Andrew Watt named chief exec of AFP1

Fundraising | Celina Ribeiro | 1 Mar 2011

Former Institute of Fundraising head of policy Andrew Watt has been named as the new president and chief executive of the organisation’s American counterpart, the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

In an announcement from Vancouver yesterday, Watt, who joined the AFP in 2006 after a ten-year tenure at the Institute on this side of the Atlantic, said he was “honoured” to be chosen for the post.

Watt said that he will be focusing on “maximising” the AFP’s partnerships and assets “to make it a vital leader within the philanthropic community”.

Andrea McManus, the chair of the AFP, said that the appointment of Watt followed an extensive and international search for a successor to Paulette Maehara, who will retire next month after nearly 13 years at the association.

McManus said: “Watt will guide the organisation into a new era by attracting the next generation of fundraisers, strengthening our connections to nonprofit organisations and making AFP even more accessible to the charitable community worldwide.”

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Olga Johnson
2 Mar 2011

Dear Andrew, Well done! A well deserved promotion. You may know that I Chair the CPD implementation committee for the Inst FR here with a view to getting voluntary CPD for members by end 2011. I am not sure of the situation in the US but are there any lessons to be learnt? best wishes and hope to see you at the July conference in London. Olga

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