Amy Batson Appointed Chief Fundraising Officer for Ducks Unlimited

Ducks Unlimited (DU) announced today that Amy Batson, previously National Director of Fundraising Operations for DU, has been promoted to the position of Chief Fundraising Officer (CFO) for the organization. She will be replacing longtime CFO Jim West, who is retiring from the organization after many years of service.

“We had several great candidates apply for this position, but we feel Amy is the best choice to assist us in accomplishing our conservation mission,” said DU CEO Dale Hall. “Amy is no stranger to DU, and has been the director of fundraising operations for the past four years. She is very familiar with DU’s fundraising system and we expect great things from her.”

A native of Shreveport, La., and a DU employee for the past 15 years, Batson has also served as assistant controller and held several director-level positions including director of business systems and director of business operations in addition to her current role. Her new responsibilities will begin immediately.

“I am honored to have been chosen as the person to succeed Jim West as Chief Fundraising Officer,” Batson said. “I’m excited to get started and to continue the work Jim and our fundraising team of volunteers and staff began so many years ago, and I look forward to the opportunities and the challenges that this new role entails.”

Among the many responsibilities Batson will have as CFO, she will be responsible for leading all DU’s grassroots, major gifts, corporate relations, direct response and other fundraising operations; implementing and executing fundraising strategies to meet DU’s business and strategic plans and working closely with staff liaisons and senior vice presidents to assure programs are developed and growing.

For more information, visit www.ducks.org.

Ducks Unlimited

Ducks Unlimited is the world's leader in wetlands and waterfowl conservation. DU got its start in 1937 during the Dust Bowl when North America’s drought-plagued waterfowl populations had plunged to unprecedented lows. Determined not to sit idly by as the continent’s waterfowl dwindled beyond recovery, a small group of sportsmen joined together to form an organization that became known as Ducks Unlimited. Its mission: habitat conservation. Thanks to decades of abiding by that single mission, Ducks Unlimited is now the world’s largest and most effective private waterfowl and wetlands conservation organization. DU is able to multilaterally deliver its work through a series of partnerships with private individuals, landowners, agencies, scientific communities and other entities.