Liz Gadd
Liz specialises in strategy, impact, effective philanthropy and change readiness. She has a special interest in supporting environmental action including on the social impacts of the environmental crises.
Liz supports charities and funders to develop their strategy, including understanding the external environment in which they work, clarifying their intended impact and exploring how they will implement their strategy. She has a particular interest in developing strategic processes that enable a flexible and responsive approach to strategy implementation that take account of the ever-changing external environment.
She also co-leads NPC’s Everyone’s Environment programme, a collaboration of over 50 charities championing action on the social impacts of the environmental crises to ensure that the least privileged are not hit hardest by our changing environment and related policy. She is passionate about finding win-win opportunities for both people and the planet.
She has over 25 years’ experience in the charity sector including with the British Red Cross, Girlguiding UK, VSO and the Challenge Network. Her recent clients include Tommy’s, Client Earth, and several family foundations.
In a personal capacity, Liz is a trustee of the Environmental Funders Network and Eating Better.
I work for NPC because I’m passionate about the impact of social and environmental charities on people and the planet
Highlights of my work
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Publications
Young people and the environmental crises
Ethnic minority communities and the environmental crises
Older people and the environmental crises
How people want charities and government to respond to the climate and nature crises
Disabled people and the environmental crises
How will the climate and nature crises impact older people and Disabled people?
How will the climate and nature crises impact people from ethnic minority communities?
Blogs
Do you know what the climate and nature crises mean for your strategy?
Strategy implementation in times of change
Talking about the environmental drivers of mental health
Using values to guide decision making
The future of philanthropy, 2030 and beyond
Four ways for social funders to address the climate crisis
How can the social sector catch-up and keep up with the transition to net zero?
Mental health and the underfunded environmental determinants
What a theory of change can offer environmental organisations
Why climate change is a risk to all our missions
#BuildBackBetter: Why social and environmental charities must work together
Principal: Strategy and NPC's environment lead
