New Policy and Campaigns Director at Institute of Fundraising
Howard Lake | 2 December 2005 | News
The Institute of Fundraising has appointed Megan Pacey as Director of Policy & Campaigns. This is a new post created after it was announced that Andrew Watt, Head of Policy & Standards, will be leaving the Institute later this month to relocate to the USA.
Megan will be responsible for leading the Institute in its policy and campaigning work, lobbying Government and other trade bodies to support and enhance the fundraising environment.
Megan joins the Institute from the young homeless people’s charity Alone in London where she was Policy and Development Manager.
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The new post indicates the Institute plans to increase its campaigning activities. As Lindsay Boswell, Chief Executive of the Institute of Fundraising, explains: “With self-regulation and the Charities Bill both on their way, this is a big period of growth for fundraising. We are facing new challenges and there is a need for the Institute to adopt a more proactive campaigning stance.”
After eight years Andrew Watt, Head of Policy & Standards, will be leaving the Institute later this month to join the Association of Fundraising Professionals in the USA as Vice President International Programs in January 2006.
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.