Stephen Pidgeon joins VSO’s international board

Howard Lake | 24 January 2014 | News

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Direct marketing fundraising expert Stephen Pidgeon has been appointed to the international board of trustees of VSO, the international development charity that fights poverty through volunteering.

Pidgeon is a trustee of the Institute of Fundraising and has 30 years of fundraising experience with charities in the UK and internationally. He was recently made a visiting professor of direct response fundraising at Plymouth University.

His involvement with VSO goes back more than 40 years, when he volunteered in Papua New Guinea.

Pidgeon explained why he joined the board. He said:

“After finishing university, I ran a mission station in the mountains of Eastern Papua in the early 70s. The experience completely changed my life, in terms of beliefs and politics. I have supported VSO ever since – it has been a large part of my life. I hope that my years in fundraising will contribute to the development of VSO’s fundraising model.”

Marg Mayne, VSO’s CEO, said that his wealth of global experience in fundraising and business would be a considerable asset to VSO.

“His knowledge will help the international board to continue to make effective decisions about our fundraising strategy, helping us to fund our volunteering work overseas and further our strategic aims.”

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