Inspire appoint new Fundraising & Events Officer

Feb. 8, 2012 - PRLog -- Zoë Barbour (22), will work alongside the existing business development and communications team to maintain and develop the charity’s events, PR and fundraising strategy.

“I am looking forward to an exciting new challenge here at Inspire.” Zoë states. “We have lots of exciting fundraising events and campaigns coming up which I’m looking forward to working on. I’m also looking forward to working closely with our local and national fundraising sponsors and donors to further develop the existing strong fundraising history we have here at Inspire and raise a lot of money for the charity in the process.”

Fiona Poustie, Head of Business Development & Communications at Inspire, continues, “We are delighted to have recruited Zoë at a very busy time here at Inspire. With several high profile events and projects coming up Zoë will add an exciting new approach and give us a fresh new angle on our campaigns. With a strong background in PR and marketing, Zoë possesses a fantastic set of skills and contacts that will prove invaluable to our campaigns and upcoming projects.”

Zoë, a recent Communication with PR graduate of Robert Gordon University, had previously worked in a large corporate communications agency and had held several office positions through temping prior to joining Inspire.

Inspire is a leading charity providing support to hundreds of individuals with learning disabilities and additional support needs throughout North East Scotland. A range of innovative services are offered, including residential support, day services and respite care.

To get involved with Inspire, people are asked to contact Head Office on 01224 280005, via Facebook by searching for inspireonline, or by visiting www.inspireonline.org.uk.

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Inspire is a leading Scottish charity offering a range of support services to individuals with learning disabilities and additional support needs