# NSPCC's Alex McDowell to be new Chair of Remember A Charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2012/07/12/nspcc039s-alex-mcdowell-be-new-chair-remember-charity/
- Published: 2012-07-12T10:29:27+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Alex McDowell, Head of Legacy and Tribute Fundraising at the NSPCC, is to become
the new Chair of legacy fundraising campaign Remember A Charity. He takes over from
Stephen George, who himself ran NSPCC’s legacy fundraising activities before joining
Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres.**

The charity consortium, hosted by the Institute of Fundraising, aims to increase
legacy giving.

McDowell has helped develop the campaign over the past few years through the Campaign
Council and more recently as a member of the Campaign Executive.

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He said of his appointment: “I’m looking forward to working with our members and
the sector to make gifts in Wills the social norm.”

He has worked as a professional fundraiser for 14 years, starting in the higher 
education sector. Before the NSPCC he worked for The Shakespeare Hospice and Christian
Aid.

www.rememberacharity.org.uk

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