Neil is director of programmes at Access.
Neil’s background is in Community Enterprise, combining 8 years running a Community Development Trust in Sheffield, followed by 12 years working for the national network body Locality where he advised and supported frontline organisations and developed national programmes of enterprise support. His most recent role with Locality was as director of services, overseeing all national grant and support programmes and managing the nationwide development and consultancy team.
Neil left Locality early in 2017 and completed various freelance assignments for organisations such as Lankelly Chase, Power to Change, UK Community Foundations and Key Fund, before joining Access in September 2018.
Neil holds a Masters degree in Community Enterprise and specialises in financial analysis, diagnostic systems and community asset development.
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Diversifying income streams – emerging lessons from the Enterprise Development Programme
With the recent aid cuts and an increasingly volatile donor situation, is it time for NGOs in the international development sector to embrace and utilise enterprise income?