# FARM-Africa expands fundraising team

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/01/18/farmafrica-expands-fundraising-team/
- Published: 2007-01-18T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

FARM-Africa has restructured and expanded its fundraising team led by Michael Newsome,
Director of Fundraising, with five new appointments.

Suzanne Jackson has joined the FARM-Africa team in the new role of Head of Individual
Giving. She will focus on bringing together direct marketing fundraising with supporter
services to strengthen the charity’s customer care for its fast growing supporter
base. Previously she was Direct Marketing Manager at Sense for two and a half years
after working for Cancer Research UK’s Direct Marketing team.

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Rachel Beckett joins her as FARM-Africa’s new Direct Marketing Manager. She spent
three years as Individual Giving Manager at BLISS, the premature baby charity.

Helen Smith has joined the international development charity as the new Supporter
Services Manager from Amnesty International UK. She has previously worked at Asthma
UK and Marie Curie Cancer Care. She is the chair of the Steering Group of the Voluntary
Sector Customer Care Forum (VSCCF), which aims to improve and develop Customer Care
throughout the sector.

Polly Symondson rejoins the charity sector taking on the role of Community and Events
Fundraising Manager. Polly was a Senior Account Manager at Cascaid Marketing where
she was responsible for direct marketing campaigns for a portfolio of international
and national charities. Polly has previously worked in community fundraising for
Macmillan Cancer Support.

These new appointments are joining Tumu Kazunga who was recently appointed to the
role of Corporate Partnerships Manager. He joined FARM-Africa from Save The Children
where he was Corporate Development Executive.