Alec Reed has announced the The Big Give Board of Philanthropists. The Board comprises a group of twenty highly-experienced individuals, offering their exceptional talents from the private, public and charitable sectors.
Members of the Board include Lord Salisbury, former leader of the House of Lords; Lord Joffe, chair of the Government's Giving Campaign; and Simon Murdoch, who launched Amazon's online bookstore in the UK.
Their role will be to encourage other major donors to give intelligently and provide expert feedback on theBigGive.org.uk.
We ask that charities do not send unsolicited requests to Board members.
The full list is:
Lord Salisbury PC DL
- Leader of the House of Lords from 1994-7
Lord Joffe CBE
- represented Nelson Mandela at trial, 1963-4
- Chair of the Government's Giving Campaign, 2001-4
Lord Haskins
- Chairman, Northern Foods 1986-2002
- New Deal Task Force 1997 -2001
Lord Rana MBE JP
- Founder & Managing Director, Andras House
Lord Gavron CBE
- Chair, Guardian Media Group 1997-2000
- Director, Royal Opera House 1992-8
Lord Bell
- Chair, Bell Pottinger Communications
- MD, Saatchi & Saatchi 1970-85
Sir Peter Mason, KBE CBE DL
- Chief Exec AMEC 1996-2006
Sir Sigmund Sternberg KCSG JP
- Founder, Three Faiths Forum
- Chairman, Martin Slowe Estates
Peter Bottomley MP
- MP for Worthing West, 1997-
Simon Murdoch
- Founder, friendsabroad.com
- First head of amazon.co.uk
Martyn Lewis CBE
- Chair of Beacon Fellowship
- Co-founder & Chairman, Teliris
- Chair & Founder, YouthNet UK
Fred Mulder, Dr
- Founder of The Funding Network
- Beacon Fellow
Stuart Wallis FCA CTA
- Chairman, Protherics
John Spiers
- Founder, BestInvest
Frank Kirwan
- OSCR
- former trustee of Oxfam
- director of RBS; Grahma Tech
Larry Sullivan
- Chair and co-founder, COINS software house
- Founder, Stepping Stones school for children with hemiplegia
Trevor Yang
- Group Director
- Trustee of WWF Hong Kong
Bruce Jobling LLB
- Solicitor
Tim Partington
- Director, Chapman Taylor LLP
John Blaxland, Dr
Ian Watson
Alec Reed CBE
- Founder, Reed Specialist Recruitment
- Founder, The Big Give
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2 comments:
20 philanthropists on the Board and not a single woman...the New Philanthropists had a few, or you could always look for some in the Network for Social Change.
Yes, we would have liked to have some women on the board. Of those we invited, a number were interested - and some have continued to give us feedback on the site and promote The Big Give to their peers. However, they were understandably wanting to remain anonymous.
Thanks for your suggestions - watch this space for new board members!
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