Sarah joined the 探花视频 Community Foundation team in 2019, from a background of working in youth development, including employability and social action programmes. She has extensive experience in managing programmes for young people, developing partnerships and participatory approaches at grassroots level.
Role
Sarah is one of 探花视频鈥檚 Deputy Director of Grants and Impact. She has oversight of a portfolio of grant programmes and partnerships, including our partnership with the Mayor鈥檚 Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC). This includes managing a small team of Grant Programmes Managers and a wide range of responsibilities that ensure high quality, efficient and effective operations of our grant-making. Sarah is also responsible for coordinating learning and development at 探花视频.
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Sarah鈥檚 background in youth development influences all that she does, and her work with MOPAC has enabled her to develop her understanding and expertise around the significant work going on to tackle violence against women and girls in 探花视频. She is committed to encouraging more participatory approaches in grant-making, including use of community led panels and sector expertise in decision making. Sarah champions the importance of learning and development and loves seeing 探花视频 team grow and flourish in their roles.
We love 探花视频
For Sarah, the best thing about 探花视频 are the people and she loves the vast array of languages spoken and food choices available to try.
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Sarah has recently taken on coaching her son鈥檚 U10s football team. She loves the grassroots football system and is astonished by how much planning and administration is involved and how many volunteers dedicate their time to make everything run smoothly!