# New Fundraising Director for Comic Relief, & more mover news

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/10/02/new-fundraising-director-for-comic-relief-more-mover-news/
- Published: 2020-10-02T09:50:02+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Fatima Ribeiro has been appointed Executive Director of Fundraising and Creative
at Comic Relief, while Melanie Stoutzker is the new Fundraising Director at London
Library, Brian Higgins has taken up the role of CEO at Resource Alliance, and the
NSPCC has appointed its first ever young Trustees. **

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Fatima Ribeiro⌉⌊Fatima Ribeiro⌉󠀁[Fatima Ribeiro joins Comic Relief as Executive Director of Fundraising & Creative

[Comic Relief](https://www.comicrelief.com/) has appointed Islamic Relief UK’s Executive
Board member and Head of Project Management Office, Fatima Ribeiro, as its Executive
Director of Fundraising and Creative. Ribeiro starts this month, overseeing brand
engagement, digital content, public fundraising and philanthropy and develop strong
impact led ethical storytelling. She has worked in the charity sector for over a
decade, most recently worked for Islamic Relief UK for over five years in a range
of executive roles and on the Board. Prior to this, Ribeiro was Corporate Partnerships
Manager at Fitzrovia Youth in Action.

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#### 󠀁[⌊Brian Higgins⌉⌊Brian Higgins⌉󠀁[Brian Higgins appointed Resource Alliance CEO

[Resource Alliance](https://resource-alliance.org/) has appointed its new CEO, Brian
Higgins, who will be leaving his post as CEO of Ireland’s Bloomfield Health Services
on 30 November 2020. With extensive international experience in service development,
fundraising and operational delivery, Brian’s appointment is seen as a strong affirmation
of the organisation’s commitment to strengthen the IFC and build and expand the 
Resource Alliance Global Community.

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Dominic Carter Jan20⌉⌊Dominic Carter Jan20⌉󠀁[Dominic Carter of News UK to join Board at NABS

Dominic Carter, group chief commercial officer at News UK, has been appointed to
the Trustee Board at [NABS](https://nabs.org.uk/), the support organisation for 
the advertising and media industry. Carter is a long-term supporter of NABS and 
also a member of the NABS 100 Club – the organisation’s group of senior leaders 
who mentor people across the industry.   With a CV that includes roles across News
International and Mirror Group, he has one of the industry’s strongest track records
in commercial operations.

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Melanie Stoutzker⌉⌊Melanie Stoutzker⌉󠀁[The London Library appoints Melanie Stoutzker as Fundraising Director

The [London Library](https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/) has appointed Melanie Stoutzker
as Fundraising Director. With more than 25 years as a development professional, 
Stoutzker has extensive experience working on a range of fundraising projects with
organisations in the heritage, cultural, arts, research, health and charity sectors.

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Segal & Burgess⌉⌊Segal & Burgess⌉󠀁[Dana Segal & David Burgess appointed Cultural Sector Network co-chairs

The IoF’s [Cultural Sector Network](https://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/groups/sig-cultural/)
has appointed two new co-chairs. Dana Segal is an international fundraising and 
management consultant, working with charities around the world. She is a Senior 
Partner Consultant at =mc consulting, Director of Adapt for Arts and Deputy Director
of the National Arts Fundraising School. Dana is also co-chair of Emergency Exit
Arts. David Burgess is Director of Apollo Fundraising, a fundraising consultancy
company specialising in supporting arts and culture organisations. He has been a
member of the Cultural Sector Network’s Professional Development subcommittee for
5 years. Dana and David are both regular speakers at the Cultural Sector Network
conference, as well as at other fundraising conferences and events.

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede⌉⌊Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede⌉󠀁[The Funding Network appoints Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede as Trustee

London based live crowd funding charity, [The Funding Network](https://www.thefundingnetwork.org.uk/)
has announced the appointment of Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede to its Board of Trustees.
Aig-Imoukhuede read Law at Kings College, London and holds an MBA from the University
of Cambridge and an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics.
She sits on the board of the Africa Initiative for Governance, a not-for-profit 
founded to improve public sector performance in Nigeria, through collaborations 
with governments, academic institutions, and other partners. She is also the Vice-
Chair of the board of The Ovie Brume Foundation.

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Sir Duncan⌉⌊Sir Duncan⌉󠀁[Sir Duncan Nichol joins DWF Foundation as Chair

[DWF Foundation](https://dwfgroup.com/en/about-us/dwf-foundation) has appointed 
Sir Duncan Nichol as the Foundation’s next Chair. Sir Duncan will step up from his
current role as trustee, and his duties commenced on 24 September 2020. Sir Duncan
Nichol brings a wide range of knowledge and expertise to the DWF Foundation. He 
is the former CEO of the NHS and has previously held roles as the Chair of the Parole
Board of England and Wales and Commissioner of Judicial Appointments. Sir Duncan
will succeed Jim Davies, who will step down as Chair but remain an active Trustee
and Patron focused on engagement and fundraising.

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Andrew Harrison⌉⌊Andrew Harrison⌉󠀁[Andrew Harrison joins The Mix as Chair of Trustees

[The Mix](https://www.themix.org.uk/) has appointed Andrew Harrison as its Chair
of Trustees. Harrison took up the post in September and brings a wealth of experience
in business development and management. He replaces Luke Taylor, who is the CEO 
of CRM and Digital for Omnicom, and who remains on the Board as a trustee. Andrew
Harrison is currently a partner at Freston Road Investments where he advises on 
a number of entrepreneurial consumer brands, including Five Guys, Secret Cinema,
and Strike. He served as Chairman of Carphone Warehouse Ltd and was Group Chief 
Executive of Carphone Warehouse PLC before its merger, which he led with Dixon’s
Group plc.

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Bernie Hollywood⌉⌊Bernie Hollywood⌉󠀁[Bernie Hollywood joins forces with Collection Pot

Global charity consultant and fundraiser Bernie Hollywood OBE has joined forces 
with [Collection Pot](https://www.collectionpot.com/), a UK Fintech business specialising
in cashless collection and fund disbursement. Hollywood has over three decades of
experience within the charitable and corporate sector. He will be advising the Collection
Pot team on extending their group collecting platform to the global charitable sector.
Over the past 35 years he has raised over £42 million for UK and overseas charities
through creative corporate partnerships.

 

#### 󠀁[⌊Sheanna Patelmaster⌉⌊Sheanna Patelmaster⌉󠀁[NSPCC appoints first ever young Trustees

The [NSPCC](https://www.nspcc.org.uk/) has appointed its first ever young trustees
as part of its renewed commitment to ensure children and young people are at the
centre of every decision. Sheanna Patelmaster (top), 24, who grew up in Manchester
and Ife Grillo (bottom image), 22, from London, have joined the organisation’s Board
of Trustees, after being elected at the charity’s first virtual Annual Council Meeting,
which took place via Zoom on 1 October. The charity received 166 applications from
young people across the UK.

 

[⌊Ife Grillo⌉⌊Ife Grillo⌉[The new role runs for a three-year term and will see Patelmaster
and Grillo sit alongside NSPCC Chair of Trustees, Neil Berkett and 16 other Trustees
on the NSPCC decision-making board. They will also work with the charity’s Young
People’s Advisory Board. The pair graduated from the University of Cambridge and
Bristol respectively. Grillo also served as Vice-Chair of the board of trustees 
to the British Youth Council between 2014-2017, and Patelmaster has served as a 
youth leader and young trustee at multiple charities including Tameside Scouts.

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