All About Small Charities
The Foundation for Social Improvement is a new, ambitious and innovative charity established to overcome social exclusion and improve lives by building and sharing knowledge within the Third Sector. As an international organisation we aim to help small to medium sized not-for-profit organisations become more effective, uniquely facilitating this work by networking our skills with the support of a donor community.
Everyday small charitable organisations support individuals, families and communities and positively touch the lives of millions. On a daily basis thousands of these organisations struggle to deliver long-term sustainability. The FSI delivers expert knowledge, strategy and support to them free of charge to secure their futures and protect their work for their beneficiaries.
Here is the team coming together to make it all happen:
Emma Harrison is founding Chairman of Trustees and a well-known, charismatic and respected entrepreneur.
Graham Allen is a partner in Marriott Gibbs Rees Wallis, Chartered Certified Accountants, in Sheffield. Graham trained as a Chartered Accountant with a ‘big four’ accountancy firm after university, where he read law, and has since had wide experience of working in industry and in private practice.
Born in Jerusalem Avinoam Armoni is a graduate of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law and has an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where he studied as a Wexner Fellow.
John Grounds is director of communications for the NSPCC. His responsibilities cover all aspects of the society's PR, advertising, new media, marketing communications and internal communications.
Mark is the Executive Chairman of A4e. Having started with the organisation as a graduate of Warwick University in 1991, Mark is now an expert in business diversification and excels at identifying solutions for failing markets and niche opportunities for innovative ways of tackling difficult public service agendas.
Passionately committed to improving people’s lives, Pauline has developed an established career in fundraising.
Jessica is an International Development graduate with a passion for challenging inequality at all levels.
Lucy is a social science graduate with a sound basis in research and evaluation and social issues now applying this knowledge into a wider social setting through her work.
Katherine brings to The FSI, a passion for the sharing of knowledge and resources partly due to her experiences seeing duplication of research and withholding of information while in Africa.
Matt began working in the field of Community Regeneration and Grant making at the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in 2001.
Michal has been involved in community development through the management of educational programming and leadership cultivation and training for over 20 years. 
Clare brings a wealth of experience to the CC+ team, having worked in grant making for over 20 years. 
Chandra’s career has included achievements as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army, General Manager of an events company and Resident Manager of a private security company managing a team of 10,000.
Stemming from her academic studies in International Politics and Public Policy, Kim brings her skills in research, analysis, public speaking and presentation to The FSI.
After many years of managing the family construction company Jill decided upon a career change in the late 80’s and has since worked with local Government in South Yorkshire.