1.1 About the authors
Zara Todd is an inclusion and equity consultant who specialises in organisational change and strategic development. Zara has worked in a wide variety of civil society organisations over the last 15 years including disabled people’s organisations and small medium and large charities in England and Scotland and Europe. Zara has been on the leadership team of several organisations including European Network on Independent Living, Campaign Bootcamp and trustee level at a wide variety of third sector organisations including Inclusion London and Volunteering Matters.
In 2017 Zara carried out a Winston Churchill memorial trust fellowship looking at inclusion disability and leadership and what could be learned from Australia and New Zealand the recommendations were used to help the National Lottery Community Fund Develop a pilot funding scheme focused on supporting lived experience leadership. Zara politically identifies as a disabled person and an intersectional feminist. Zara has been active in the disability movement in the UK and internationally for which she has been profiled in the guardian newspaper in 2017.
Zara is also an experienced trainer, she has designed and delivered training on human rights, disability and inclusion related topics around the world for organisations such as ASEF, the Council of Europe and the British Council.
Ellie Munro is a researcher and policy professional working with voluntary sector organisations on issues that matter to them. She is an associate of consultancy organisations Merida, Koreo and the Patients Association, producing policy, research and evaluation reports for a range of clients. She
also provides freelance policy and research support for clients, producing internal and external reports, guidance and qualitative data analysis. Ellie has a Masters degree in social research methods, and is currently a PhD student at the Third Sector Research Centre at the University of Birmingham, researching the historical development of the local voluntary sector field in relation to political and social change. She has 15 years experience working in policy, research and campaigning with a range of UK charities, including infrastructure organisations, children’s rights, disability and women’s rights charities. She has been a trustee of several organisations in similar fields.
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