Charity founders: stronger together

If you’re leading a charity, there’s a good chance you’ve had a version of this thought at 11pm on a Sunday: am I the only one who feels like this? You’re not. And the fact that most founders think they are is part of the problem. In a recent Benefact Group webinar, two founders – one from the charity sector, one from business – sat down to talk about the things that rarely make it into conference slides or annual reports. What emerged was honest, practical, and quietly powerful.

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Webinar Speakers

Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE 

Director and Founder of the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, Chair of the Drug Education Forum

Fiona is Director and Founder of the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, Chair of the Drug Education Forum, and a member of the government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. She founded the charity in 2014 following the death of her 16-year-old son Dan, and has since worked nationally to improve drug education and protect young people. An award-winning author and former educator, Fiona was awarded an OBE in 2023 for services to young people.

 

 

Graeme Donnelly

Founder - 1st Formations

Graeme has spent over 35 years building organisations that serve real people and create long-term impact. Since founding his first company in the early 1990s, he’s helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs launch and grow businesses across the UK and beyond.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/graeme-donnelly/
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