy
basis to develop a European fundraising accreditation model.

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