New head of fundraising at Church Army
Howard Lake | 23 October 2006 | News
Church Army has appointed Edna Darko-Sarkwa as its new Head of Fundraising.
Church Army currently receives about £1.6 million annually to support its activities including around 300 Church Army evangelists.
Edna has worked in the charity sector for the last four years as a freelance in fundraising and marketing management roles. Her most recent work was with the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK as National Campaigns Manager. Before that, she held various senior roles working for 4Children, BackCare and USPG.
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James Archer, Church Army’s Central Services Director said: “Church Army would love to be able to fund more evangelists to work among those that the church finds hard to reach but to do so we need to increase our donation income. Edna brings a wealth of fundraising experience to this challenging role.”
As well as a new head of fundraising, Church Army also recently appointed Mark Russell as Chief Executive.
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.