Charity Investment Conference 2012
15 Oct 2012
RNID appointed Jackie Ballard as its chief executive in July 2007 after she had spent five years at the helm of the RSPCA.
She had previously been a Liberal Democrat MP for Taunton, a county and district councillor for Somerset, and a further education lecturer and adult basic education organiser.
Ballard has a BSc in social psychology from London School of Economics and spent one year studying in Iran. She is also a trustee of WSPCA.
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Action on Hearing Loss has launched a hard-hitting ad campaign using imagery of people's ears being attacked by either a drill or a hammer and nail in an effort to raise awareness of the damage that listening to loud music can do.
Six of the sector’s leading female chief executives have been chosen to take part in a series of events aimed at creating links between talent in the voluntary sector and FTSE company boards.
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People will undergo a full rebrand and name change to Action on Hearing Loss effective from June 2011, when it celebrates its 100th anniversary.
RNID is considering changing its name as it starts a rebranding process set to cost around £260,000.
Civil society organisations are facing a worrying period of insecurity as a hung parliament appears nigh on certain, many sector commentators warned today.
RNID has changed its organisational structure into three directorates – corporate resources, external engagement and service provision.
Vibeka Mair reviews the leaders of the UK’s largest charities.
John Tate is unconvinced that charity expenses can't be abused as easily as MPs' expense claims.

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