At EFA’s Annual General Assembly today (September 26) a number of board changes were announced. These include the voting in of Ceri Edwards as President, with Charlotte Rydh, from the Swedish Fundraising Association, stepping down as President at the completion of her term.
New President Ceri Edwards, takes up the role for the initial period of one year. In addition, Siri Nodland from Fundraising Norge steps down, while Pia Tornikoski, Secretary General for the Finnish Fundraising Association (VaLa) and Ruth Williams, CEO at Fundraising Verband Austria are appointed to the board.
Charlotte Rydh said:
“As I step down after an incredible six years on the EFA board, three of which as President, I’m delighted to hand over the reins to Ceri. I can’t think of anyone better to oversee this next year of EFA’s transformation into an even stronger and more relevant voice for Europe’s fundraising community.”
New President Ceri Edwards added:
“This is an exciting time for EFA, and I’m delighted to be taking up the role of President as we move into this new era. Advancing professionalism in fundraising is an ever more important focus for our members, who are responding to their own members’ needs for training that tracks the changes and trends in fundraising and giving. A key focus for EFA moving forward will be on developing our support to help them provide that, and be strong advocates for the sector across their countries, just as we’ll be enhancing EFA’s own advocacy across Europe.
"Working alongside Eva Torsson, our new Executive Director, I’m looking forward to helping reshape EFA over the coming year. We will start by listening to our members to explore how we can all work together to make the most of what has always been a creative and ambitious network of national fundraising associations."