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Queens development director to move on
Howard Lake | 3 April 2007 | News
Queens University development director Áine Gibbons is leaving her position at the university foundation to take up a position in Dublin. Aine has led the development team at Queens for the past eight years.
Aine was appointed as the first Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Queen’s in 1999. She was previously Head of Appeals with the NSPCC in Northern Ireland and subsequently became Head of Regional Fundraising with MENCAP in London. In 1998 she was named as Professional Fundraiser of the Year by the Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers.
Áine leads a team of 11 people in the Development and Alumni Relations Office, which is co-ordinating the £150m Campaign for Queen’s. In addition, she is a Director of the Ulster Orchestra. It is thought she will take up a postion at one of Dublin’s major universities.
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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.
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