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On Friday 15 January the Board of the Directory of Social Change unanimously appointed Nick Seddon as its new Chair – at 31 the youngest ever. Nick is already known in the voluntary and charitable sector for his columns in Third Sector and for his authorship of the controversial book ‘Who Cares?’ published by Civitas.
Nick has been a social policy features writer for the Guardian and contributor to the Economist magazine. A graduate of Cambridge University, Nick has been a research fellow at Civitas and is currently head of communications at Circle Health.
As well as a particular interest in government and public services, he is involved in the arts and sport and is a keen cook. In February he will also be taking up a new role as Deputy Director of independent thinktank Reform.
DSC’s Chief Executive, Debra Allcock Tyler, says: ‘Nick has proven his credentials during his two years on our Board and has been an engaged and inspiring Trustee. Nick is the DSC’s youngest ever Chair. It is exciting to have a Chair who is so passionately interested in the sector, particularly going into an election year where the sector is going to be the focus of a great deal of attention. This is going to be great fun.’
Nick Seddon says: ‘This is a tremendously exciting time for the DSC, an organisation which has done an incredible amount over the years to support charities and to champion independence in the sector. The new role is a challenging one, but it is an honour for me to have been elected to this post. As a board collectively we have a tremendous pool of talent, and I am committed to the development of an effective organisation that enables charities to transform society.’
For more information please contact Richard Lee, rlee@dsc.org.uk, 020 7391 4881.
Notes to editors:
Directory of Social Change is an independent charity with a vision of an independent voluntary sector at the heart of social change. We achieve this by providing essential information and training to the voluntary sector to enable charities to achieve their mission. Since we started in 1974, we have been running courses and publishing charity and voluntary sector books on fundraising, management, organisational and personal development, communication, finance and law.
- The normal term of service for the Chair of DSC is 3 years.
- DSC is currently recruiting for Trustees.
- Reform: www.reform.co.uk