Capacitybuilders - Improving support for a stronger third sector

20/03/2008

In a statement today, Chris Pond said; " It has been a privilege to work with Simon over the last two years in setting up the new agency. Simon established the organisation, led its work on external representation and has taken us through an important consultation with the sector in the creation of Destination 2014 – our strategy for the delivery of the ChangeUp vision. I wish Simon every success in his future work."

As the first Chief Executive of Capacitybuilders, Hebditch led the organisation through its first two years of operation and the successful delivery of £70 million of ChangeUp funds.

Simon Hebditch commented; " I have been proud to work for Capacitybuilders, and its excellent staff, and to see it established as a significant funder of improvement in the third sector for the next three year period to 2011.

I believe that it is important that a new Chief Executive is in place to take the organisation through to March 2011, and to win renewal through the comprehensive spending review until 2014. For myself, I will always be a staunch supporter of the need to build the capacity of the third sector and the increased role it can play in our communities. I will be concentrating on playing a wider role in this development in future".

The Capacitybuilders’ Board in its meeting yesterday agreed interim arrangements and appointed Catherine Johnstone as acting Chief Executive.

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