Stephen Dunmore, the former chief executive of the Big Lottery Fund has been announced as the interim chief executive of the new fundraising regulator.
Stephen Dunmore's appointment was announced by the new regulator this afternoon. The statement said that Dunmore will be responsible for leading the new fundraising body alongside interim chair, Lord Grade.
The statement said that Dunmore (pictured) will “drive forward the new self-regulatory system which will benefit from much more powerful sanctions and strong relationships with statutory regulators. The new body will have the power to regulate all charity fundraising and take over the ownership of the code of practice."
Dunmore will take up his new appointment on 3 January and will stay on for 12 months. Dunmore will be looking to make the new fundraising regulation fully operational by the spring of 2016.
On Dunmore’s appointment, Lord Grade said: "I am delighted to be able to appoint such an outstandingly qualified candidate to lead the new fundraising regulator's operations. The speed of this appointment should enable us to have the organisation up and running by our target date, spring 2016".
Stephen Dunmore said: “The tremendous contribution that the charitable sector makes to our society depends on the trust that all those who donate have in our charities.
"I will work closely with charities large and small alongside other key partners to ensure that the Funding Regulator (sic) maintains and enhances that trust.”
Some of Dunmore’s previous roles in the charity sector includes stints as chief executive of both the New Opportunities Fund and the Big Lottery Fund. Dunmore was also the interim chief executive of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.
Since 2008, Dunmore has also held a number of non-executive roles, including being chair of Capacitybuilders, National Family Mediation and the BBC’s Charity Appeals Advisory Committee as well as a member of NCVO’s Funding Commission.
NCVO announce make-up of FPS working group
NCVO has announced the seven people who will make up the working group looking into the implementation of the Fundraising Preference Service.
The working group, which is being chaired by George Kidd, will hold its first meeting in early January.
The members of this group are: Geoff Beck, group risk and compliance manager at Help for Heroes. Lynda Thomas, chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support. Catherine Cottrell, deputy executive direct of fundraising at Unicef. John Mitchison, head of preference services, compliance and legal at the DMA. Ruth Thompson, deputy chair of London Travel Watch. Stephen Lee, visiting professor of voluntary sector management at Cass Business School and Pauline Broomhead, founder and chief executive of the Foundation for Social Improvement.
