Amanda McLean resigns as Institute of Fundraising CEO
Howard Lake | 15 March 2011 | News
Amanda McLean, Chief Executive of the Institute of Fundraising, has resigned with immediate effect, after four months in post. She said that she wants to achieve a better work/life balance and misses the “direct connection with a specific charitable cause”.
Bruce Leeke, Chief Operating Officer at the Institute, has taken over as Interim Chief Executive.
Alan Gosschalk, Acting Chair of the Institute of Fundraising, said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank Amanda for her contribution to the work of the Institute over the past few months and to wish her all the very best for the future.” Institute members were informed of the development this morning via an email from Gosschalk.
McLean succeeded Lindsay Boswell who was Chief Executive at the Institute for 10 years.
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In December 2010 Paul Amadi resigned seven months early from his position as the Chair of the Institute.
McLean today features on the front page of Third Sector magazine in an interview conducted before the announcement. The unintentionally apt headline is “Hard times ahead: Amanda McLean on the challenge facing fundraisers”.
CEOs of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising
The Chartered Institute of Fundraising was originally named the Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers, before becoming the Institute of Fundraising, and then, in March 2020, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising.
- Chartered Institute of Fundraising appoints Katie Docherty as Chief Executive (26 July 2021)
- CIoF Chief Excutive Peter Lewis announces resignation (23 March 2021)
- Peter Lewis to be Chief Executive of Institute of Fundraising (26 July 2011)
- Amanda McLean is new Chief Executive of the Institute of Fundraising (27 September 2010)
- Lindsay Boswell to leave Institute of Fundraising (13 July 2010)
- ICFM’s position improves (7 June 2000)
- Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers appoints Rachel Talbot as Chief Executive (9 February 1999)
- Stephen Lee resigns as CEO from ICFM (1 July 1998)
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.