Keeping you informed of the latest sector moves

2 September 2010

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Here's the latest on Who's Moving in the sector...

(Click on the names below to find out more about them.)

Chief executives

Citizens Advice Scotland

Lucy McTernan will become the new chief executive of Citizens Advice Scotland in November 2010, having spent the previous 17 years in various roles at the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations (SCVO).

Campaign for National Parks

Helen Jackson has taken up the role of chief executive to the Campaign for National Parks having held a variety of senior management and consultancy roles in the heritage sector. Helen can be contacted on 0207 924 4077 ext 225.

Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance

Alison Moy became chief executive of Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance at the end of August bringing 19 years of sector experience to the role. Email Alison at Office@2simpletrust.org or phone her on 0208 203 0100.

Fundraising and communications

Friends of the Earth

After a three year break Craig Bennett will return to Friends of the Earth as director of its policy and campaigns department on Monday 6 September 2010. Ask for Craig via the Friends of the Earth switchboard on 0207 490 1555.

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

Liz Tait moves to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home as director of fundraising in September. She will leave the British Red Cross where she is head of direct marketing. Liz can be contacted in her new role on 0870 890 0000 or by emailing fundraisings@battersea.org.uk.

Little Hearts Matter

Little Hearts Matter has appointed Shelagh Paterson, former head of corporate partnerships at Age UK, as its head of fundraising. Shelagh can be contacted by email at shelagh@lhm.org.uk or by phone on 0121 455 8982.

Friends of the Earth

Tracey Pritchard has started a new role as head of fundraising at Friends of the Earth. She joins from RNIB where she was fundraising strategy and planning manager.

Big Society Network

Oli Henman, UK & international campaigns manager at NCVO will be going on secondment to the Big Society Network. He will manage the participatory budget project to identify ways to engage local residents in local spending priorities.

Threshold Life

Nick Harris has recently moved from Inclusion Housing to become social enterprise development manager for Threshold Life a new social enterprise incubator based in Oldham. Contact Nick on 0781 4240 185 or at nickharris@thp.org.uk.

Finance, IT and HR

PDSA

The PDSA has created a new volunteering development manager position employing Kit Lendon to build upon its volunteer portfolio. Contact Kit by email at Lendon.kit@pdsa.org.uk or by phone on 0196 2868 883.

Shaw Trust

Jonathan Coyle is to join the Shaw Trust in the new post of executive director of new business, with a remit to explore new services that the charity can develop to help people back into work.

Toynbee Hall

London social welfare charity Toynbee Hall has employed Chris Triggs as its first director of business development. He joins from Barnardo's social enterprise development team. Chris can be contacted at Toynbee by email at chris.triggs@toynbeehall.org.uk or by phone on 0207 392 2955.

Trustee boards

King's Fund

Sir Christopher Kelly will become chair of the King's Fund in October after nine years as chair of the NSPCC.

Big Lottery Fund

Sir Clive Booth will leave the Big Lottery Fund where he has been chair for seven years in November. A new chair is currently being sought.

Funders

Big Lottery Fund

There has been a restructure in the senior management team at the Big Lottery Fund. Ceri Doyle, for six years the Wales director of the Big Lottery Fund, will now work across the UK as BIG's director of strategy, performance and learning.

Meanwhile, BIG Scotland director Dharmendra Kanani will take on the role of England director for the organisation. The roles replace the positions of operations director, formerly held by Adrienne Kelbie and policy and partnership director Gerald Oppenheim.

Training

Training courses for trustees

Attending our one-day courses is a highly effective way of ensuring new and existing trustees fully understand their roles, responsibilities and liabilities.

2010 course dates available now

Events

Charity Finance Property Conference
18 October 2010

VAT & Tax Conference
18 October 2010

Charity Finance Live

18 October 2010

Civil Society IT Conference

18 November 2010

Digital Fundraising Conference
18 November 2010

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