CFR Network members

Here are the current 45 members of the Critical Fundraising Network (which was called the International Advisory Panel until 2019), along with 15 people who are not network members but are engaged in one or more of our ongoing or recent projects.

Australia members
Belgium members
Canada members
Germany members
Ireland members
New Zealand members
UK members
USA members
Other current project team members.

To see a list of the 164 fundraisers from 18 countries who have previously volunteered for or collaborated with Rogare, click here.

Australia

Australia CFR members

Ryan Ginard

Head of sector development and innovation, Minderoo Foundation

Joined CFR Network – 2023
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Nigel Harris AM, MBA, CFRE, FFIA

Managing director, Nigel Harris Associates

Rogare Council member – see Nigel’s Council biography here.
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2014
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Lesley Ray CFRE

Executive manager – philanthropy, Mater Foundation

Joined International Advisory Panel – 2018
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June Yu Steward

Creagivity/June’s Fundraising Letter

Joined CFR Network – 2021
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Belgium

Belgium CFR members

Becky Slack MA

Director, Agenda

Rogare projects worked on – gender
Joined CFR Network – 2022
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Canada

Canada CFR members

Liz Attfield

Vice-president – fundraising strategy, ST (Stephen Thomas) Ltd (Rogare Associate Member)

Joined CFR Network – 2024
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Paula Attfield

Chief executive, ST (Stephen Thomas) Ltd (Rogare Associate Member)

Rogare Council member – see Paula’s Council biography here.
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2017
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Sarah Lyon CFRE

Director, marketing and communications, Nova Scotia SPCA

Joined CFR Network – 2022
Rogare projects worked on – fundraising history
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Germany

Germany CFR members

Becky Gilbert

Senior fundraising consultant, Sinngeber GmbH

Rogare Council member – see Becky’s Council biography here.
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2018
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Ireland

Ireland CFR members

Kevin Delaney

Lead consultant and coach, Academy Street Network

Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2026
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Edwina Newcombe

Head of research, Ask Direct (Rogare Associate Member)

Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2026
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Damian O'Broin

Chief executive, Ask Direct (Rogare Associate Member)

Rogare projects worked on – gender, ethics of using AI in fundraising, Ireland Critical Fundraising Report
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2017
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New Zealand

New Zealand CFR members

Dominique Leeming

Philanthropy manager, Child Cancer Foundation

Joined International Advisory Panel – 2018
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Clive Pedley

Director, Giving Architects Rogare Associate Member)

Rogare projects worked on – school fundraising ethics
Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2023
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United Kingdom

UK CFR members

Dr Jess Burgess

Head of charity, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Rogare projects worked on – praxis paper editorial board
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2015
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Mark Carrigan

Managing director, Carrigan Consulting

Rogare Council member – see Mark’s Council biography here
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2016
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Damian Chapman

Founder, Fundraiser in the Room (Rogare Associate Member)

Rogare chair and Rogare Council member – see Damian’s Council biography here
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2017
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Stuart Chell

Chief executive, Chell Perkins (Rogare Associate Member)

Rogare projects worked on – ethics of using AI in fundraising
Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2022
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Steff de Simone

Digital fundraising manager, St Vincent de Paul Society (England & Wales)

Joined International Advisory Panel – 2017
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Iain Elliot

Funding and group development manager, Ealing & Hounslow CVS

Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2022
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Stewart Graham

Head of fundraising, St Gemma’s Hospice

Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2022
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Dr Jane Hudson

Senior lecturer in marketing, Exeter University

Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2024
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Marina Jones

Executive director, development & public affairs, English National Opera

Rogare projects worked on – fundraising history
Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2022
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Dr Rita Kottasz

Associate professor, Kinsgston University Business School

Rogare projects worked on – disintermediation
Joined Critical Fundraising Network International Advisory Panel – 2021
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Hannah Kowszun

Consultant

Rogare Council member – see Hannah’s Council biography here
Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2024
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Craig Linton

Founder, Tread Fundraising

Rogare projects worked on – relationship fundraising
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2015
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Katie Mitchell

Head of supporter engagement, Mind

Rogare projects worked on – praxis papers
Joined Critical Fundraising Network International Advisory Panel – 2023
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Meredith Niles

Trustee, Plan International

Rogare projects worked on – ethics of legacy fundraising, disintermediation
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2015
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David Pearce

Director of fundraising and marketing, Dignity in Dying

Rogare projects worked on – fundraising manifestos
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2018
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Simon Pitts

Head of fundraising and communications, Lifelites

Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2021
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Sam Rider

Consultant

Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2021
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Dr Claire Routley FCIoF(AdvDip)

Consultancy director, Legacy Futures

Rogare Council member – see Claire’s Council biography here
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2014 (Claire is the longest serving Rogare volunteer)
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Becky Slack MA

Director - Agenda

Rogare projects worked on – gender
Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2022
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Phil Slocombe

Head of business support and development, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Rogare projects worked on – defining fundraising (not yet on our website)
Joined Critical Fundraising Network International Advisory Panel – 2021
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Ruth Smyth

Planning and insight director, BoldLight

Rogare projects worked on – beneficiary framing, gender, advocating for fundraising, Rogare Book Club
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2016
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Rachel Taylor

Head of fundraising, Caritas Diocese of Salford

Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2023
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Sarah Tite

Sara Tite Coaching

Rogare projects worked on – gender
Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2023
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Jamie Walker

Marketing and engagement officer – The Bridge (East Midlands)

Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2025
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Channing Walbridge MSc

Trusts and foundations manager, PositiveEast

Rogare Council member – see Channing’s Council biography here
Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2022
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Andrew Watt FCIoF

Senior principal, Accordant

Rogare projects worked on – ethics of legacy fundraising
Joined Critical Fundraising Network International Advisory Panel – 2020
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USA

USA CFR members

Ashley Belanger

Director of organizational development, Rhode Island Center for Justice

Rogare projects worked on – gender, critical thinking for fundraisers, USA Critical Fundraising Report
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2016
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T. Clay Buck CFRE

Founder and principal, Next River Fundraising Strategies

Rogare Council member – see Clay’s Council biography here
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2016
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Alice Ferris CFRE, ACFRE

Partner, GoalBusters (Rogare Associate Member)

Rogare Council member – see Alice’s Council biography here
Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2020
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Dr Ruth K. Hansen

Associate professor, U of Wisconsin – Whitewater College of Business & Economics

Rogare Council member – see Ruth’s Council biography here
Joined Critical Fundraising Network – 2022
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Heather Hill CFRE

President, Chapel & York

Rogare Council member – see Heather’s Council biography here
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2016
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Cherian Koshy

Vice president, Kindsight

Rogare projects worked on – ethics of using AI in fundraising, disintermediation, ethics of legacy fundraising, USA Critical Fundraising Report, critical thinking for fundraisers
Joined International Advisory Panel – 2016
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Anthony Petchel

Strategic planner, Mission Trajectory

Rogare Council member – see Anthony’s Council biography here
Joined Critical Fundraising Network International Advisory Panel – 2018
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Other project team members

Australia

Anna Beattie (advancement manager, The Hutchins School) – school fundraising ethics
Lina Blazak (philanthropy manager, Stuartholme School) – school fundraising ethics
Roewen Wishart (high value & strategy director, Xponential) – ethics of commission-based pay (and previously ethics of legacy fundraising, relationship fundraising project advisory group, and a member of the international advisory panel)

Ireland

Michelle Reynolds (chief executive, Anam Cara Parental & Sibling Bereavement Support) – fundraiser wellbeing
Colin Skehan (chief executive, Revolutionise International) – fundraiser wellbeing (and previously advocating for fundraising, Ireland Critical Fundraising Report, and former member of International Advisory Panel)

Italy

Giovana Bonora (senior private partnerships and philanthropy fundraiser, UN Refuge Agency) – fundraising history

New Zealand

Angela Coe (director of development, Diocesan School for Girls) – school fundraising ethics

United Kingdom

Antonia Brownlee (director of philanthropy, Scottish Ballet) – gender
Tum Kazunga (chief executive, Build It International) – disintermediation
Jayne Lacny (director, Notes on Philanthropy) – fundraising history
Cara McKeown (philanthropy officer, Edinburgh University) – gender
Louise Morris (director, Summit Fundraising) – gender
Dr Ashley Scott (founder, Marriott Scott Consulting) – postmodern fundraising, and former member of the Critical Fundraising Network
Claire Stanley (director of policy and communications, Chartered Institute of Fundraising) – gender

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