Sufina Ahmad linkedin.com/in/sufinaahmad
■ Career history: Director, John Ellerman Foundation, UK
Corporate Strategy Manager, City of London Corporation, UK Policy and Learning Manager, National Lottery Community Fund, UK Head of Strategic Review, City Bridge Trust, UK ■ Education highlights: Executive MBA, Warwick Business School, UK University Advanced Diploma, Grant Funding, Derby University, UK BSc, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Sheffield, UK
■ Nationality: British Pakistani
■ Languages:
English (native)
■ Career achievements: Chaired the Institute of Fundraising’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Panel in 2018/19, resulting in the #ChangeCollective movement, which wants the fundraising profession to attract, retain and progress diverse talent, especially disabled people, LGBT+ and BME groups. Led the research and development of City Bridge Trust’s charitable funding strategy, Bridging Divides (2018-23). It focuses on distributing circa £100 million to tackle poverty, inequality and disadvantage in London. Over 800 cross- sectoral stakeholders were engaged with the design in person. Designed and influenced the distribution of circa £150 million of lottery funding, including as policy lead for the women and girls initiative, which in 2016 distributed £48.5 million into the women and girls sector. The initiative implemented co-design and participatory grant-making principles.
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