For ten years, he was Chairman of Hope and Homes for Children, an international children’s charity. He has previously held senior leadership roles with global NGOs, public bodies and a FTSE 100 business.
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His job involves helping the business engage with communities and lead long-term campaigns that champion social impact and environmental leadership. Matt is Corporate Affairs Director for Grosvenor, a global property company that has been making and managing places for more than 300 years. Matt Bell, corporate affairs director, Grosvenor You can find out more about Local Trust’s existing Board members here. The four new Trustees will be formally appointed at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting in November 2021. Their knowledge and skills will be invaluable in helping us, not only meet our aims, but ensure that community power is firmly on the national agenda now and beyond 2026, so all neighbourhoods have the opportunity to flourish.” “Now, with the end our strategy in sight, we are really pleased to be joined by four individuals from across the country with completely different experience and perspectives. “This is a crucially important time for Local Trust. Over the past few years, the charity has taken rich learning from the communities it supports across the country to drive change to champion community-led investment and drive even further change.
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I hope to bring the experience and networks I have gained from this to my role at Local Trust.”įunded by the National Lottery Community Fund and delivered by Local Trust, Big Local is a resident-led funding programme providing people in 150 areas in England, that have historically missed out on funding, with £1.15m each to spend across 10 –15 years to create lasting change in their neighbourhoods. Working closely with local communities has been a crucial part of our own plans to address the economic and social challenges facing our city.
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Patrick Melia said : “I’m delighted to be joining Local Trust’s Board at such an important time in its development. The appointments come at a strategically important time for the charity, as it seeks to maximise the impact of its work and secure a legacy beyond 2026, when its pioneering community-led investment programme Big Local, is set to complete. “Community-led, place-based investment is key to levelling up, and I am excited to be working with the Local Trust team and Board to embed this model for the future.” Big Local areas are providing a blueprint for radical devolution that can help deliver the social and economic renewal the nation needs.
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Charlotte Pickles, director of think tank, ReformĬharlotte Pickles said: “ I couldn’t be more delighted to be joining Local Trust at this pivotal moment.Patrick Melia, chief executive of Sunderland City Council.Chris Catterall, chief executive of public service design agency Capacity.Matt Bell, corporate affairs d irector at global property business Grosvenor.īringing a wealth of experience and knowledge from a range of disciplines including local government, property development and national policy, the charity’s four new Trustees are: Four new trustees have been appointed to place-based investment charity Local Trust’s Board.