Civil Society - Governance - Julia Unwin

Sector faced many similar challenges in Thatcher's 1980s Britain, shows report

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:17:00 GMT

Central government grants to voluntary organisations more than tripled from £93m when Margaret Thatcher first came to power in 1979, to £292m in 1988, eight years into her 11-year reign as Prime Minister.

Charities 'pretend to support payment-by-results to please government'

Thu, 4 Oct 2012 11:07:00 GMT

Large charities will publicly speak out in support of payment-by-results contracts to be seen to be responding to the coalition government, but in private say that they don’t work, warns Clive Martin, director of umbrella body Clinks.

Julia Unwin: Philanthropy must start listening to the poor

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:01:00 GMT

The power of philanthropy can corrupt and cause damage just as much as good, and must renew itself for modern conditions if it is to bring about positive change in future, Julia Unwin said last night.

New think tank publishes analysis of civil society and government relationship

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:32:00 GMT

Civil Exchange, a new think tank which will examine how civil society and the state can work better together, has officially launched with a series of think pieces from sector luminaries.

Hind joins new panel examining sector independence

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:33:00 GMT

Charity Finance editor Andrew Hind has joined a new independent panel of sector leaders who will examine and report on the sector’s independence over the next five years.

A few moments with the sector's outstanding leader

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:29:00 GMT

A modest Julia Unwin expresses her shock at winning the Outstanding Leadership award. Vibeka Mair grabs a few moments with the overwhelmed sector stalwart as she comes off stage.

Julia Unwin recognised for outstanding leadership at the Charity Awards

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:53:00 GMT

Julia Unwin, chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and a veteran of countless voluntary and public sector roles, was honoured with the outstanding leadership award at the 2010 Charity Awards last night.

The interpreter

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:00:00 GMT

Civil Society Media is proud to present the prolific Julia Unwin as the 2010 Charity Awards Outstanding Leadership winner. Tania Mason takes us on a whistlestop tour of Julia's exceptional career.

The five S's of governance

Wed, 1 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

For those who serve as trustees or directors, there is a whole set of other questions which the more technical guides tend to bypass. Julia Unwin outlines five golden rules of good governance.