# FRSB appoints Manager in Wales

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/07/28/frsb-appoints-manager-wales/
- Published: 2009-07-28T08:01:54+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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The Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) has appointed Simon Boex as Manager for Wales
and opened a FRSB Wales office. His role will be to promote self-regulation of fundraising
in Wales, recruit more Welsh charities to the scheme and raise awareness of the 
high standards that member charities commit to.

The appointment is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, which has allocated 
a grant of £115,000 over a three-year period to fund this post and provide dedicated
support for member charities in Wales.

Minister for Social Justice and Local Government, Dr Brian Gibbons said: “Charities
across Wales provide such tremendous services and self-regulation of fundraising
is essential if they are to demonstrate that they fundraise effectively and are 
accountable for their actions. The Assembly Government hopes to see a real growth
in the number of charities in Wales committing to best practice in fundraising in
the coming years.”

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Boex will be launching a membership recruitment drive during the summer targeting
both charities and fundraising suppliers in Wales.

Boex has over 30 years experience in the voluntary sector, including 12 years spent
most recently at Age Concern Cymru. The post is part-time (3 days per week). Boex
also works as Wales Officer for Changing Faces Cymru.

Currently, 32 charities in Wales (with a combined total of £24 million of voluntary
sector income) have signed up to self-regulation.

Alistair McLean, Chief Executive of the FRSB, said: “It is vital that the FRSB has
a dedicated Manager to recruit and support member charities in Wales… The Welsh 
Assembly has shown tremendous support for charity fundraising in Wales by providing
funding for this post”.

www.frsb.org.uk

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