Milly Ahmed

Milly Ahmed

Milly Ahmed has worked at face-to-face fundraising agency Gift since its inception in 2001, and became joint managing director in 2005.

Her career in the fundraising sector spans over 15 years, including previous work for the Meningitis Research Foundation and ActionAid’s NTT.

In 2008, Ms Ahmed completed the legal practise course, thus becoming a part- qualified solicitor with full membership of the Solicitors Regulatory Authority. She is also an executive member of the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association.

In Professional Fundraising’s poll 2009, Ms Ahmed was voted by readers to be the 7th most influential person in fundraising. This achievement meant she became the youngest member of the Most Influential’s top ten.

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Joint MDs appointed to Home and Gift Fundraising

A restructure at the group which owns the Home and Gift Fundraising agencies has seen a new company registered that will provide support services to both organisations, as well as joint managing directors appointed to lead them both.

Fundraising's 50 Most Influential 2011

There are more new names, more women and a hell of a lot of social media stars. Why, then, does this year’s Fundraising 50 Most Influential feel so familiar? Celina Ribeiro reports.

Charities should defend face-to-face

Fundraising Standards Board chief executive Alistair McLean has called for fundraisers to defend and advocate face-to-face fundraising in a commentary which echoed many points from an earlier controversial speech by PFRA chief Mick Aldridge.

Donor tops fundraisings most influential contest

A new entry has romped in to the number one position in the annual Professional Fundraising Most Influential Poll – the donor. 

Chugging research 'fundamentally flawed'

A mystery shopper exercise on face-to-face fundraising conducted by Intelligent Giving has been criticised by the head of a face-to-face agency as "fundamentally flawed". 

The chugger debate

Should Fundraisers adopt the term 'chugger'? Yes or No? Does taking a negative word and normalising it remove its power? Or does it discredit and demoralise the hard work of charity fundraisers?

Sign now, pay later

A new supporter recruitment technique is currently causing much debate within the face-to-face fundraising community. Is it just a storm in a teacup or is this new mechanism set to be the next big thing? Becky Slack finds out.

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