During the AGM, the IoF announced new trustees to the Institute’s Board following the recent election by members. The IoF welcomes Sofia Zeenat Sheikh and Joyce Fraser, and has re-elected Liz Tait. Trustees can serve up to two three year terms on the board.
The new trustees are:
Sofia Zeenat Sheikh
Sofia is Fundraising Manager at Strickland Scanner Centre (PSSC) and holds an IoF Diploma. She was chair at PACE and is keen to bring expertise from fundraising in the Asian Muslim community.
Joyce Fraser
Joyce is a judge at the National Fundraising Awards. She is a Cultural Sector Network Advocate for RAISE, the IoF’s Arts, Culture and Heritage programme, and is a committee member of Black Fundraisers UK.
Amanda Bringans, Chair of IoF said
AGM delegates also heard results from the annual report; over the course of the year, the IoF have continued to deliver against Strategic objectives and the Convention and Fundraising Awards had another success year. Over 2,420 fundraisers are participated in Convention 2018, 105 people gained an IoF qualification, 1,643 attended one of the conferences or events and the IoF’s National, Regional and Special Interest Groups continued to grow their reach.