Contacts on charity issues, fundraising and giving


The following people are happy to be contacted to provide information on charity issues, fundraising and giving.

John Grounds

Director of Communications, NSPCC


Weston House
Curtain Rd.
London
EC2A 3NH
Telephone: 020 7825 2500

Areas of expertise:
Communications and advertising
Branding
Campaigning

Mark Astarita

Director of Fundraising, British Red Cross


UK Office
44 Moorfields
London
EC2Y 9AL

Telephone: 0870 170 7000

Areas of expertise:
Fundraising techniques
Costs of fundraising

Stephen Lee

Professor of Not-For-Profit and Public Sector Management


Henley Management College
Greenlands
Henley-on-Thames
Oxon
RG9 3AU
Telephone: 01491 571454

Areas of expertise:
Fundraising
Charity Law
Charity Regulation and governance

Mick Aldridge

Chief Executive, PFRA (Public Fundraising Regulatory Association)


Unit 11 Europoint
5-11 Lavington Street
London
SE1 0NZ
Telephone: 020 7401 8452
Email: ceo@pfra.org.uk

Legal and regulatory compliance in the specific area of street and doorstep face-to-face solicitation

Sarah Lyness and Richard Taylor

Co-Executive Directors of Fundraising and Marketing, Cancer Research UK


National Press Office
61 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3PX
Telephone: 020 7061 8300

Areas of expertise:
Fundraising techniques
Fundraising costs
Branding

Megan Pacey

Head of Policy and Standards, Institute of Fundraising


Park Place
12 Lawn lane
London
SW8 1UD
Telephone: 020 7840 1000

Areas of expertise:
Fundraising regulation and best practice

Alan Gosschalk

Director of Fundraising, Shelter


88 Old St
London
EC1V 9HU
Telephone: 0207 505 2077

Areas of expertise:
Fundraising techniques
Fundraising costs

Joe Saxton

Driver of Ideas, NFP Synergy and Chair of the Institute of Fundraising


70 Cowcross Street
London
EC1M 6EJ
Telephone: 0207 750 5728

Areas of expertise:
Fundraising
Branding
Internet
Campaigning

Karl Wilding

Head of Research, National Council for Voluntary Organisations


Regent's Wharf
8 All Saints St.
London
N1 9RL
Telephone: 020 7713 6161

Areas of expertise:
The UK voluntary sector
The government/charity interface
Trends in charitable giving
Sources of charitable income

Stephen Bubb

Chief Executive, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations


83 Victoria St.
London
SW1H 0HW
Telephone: 0845 345 8481

Areas of expertise:
Charity management and governance

Jon Scourse

Chief Executive, Fundraising Standards Board


Hampton House
20 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TJ
Telephone: 0845 402 5442
Email: info@fsboard.org.uk

Areas of expertise:
Fundraising regulation
Complaints procedures
Public trust and confidence