# CIOF Director of Policy & Comms to step down

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/08/03/ciof-director-of-policy-comms-to-step-down/
- Published: 2023-08-03T09:26:17+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Chartered Institute of Fundraising’s Director of Policy and Communications
Daniel Fluskey is to take up a role at the National AIDS Trust in October, it’s 
been announced.**

Fluskey, who has been at the CIOF for a decade, will become the charity’s Director
of Policy, Research and Influencing.

He joined the CIOF back in 2013, when it was still the Institute of Fundraising,
as its Head of Policy and Research.

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[In a blog](https://ciof.org.uk/events-and-training/resources/remembering-the-lightbulb-moments)
for the CIOF, Fluskey described his time there as ‘a blast and a privilege’. Reflecting
on the past ten years, he said that he hoped he’d helped fundraisers navigate the
big changes that had occurred during this time, which have included the setting 
up of the Fundraising Regulator, the transfer of the Code of Fundraising Practice,
and GDPR.

He also said he’d been glad to play a role in helping fundraisers navigate the more
recent challenges of COVID, through working with Government to produce guidance 
on fundraising safely, and with colleagues across the sector to research the impact
on charities and to advocate for emergency funding.

On the person who takes over his role, he said:

> “You’ll get to work with a great team and a brilliant community of 5,000 members
> representing so many inspiring and important causes. You’ll get to learn so much
> about ‘life’ through the prism of fundraising:  you’ll be inspired by the human
> need to give and be able to work on policy areas as diverse as charity law, data
> protection, gambling, community cohesion and so many others. And FYI, lookout,
> something called AI is on the way and won’t come with easy answers!”

The role of CIOF Director of Policy and Communications is [advertised here](https://www.brucetaitassociates.net/vacancy/45).
Other roles are also available – Member Content Manager, Finance Officer, and Executive
Assistant.

> We have a number of roles we're recruiting for at the Chartered Institute:
>  ✍️
> Member Content Manager 💷 Finance Officer  💻Executive Assistant You can find 
> out more about the roles available at: [https://t.co/iIpoPM5r34](https://t.co/iIpoPM5r34)
> [pic.twitter.com/KmMeXX7u6b](https://t.co/KmMeXX7u6b)
> — Chartered Institute of Fundraising (@CIOFtweets) [July 28, 2023](https://twitter.com/CIOFtweets/status/1684947599256686593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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