Groundbreakers

Groundbreakers

Groundbreakers: Voluntary Sector Women Leaders is an informal network of women charity chief executives.

The purpose of Groundbreakers is:

• to network with and to learn from fellow women chief executives;

• to network with women leaders in the public and private sectors in order to share learning; and

• to encourage women who have the potential to become leaders in the public, voluntary and private sectors.

Groundbreakers was founded in 2002 by Geraldine Peacock, former chief executive of Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and former chair of the Charity Commission, and Dorothy Dalton, former chief executive of acevo and the first editor of governance.

Membership is open to all women charity chief executives both current and former. The annual membership fee is currently £50 and this covers the cost of any meetings attended. We meet approximately every two months. Go to events for further information.

All our meetings are very generously hosted by Bircham Dyson Bell www.bdb-law.co.uk at their offices 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0BL.

We normally offer an annual scholarship to assist the professional development of a woman leader. Go to Scholarships for further information.

If you are a woman and are, or have been, a charity chief executive and would like to join Groundbreakers, please let us know by using the form on the Contact Us page of this website.