Ben Clark is the Head of Philanthropy at Australian Executor Trustees. He has over 10 years of governance and operational fundraising experience with large and medium sized not for profit organisations. Most recently, Ben was the Director, Foundation for the State Library Victoria where he sat on the Library’s executive team and had overall responsibility for the Library’s endowment and development strategy. Ben built a team of 5 development personnel across major gifts, bequests and annual campaign fundraising as well as sponsorship and membership revenue. During his tenure, the Library’s consolidated fundraising revenue rose by 70% and Ben developed and implemented a successful $75 Million matched funding capital campaign. $20 Million of the campaign total was secured from private philanthropists, trusts and foundations and included a ‘catalytic grant’ provided by the Library’s board.