# Recruitment round up: New Fundraising Director for Canal & River Trust, & other appointments - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/01/31/recruitment-round-up-new-fundraising-director-for-canal-river-trust-other-appointments/ - Published: 2023-01-31T09:30:00+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **A new Fundraising Director at the Canal & River Trust, and new Heads of Fundraising at the Tuberous Sclerosis Association and** **RABI are among this week’s movers.** ![](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2023/01/Maggie-Gardner.jpeg) #### Canal & River Trust appoints Maggie Gardner as Fundraising Director The [Canal & River Trust](https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/) has appointed Maggie Gardner as Fundraising Director. Gardner has spent many years in fundraising, marketing and executive leadership, including 15 years as Director at Practical Action, and more recently working with global US-based charity the Freedom Fund, and in consultancy. She has also held a range of non-executive / trustee positions including at the New Economics Foundation, and the University of Northampton. ## 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/) --- ![](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2023/01/Paul-Pirie-RABI-head-of-fundraising. jpg) #### RABI appoints Paul Pirie as Head of Fundraising [RABI](https://rabi.org.uk/) has announced the appointment of Paul Pirie as Head of Fundraising. Pirie brings over thirty years of director-level experience in national fundraising, PR and business development to the charity. In his most recent roles, including a 21-year tenure at The Salvation Army, he has focused on providing strategic support to communities, a motivating factor which drew him to the role at RABI. --- > Welcome Jan Burns, our new Head of Fundraising! Jan took the time to write a special' > Hello' to the TSC community, which you can find online now: [https://t.co/B8eoSehmZt](https://t.co/B8eoSehmZt) > [pic.twitter.com/X3AseOxu7f](https://t.co/X3AseOxu7f) > — Tuberous Sclerosis Association (@UKTSA) [January 13, 2023](https://twitter.com/UKTSA/status/1613901070794887174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #### New Head of Fundraising for Tuberous Sclerosis Association Jan Burns has joined the [Tuberous Sclerosis Association](https://tuberous-sclerosis.org/) as its new Head of Fundraising. Burns takes over the role following a wide range of fundraising and financial roles. She spent the early part of her career working in the financial services industry. A life changing event took her on a journey into the world of fundraising, where she has worked for a children’s hospice charity, an adult care charity and a charity that supports disabled children and their families. Privately Burns has also raised over £130,000 for various charities. --- ![](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2023/01/Skilz3-1.png) #### Mark Anderson joins Skilz as CEO Arbroath based charity [Skilz](https://skilzacademy.org.uk/) has appointed Mark Anderson as its new CEO. Anderson spent his youth in the town, first signed with Dundee FC then training and playing professionally for Arbroath Football Club as a Skill Seeker trainee. He spent a year with Montrose FC before moving on to play semi-professionally until retiring at 24 due to injuries. After that, he became the youth academy coach at Arbroath FC. Outside of football, Anderson began at Dundee City Council, helping disengaged youth through alternative learning settings. After working as a Supervisor for Childline / NSPCC, he worked for Rossie Young People’s Trust for the next 12 years in a number of roles including Learning & Development Manager. He also worked as Community Manager for North Scotland at Shelter Scotland before joining Skilz as an employee. Anderson served as a trustee for Skilz for five years before being promoted to CEO. --- ![Janet Legrand](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2023/01/image001-9.jpg) #### RNLI appoints new Chair Janet Legrand The [RNLI](https://rnli.org/) has appointed Janet Legrand KC (Hon) as its new Chair. Legrand, who has had an extensive legal career and performed the role of Chair for numerous other not-for-profit organisations, started her role with the RNLI on 26 January. She takes over from Janet Cooper OBE who has been Acting Chair for the past six months. Legrand’s 40-year legal career has included senior roles at law firm DLA Piper, serving for 20 years on the firm’s Partnership Board, and being appointed Queen’s Counsel Honoris Causa in 2018. Outside of her legal career, Legrand is Senior Lay Member of Court at The University of Edinburgh and a member of the Board of Advance HE and of the Advisory Board of IntoUniversity. She has recently come to the end of her term as Chair of the Trustee Board of The Children’s Society. --- > We're thrilled to announce that Ben Greaves has been appointed as the new CEO > of Step > One Charity. Ben brings a wealth of leadership experience and we can't > wait to see the impact he will have on our organisation!Read more about Ben here: > [https://t.co/Ub4yptPR0U](https://t.co/Ub4yptPR0U) [pic.twitter.com/Poga3GQUX3](https://t.co/Poga3GQUX3) > — Step One Charity (@steponecharity) [January 27, 2023](https://twitter.com/steponecharity/status/1618944425719209984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #### New CEO for Step One Devon based charity [Step One](https://www.steponecharity.co.uk/) has announced Ben Greaves as its new CEO. Greaves brings 20 years’ experience from various leadership roles in the British Army, recently leading a team of 500 people across 6 sites in the UK and in 12 countries globally as a Commanding Officer. He left the Army in 2020 and gained commercial experience at J.P. Morgan as well as charity experience as a trustee of a local mental health charity. Greaves joined this January. --- > Dundee Charity Announces New CEO > Dundee Carers Centre is delighted to announce > Neil Campbell's appointment as their new Chief Executive Officer, bringing 12 > years’ experience in charity leadership and community development.Read full statement: > [https://t.co/cKbOTKrerU](https://t.co/cKbOTKrerU) > — Dundee Carers Centre (@Dundee_Carers) [January 26, 2023](https://twitter.com/Dundee_Carers/status/1618609837826252801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #### Dundee Carers Centre announces Neil Campbell as CEO [Dundee Carers Centre](https://dundeecarerscentre.org.uk/) has appointed Neil Campbell as its new Chief Executive Officer. Campbell brings over 12 years’ experience of charity leadership and community development. He joins the organisation having worked in the Church of Scotland since 2021, where he served as the Presbytery of Fife’s Director of Mission. He played a key role in the development of its Presbytery Mission Plan, the Presbytery’s vision and strategy for the next five years. Before joining Fife Presbytery, he worked in the East End of Dundee as Executive Director with Rocksolid, a community-based charity he founded in 2013 which is based at Douglas& Mid Craigie Church of Scotland. --- ![](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.cloud/2023/01/Kawika-Solidum-Headshot.jpg) #### The Funding Network appoints new Chair Kawika Solidum [The Funding Network](https://www.thefundingnetwork.org.uk/) has appointed Kawika Solidum as its Chair. Solidum will lead the board of trustees for the 20-year old charity, which nurtures a membership network and links everyday donors to charitable causes and social entrepreneurs through live crowdfunding. Solidum, an experienced charity CEO and trustee for The Funding Network since 2018, is currently Head of Region (North West) for the CSJ Foundation, a policy thinktank philanthropy arm, and previously worked for Impetus and London Youth. He succeeds Samuel Lush, who has been Chair since 2017 and who will remain on the board until his term ends in June. * **[4 new charity CEOs – & other sector movers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/02/08/4-new-charity-ceos-other-sector-movers/)**( 8 February 2023) * **[New CEO for Terrence Higgins Trust, & other sector moves](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/02/20/new-ceo-for-terrence-higgins-trust-other-sector-moves/)**( 20 February 2023) * **[Next FareShare CEO announced, & other sector movers](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/03/02/next-fareshare-ceo-announced-other-sector-movers/)**( 2 March 2023)