Marg Mayne

Marg Mayne

Marg Mayne joined Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) as chief executive in December 2008 and is responsible for the charity's strategic direction. Previously she was acting director of public affairs with Volunteering England, and prior to that, spent seven years as director of finance and resources for the British Council.

Away from VSO, Marg has a wealth of experience in non-executive roles, having served on the board of the grant-making Nationwide Foundation, the leading Asian-led housing association ASRA, and the Kent-based visual arts project Stour Valley Arts. Until 2009, Marg was the chair of the Akram Khan Dance Company, a small entrepreneurial dance company with a high profile in the international dance world.

 

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Marg Mayne, chief executive, VSO

Marg Mayne is one of the rare breed of charity FDs who went on to become a CEO. For those wishing to tread the same path, this is her story.

Flavia Pansieri, executive coordinator, UNV and Marg Mayne, chief executive, VSO signing partnership agreement

United Nations Volunteers and Voluntary Services Overseas have announced a new partnership that they hope will maximise their impact in marginalised communities by increasing the level of local volunteering.

Developing an international federated charity

Marg Mayne, chief executive of VSO, discusses the challenges of being an international organisation as its new federation agreement comes into force.

Marg Mayne, CEO of VSO

VSO is cutting admin costs by a third, swallowing a 12 per cent drop in its core DfID grant over the next three years, yet still aiming for expansion. Tania Mason explains how.


NGOs need to look more closely at expense claims from their staff, in particular from UK staff based overseas as expatriates, and from staff who travel from the UK to field offices and projects overseas.

» VSO to slash overheads by a third

VSO in Cambodia

VSO is preparing to reduce its administrative costs by 30 per cent as it seeks ways to mitigate the effects of a drop in funding from the Department for International Development of 12 per cent over the next three years.



President Obama appears with Prime Minister David Cameron, copyright the Prime Minister's office

Civil society was brought to the forefront of the political agenda yesterday as President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron announced a partnership to strengthen volunteering in the global fight against poverty.

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