Formation | 1983[1] [2] |
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Type | Charitable organisation |
Headquarters | Borough, London |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Membership (2020) | 4,846 individual members, 528 organisational members and 124 corporate members [3] |
Chair of Trustees | Nadine Campbell [4] |
Chief Executive | Katie Docherty [5] |
Revenue (2021) | £3.9m [6] |
Staff (2021) | 42 [6] |
Volunteers (2021) | 500 [6] |
Formerly called | Institute of Charity Fundraising Managers (1983-2002) Institute of Fundraising (2002-2020) |
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