# New Web Manager at the Alzheimer's Society

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/05/24/new-web-manager-alzheimer039s-society/
- Published: 2006-05-24T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Action Medical Research Web Editor Said Dajani is to join the Alzheimer’s Society
as their new Web Manager.
Said leaves the Action Research website in a strong position.
Andrew Proctor, Director of Communications at Action Medical Research said: “We 
are very proud of [www.action.org.uk](http://www.action.org.uk) and the long term
commitment we have put into development is starting to generate tangible results.
Online sponsorship income is up 150% on last year, website visitors up 110%, and
we are constantly adding new features, the latest being online event registration.

 

 

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Said has been a big part of this success and we wish him well in his new post. We
are currently recruiting for his successor so if you are resourceful and ambitious
[feel free to apply](http://www.action.org.uk/about_us/recruitment.php).”

 

 

Dajani, who was Client Services Manager of the media-monitoring agency EDS Media
before joining Action Medical Research said: “It is a good time to be a charity 
web manager. There is a growing professionalism in the way non-profits are using
the Internet, to raise funds, cut costs and deliver their message.

 

 

“A good charity website is all about team work and at Action Medical Research I 
was lucky enough to work with some very talented people. Although I will miss the
friends I have made I am looking forward to the challenge ahead. Dementia currently
affects one person in 20 over the age of 65 and one person in five over the age 
of 80. It is a particularly cruel and horrible diagnosis that affects carers as 
well those diagnosed and the numbers are increasing every year.”

 

 

Linda Seward Head of Marketing & Publishing at the Alzheimer’s Society welcomed 
the news of Dajani’s appointment saying: “It’s an exciting time at the Alzheimer’s
Society having grown in the last quarter century from a handful of volunteer-run
branches to a national organisation employing over 1400 people.

 

 

“Central to our communications strategy is our online presence, particularly our
web site [www.alzheimers.org.uk](http://www.alzheimers.org.uk) and we have ambitious
plans to develop it further. We welcome the appointment of Said Dajani as Web Manager.
His work at Action Medical Research has demonstrated how a well designed, professionally
run charity web site can benefit a diverse range of audiences and stakeholders.”

 

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