# Gosschalk leaves Scope for British Asian Trust

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/12/17/gosschalk-moves-to-british-asian-trust/
- Published: 2015-12-17T08:35:52+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Alan Gosschalk, director of fundraising at disability charity [Scope](http://www.scope.org.uk/),
has been appointed director of fundraising and communications at the [British Asian Trust](http://www.britishasiantrust.org/).**

Gosschalk joins the team in February to support recently appointed CEO Richard Hawkes
in shaping the Trust’s strategic growth, building on its expertise in diaspora giving
and deepening its impact across South Asia.He leaves Scope after four and a half
years at the charity, where he saw voluntary income increase by 50% over four years
and the charity secure partnerships with Virgin Media, GlaxoSmithKline and Standard
Life.

A well-known senior figure in fundraising, Gosschalk spent nine years at the helm
of [Shelter’s](http://www.shelter.org.uk/) fundraising team, launched and chaired
the ImpACT Coalition, and was also previously vice chair of the Institute of Fundraising
for six years, and a trustee of [Hope and Homes for Children](http://www.hopeandhomes.co.uk/)
for 10 years.

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Gosschalk said:

> “I am really looking forward to joining The British Asian Trust at this exciting
> stage in their development as it’s an opportunity to help to establish a new model
> organisation that will have a huge impact in South Asia. The Trust’s focus on 
> livelihoods, education and anti-trafficking is crucial to addressing the often
> multi-layered causes of poverty. I am hugely motivated by the Trust’s drive and
> ambition and am looking forward to the challenges ahead.”