Ben Cairns

Submitted by Jo Pearce on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 12:32
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Ben has more than 20 years' experience of work in and around the voluntary sector as a volunteer, manager, trustee, trainer, writer and researcher. As co-founder of the Aston Centre for Voluntary Action Research in 2000, Ben led the development and delivery of a dynamic new approach to action research and capacity building with local, regional and national organisations. Now, as the founding Director of IVAR and Honorary Research Fellow of Birkbeck, Ben is responsible for taking this work forward. His current research interests include: 'high engagement' funding practices of charitable trusts and foundations; multi-purpose community anchor organisations; and partnership working.