Speakers
Karl Wilding
Karl is Director of Public Policy and leads NCVO's policy, research and campaigning work in the UK and internationally, with lead responsibility for shaping the external environment for the voluntary sector.
Karl’s professional interests include voluntary sector funding and finance, the relative roles of the state and voluntary organisations, and the impact of new technologies (such as open data) on voluntary action and blogs about the big issues facing voluntary organisations at www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/karlwilding.
Karl is an Honorary Visiting Fellow at Cass Business School’s Centre for Charity Effectiveness, where he also contributes to the ESRC Centre for Giving and Philanthropy, and a Non-Executive Director of Charity Bank and a trustee of Beat Bullying, Creating the Future and the St Albans Centre for Voluntary Service. Previously Karl was Vice Chair of The Charities Evaluation Services and on the Board of the Association of Research in the Voluntary and Community Sector.
Claire Turner
Claire heads up the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Ageing Society Research. JRF’s work in this area is focused on responding positively to the opportunities and challenges of an ageing society and on what an ageing society means for all of us – individuals, communities and the state. Prior to joining the JRF, Claire worked as a freelance social researcher and for a private sector regeneration consultancy firm where she focused on family and community issues. Before this she held a number of research and policy roles within Barnardo’s Policy and Research Unit. Given Claire’s background, she is particularly interested in the impact of an ageing society across generations.
