# Gordon Michie becomes IFC ambassador for the UK

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/08/01/gordon-michie-becomes-ifc-ambassador-uk/
- Published: 2008-08-01T10:36:49+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Gordon Michie, director of development at fundraising agency Relationship Marketing,
has agreed to become the UK national ambassador for the International Fundraising
Congress (IFC), “the world’s largest international fundraising conference”.

He takes over from Judy Beard, former head of fundraising and communications at 
Macmillan Cancer Support, who was also chair of the IFC board until she stepped 
down last year.

The IFC has 18 other national ambassadors, whose job is to promote the congress 
to fundraisers in their countries. Michie will focus on acting as a liaison officer
with charities and other NGOs, promoting IFC at a corporate rather than individual
level.

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Tim Hunter, NSPCC’s deputy director of fundraising at the NSPCC and the chair of
the IFC board, said: “Gordon is the perfect appointment to this role. Everyone knows
Gordon. He’s worked in fundraising around the world and, as he’s been a regular 
at IFC throughout this decade, he totally understands the value of this congress”.

The 28th International Fundraising Congress takes place on 14-17 October in the 
Netherlands.

www.resource-alliance.org/ifc

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