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Lucy Travis
Project manager
Expertise
Engaging with big businesses on charitable initiatives. Knowledge of homelessness and social disadvantaged groups. Project management.
Passions @ work
Working with companies to increase their impact on society with mutual benefits for the company. Making a difference in life. Looking at new and innovative ways to tackle societal problems.
Passions away from work
Variety of sports including being a captain of female football team. Travelling (been to more than 40 countries), cooking, theatre, scuba diving, the outdoors, friends and family. Always looking for the next adventure and ready to try something new.
Eastside highlights
Since joining the team in January 2008, I’ve been managing the £1.5 million Spark project - which aims to build social enterprise to tackle homelessness.
Previous experience
- Spark project manager, Eastside Consulting, January 2008 to present
- Business in The Community (Business Action on Homelessness programme), December 2004- January 2008
- Raleigh International, April - December 2004
- Prostate Cancer Charity, January - April 2004
- Travelling, July 2003 - January 2004
- Various temp roles, including with Cap Gemini Ernst young, April - June 2003
- Raleigh International, 2002
- DEFRA (Department for Farming, Food and Rural Affairs) January 1998- August 2002
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Geography, Portsmouth University
Pro bono/ volunteer work
- Raleigh International - Deputy Chair of Raleigh in the UK and Events Manager. 2005 - 2007
- Raleigh International, Ghana 2002
- Crisis for Christmas 2003 - 2005
- Fundraised for Wiltshire Wildlife Trust 1990 - to date
- Race for Life 2007 - to date
- Volunteer for Heath Hands 2006 - to date
- Volunteer with Northmoor Trust 2005 - to date
- Volunteer at Hanwell Observatory, Banbury 2004 - to date
Nationality
British
Three South-West social enterprises scoop £225,000 to fight homelessness
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Fifteen organisations have been chosen to compete for a share of £500,000 and hundreds and thousands of pounds of other prizes through Spark to build their social enterprise to get more people off the streets permanently.
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Spark, an innovative £1.5million project to prevent and tackle homelessness using social enterprise, was launched on 18 December by Junior Housing Minister Iain Wright.
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