# Stephen Pidgeon joins VSO’s international board

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/01/24/stephen-pidgeon-joins-vsos-international-board/
- Published: 2014-01-24T15:10:15+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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](http://www.vso.org.uk) goes back more than 40 years, 
when he volunteered in Papua New Guinea.

## Advertisement

 [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/)

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.”

 * **[No crisis of trust, but salaries and admin costs are main drivers of negativity toward charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/03/07/crisis-trust-salaries-admin-costs-main-drivers-negativity-toward-charities/)**(
   7 March 2014)
 * **[Fundraising strategy causes board split](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/05/22/fundraising-strategy-causes-board-split/)**(
   22 May 2014)
 * **[International Medical Corps UK creates new fundraising director role](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/26/international-medical-corps-uk-creates-new-fundraising-director-role/)**(
   26 June 2014)