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Lisa has more than 25 years’ experience in the voluntary and community sector (VCS), working with UK charitable grant-makers, designing training, leading evaluation and research projects, and developing strategic and funding partnerships. She has authored research reports and articles on the VCS, commissioning and volunteering.
From 2016 Lisa was an Assistant Director in the Leadership and Organisational Development team at The King’s Fund and now works with the team as a Senior Associate. She is responsible for the GSK IMPACT Awards, a grant and leadership programme that hosts a network of more than 80 health and wellbeing charities. She leads and co-designed the Cascading Leadership programme which supports VCS leaders; and co-led the Healthy Communities Together programme in partnership with The National Lottery Community Fund, supporting local partnership working between the NHS, local authorities and the VCS to address health inequalities.
Lisa’s volunteer roles include chair and vice-chair of two grant-making trusts, and volunteering at a local foodbank.