# IoF to speak at Westminster Briefing on diversity & equality in charity sector

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/08/29/iof-speak-westminster-briefing-diversity-equality-charity-sector/
- Published: 2018-08-29T10:21:10+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Institute of Fundraising’s Chief Executive Peter Lewis and Sufina Ahmad, Chair
of its Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) panel are speaking at a Westminster
Briefing this morning (29 August).**

 

The briefing, [_Improving_ _Diversity_ _& Equality in the Charity Secto_r](http://www.westminster-briefing.com/fileadmin/westminster-briefing/Agendas/Improving_Diversity_Charities.pdf),
takes place in London, and features a keynote speech from the Charity Commission
on improving board diversity before the IoF’s session.

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In their 11.30am session, entitled _Inclusive leadership within the charity sector,
_Lewis and Ahmad will discuss the progress of IoF’s work in this area and what is
to come. This will include the steps taken since the Taken on Trust report to make
trustee boards properly representative, and a discussion on tackling unconscious
bias when recruiting and promoting staff to senior positions, as well as on removing
perceptions of elitism and exclusivity. They will be joined by Peter Olawaye, Trustee
of Leap Confronting Conflict, and Janet Thorne, CEO of Reach Volunteering.

 

Lewis has also [written a blog](https://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/blog/edipanelupdate/)
providing an update on the IoF’s EDI panel work for those unable to attend the briefing.

 

The event also features Ruth Leonard, Chair of the [Association of Volunteer Managers](https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/),
speaking on volunteering and diversity, and Paula Harriott, Head of Prisoner Engagement,
Prison Reform Trust and Dr Helen Timbrell, People and Organisational Development
Consultant, with a session entitled Best Practice: How charities are taking steps
to diversify.

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