Carol Meredith

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About Carol Meredith

Experienced charity professional bringing the interesting perspective of both managing charities and also being a funder! Bespoke high quality support delivered to charities and charitable trusts when needed, to schedule, and within budget. I’m a versatile professional with a wealth of experience in the not-for-profit sector covering interim CEO roles and development work. Longstanding experience of fund management and assessment for charitable trusts and foundations. Trustee roles with regional not for profits and a charitable foundation bring direct experience of governance, whilst a grantmaking background, including representation at national level for the National Lottery, brings an assessor’s perspective. Robust regional network of contacts. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with audiences across the spectrum. I enjoy helping charities navigate a period of change by providing interim project management and supporting the team going forward. I bring significant experience of the not for profit sector to provide management and operational support during staff absence, restructuring, and the appointment of new leadership. I understand the charitable funding world and have developed and managed grants programme for charitable trusts and foundations, to deliver considered and effective grantmaking. as well as assessing and moderating. Specialties- interim CEO support, project management, business planning, evaluation, assessment and appraisal - charitable fund development and management - longstanding contacts and working relationships with key individuals in the public and voluntary sectors - detailed understanding of charitable funding from working as a grant manager and external assessor for three Community Foundations, Rosa, Smallwood Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, Greggs Foundation, Northern Rock Foundation, the Coalfields Regeneration Trust