Ellie Southwood, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) Trustee, has been named as a Clore Social Fellows for 2012. The Clore Social Leadership Programme identifies, connects and develops future leaders of the social sector. Ellie is one of just seventeen newly appointed Fellows.
Ellie is studying for a part-time MSc in Organisational Behaviour. Until 2011, she was a Consultant with a leading executive search and selection company, Rockpools. Over the past three-and-a-half years, she has successfully appointed to high profile, senior roles in the public, private and third sectors.
RNIB Sunshine House School
Ellie has been a Trustee of RNIB for two years, chairs the programme board that is responsible for services that support children and adults with complex needs. For the past year she has also been on the board of governors at RNIB Sunshine House school a specialist primary school, children's home and service for families of children with sight problems and additional complex needs in Northwood, Middlesex.
Ellie says: "I am absolutely delighted to have been selected for the Clore Social Leadership fellowship! It's a great opportunity for me to develop new skills, which I can use in my work with RNIB. My priority is planning the next year, which will include a secondment, training and development and a research project which will specifically focus on improving the lives of blind and partially sighted people. I'm really looking forward to making the most of the experience."
Dame Mary Marsh
Dame Mary Marsh, Founding Director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme, said:
"Social purpose organisations need confident, capable and innovative leadership. There could not be a more significant time to ensure that we secure this. We have found a further exceptional group of diverse and highly talented people to join the Fellowship in 2012. They have made an impact in the social sector already and all have considerable potential. The existing Clore Social Fellows, appointed in the previous two years, have demonstrated very powerfully how to make the most of the opportunities that the Programme can provide."
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About RNIB
Every day around 100 people in the UK start to lose their sight. There are around 2 million people in the UK with sight problems. RNIB is the leading charity working in the UK offering practical support, advice and information for anyone with sight difficulties. If you, or someone you know, has a sight problem RNIB can help. Call the RNIB Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or visit www.rnib.org.uk
The Clore Social Leadership Programme
The Clore Social Leadership Programme (CSLP) was established in 2008, with the appointment of Dame Mary Marsh as Founding Director, and it became a registered charity in July 2010. The Board of Trustees is chaired by Sir John Gieve. The Programme appointed Clore Social Fellows to its previous two cohorts in 2009 and 2010. www.cloresocialleadership.org.uk