A new appointment at NTS will be helping to build the heritage fundraising work of the Trust; Mark Bishop has been appointed the new Head of Development.
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) writes:
Scotland’s largest conservation charity has announced the appointment of a new Head of Development, who will take forward its ambitious fundraising targets.
Mark Bishop will join the National Trust for Scotland on 5 October. He will be in charge of a fundraising team that will be responsible for securing donations, bequests and support towards the conservation of Scotland’s most iconic and best-loved heritage.
Mark has spent the last six and half years as Director of Fundraising for Prostate Cancer UK, in which time he oversaw initiatives that helped to grow the charity’s income by 600%, including the high-profile Men United campaign.
Previously Mark was Head of Corporate Fundraising at Leonard Cheshire Disability for five years following earlier career spells with HarperCollins publishers and Sky Television. He is a graduate of the University of Stirling, with an M.Phil in Publishing Studies.
Welcoming Mark, the National Trust for Scotland’s Chief Executive, Simon Skinner said: ‘Mark will play a pivotal role in the Trust as we look forward to the future. We have already announced target of raising an additional £46 million over the next ten years to fuel the existing conservation objectives we have in place – but we must and we will go beyond this with new and much more ambitious fundraising programmes. Mark will be responsible for designing a new strategy that will enable us to launch fresh appeals and campaigns both at home and abroad. The money raised will be the catalyst for transformational efforts to conserve and promote the best of Scottish heritage for the benefit of current and future generations.’
Mark Bishop said: ‘I’m really delighted to be joining such a well-respected and valued organisation as the National Trust for Scotland. Under Simon’s leadership I’m certain that we can deliver a real step-change that will ensure the future success of the charity. I am really impressed by his passion and vision and with my team I will help deliver on this by setting and meeting bold new income targets. I am particularly looking forward to playing a part in building a movement of committed supporters who care about Scotland’s heritage: I want to help people appreciate just how wonderful the places cared for by the Trust are.’
The National Trust for Scotland is an independent charity with 330,000 members. Among the properties the charity cares for are Glencoe, Culloden and Bannockburn battlefields, Culzean and Brodick Castles, Inverewe Garden and Estate and St Kilda, the UK’s only Dual World Heritage Site.
As well as responsibility for 190,000 acres of countryside, 46 Munro mountains, 394 miles of mountain footpaths, 10,000 archaeological sites and 35 major gardens, the Trust also counts on the support of 3,500 volunteers, welcomes 2½ million visitors a year and provides educational activity for schools and communities.
