Trustees – the unsung heroes of charities

Posted by on Jan 16, 2010 in Headway | 1 comment Because this is a subject close to my heart as chair of trustees for Headway Cambridgeshire, I am republishing this article in full. We are currently recruiting new trustees and are extremely fortunate to have had applicants from very skilled, professionals who are willing to give up some of their free time to volunteer their services. Being a trustee is an extremely rewarding role and I strongly...
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Increasing disabled parliamentarians

Posted by on Jan 16, 2010 in 2010 general election | 4 comments The Speaker’s Conference is actively seeking to promote more disabled parliamentary candidates, as well as more women MPs. Immediately after its recommendations were published this week, Conservatives  pledged a £1 million four year fund to help more disabled people become MPs, councillors and civil servants.  ConservativeHome has written about it here. Tory spokesman on disability...
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