Meet the speakers and presenters
Beau Fadahunsi
Head of Community Development, Funding Advice and Volunteer Services at Merton Voluntary Council Beau comes from a legal background. She is a qualified solicitor, but has worked in the voluntary and community sector for the past 20 years. She worked for many years in the field of Equality and Human Rights, but more latterly has worked within voluntary sector infrastructure organisations. She has previously been a manager of a London Volunteer Centre and since 2014, has undertaken the role of Head of Community Development, Funding Advice and Volunteer Services at Merton Voluntary Council. She also a Trustee of London Plus and actively volunteers in her local community. |
James Banks
Director London Funders James has been Chief Executive of London Funders since 2017, after nearly 20 years of working and volunteering across London’s civil society. James leads the work of London Funders to strengthen civil society and create a better London, through enabling a network of over 150 funders from all sectors to be effective. |
Micheal Ashe
Chief Executive Volunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea Professionally I’ve worked in the voluntary sector, or supporting the voluntary sector, since 1997: as a Money Adviser in a CAB; a Grants Officer and a Policy Officer with the Lottery; as the Chief Executive of South West London Law Centres; as the Head of Effectiveness & Learning with BOND; as a Grants Officer with Children in Need; and as a consultant. |
Steve Phuare
CEO
Croydon Voluntary Action
Steve has been at Croydon Voluntary Action since 1997. He was previously at the London Voluntary Service Council, Merton Racial Equality Council, was a NAVCA board member and a member of the Advisory Group for IDeA’s National Program on third sector commissioning.
Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA), facilitates a comprehensive Community Network with links to a wide range of groups representing different parts of the community.
CEO
Croydon Voluntary Action
Steve has been at Croydon Voluntary Action since 1997. He was previously at the London Voluntary Service Council, Merton Racial Equality Council, was a NAVCA board member and a member of the Advisory Group for IDeA’s National Program on third sector commissioning.
Croydon Voluntary Action (CVA), facilitates a comprehensive Community Network with links to a wide range of groups representing different parts of the community.