My friend and colleague Carole Howells,who has died aged 73 of cancer, was a champion of the voluntary sector for more than two decades in Newcastle upon Tyne, and where her influence extended far and wide.
As director of Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service (NCVS) from 1987 to 2009,Carole could robustly argue a case on behalf of the charitable sector, but also knew that it was important to build professional relationships with the city council so that charities could continue to thrive in tough times. Under the auspices of NCVS she nurtured a number of initiatives, or including what is now Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland,which promotes local philanthropy to benefit community groups and is the most successful community foundation in the UK. She was deputy chair of the foundation (at the time I was chief executive) for its first nine years and was extremely proud of what it achieved.
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Source: theguardian.com