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About

Change-maker

Rose has been implementing and enabling change for over 25 years, showing how individuals and businesses can thrive without exploiting people or planet.  

She gets to the heart of why we are here and what our contribution can be.

Rose continues to break ground and drive change for communities and our Earth.  Working at an international and multi-national level, she has built national infrastructure and strategically driven major change & new systems.  This has included effecting new legislation, developing national policies and standards, building cross-sector leadership, large scale collaborations and the effective resourcing of these in multiple countries.

Advocate & Advisor

 

Rose has advised on the strategic spend of billions of dollars to achieve change, working with individuals, governments, major funders, NGOs, businesses and charities globally.  Critical issues have included environmental change, protection of children, addressing inequality, upholding human rights & data protection, migration & human trafficking. And has advocated for community-owned business, philanthropy for change, supporting change-makers, and social & environmental accountability. She is currently on the Board of the Terra Nova Foundation, Philanthropy NZ and Seed the Change | He Kakano Hāpai, and is a NEXT Foundation Fellow.

Of the Earth for the Earth


Rose, beyond her international expertise, is incredibly grounded and connected to who she is and

the unique skills and talents she brings to the world.  She has a deep connection to nature & people.

She supports each person to bring their best self, embrace who they are to bring their contributions & talents, and to enjoy changing the world.

Rose has worked with philanthropists, boards of directors, non-profit leaders, young entrepreneurs & many other changemakers internationally. 

Sector Experience

Philanthropy

Major European & Australasian Foundations & Philanthropists on change & impact, including helping set up multiple foundations and major reviews of top UK Funders e.g. Big Lottery 5yr fund review (£2.5b funds), Comic Relief 5yr Review (£50m funds), Lloyds TSB Foundation (£110m funds)

Commercial

Business & social enterprise impact & change support for local to international brands with industries including food, sport/sporting goods, recycling, IOT services, education, health/wellbeing, community engagement e.g. Nike, PWC, MyBnk, UnLtd (multiple start-ups), Premier League

Government

Westminster, Scottish Executive, Local & Regional Authorities in UK and Aotearoa NZ (Areas: change/impact in environment, equity, discrimination/human rights, child protection, data protection, people leaving prison, refugees/asylum seekers, major events)

Not for Profit

Change & impact support for local to international NFPs, including human rights, environment, child protection, equity, diversity, data protection, anti-doping, anti-human trafficking, community-owned business, migrants, refugee/asylum seekers, youth, education, disabilities, low income/poverty

e.g. Justice & Care, Wilderness Foundation, Kick it Out, MindApples, GB Special Olympics

Funding/Finance

Football Foundation Panel

(England & Wales)

Charities Aid Foundation

NHS Innovation Fund
UK Young Achiever Awards
Stand Up Speak Up, Chair (Nike and King Baudouin Foundation)

Assessment of Scottish Executive Funding Decisions on Race

Lloyds TSB Foundation
 

UK Representation

UNESCO Anti-doping Convention, Paris, France
World Anti-Doping Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark

World Women in Sport Conference, Montreal, Canada
European Sport Conference,

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Making change: National Infrastructure & Standards

In addition to the publications over the years, Rose has effected legislative change, written & co-written multiple policies, standards & frameworks for sport & the third sector, many of which have been ground-breaking at the time, including:

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UK Equity/Equality Standard for Sport ​

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Implementation of National Disciplinary & Appeal Processes

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Scottish Child Protection Infrastructure, Policy & Procedures (3rd Sector)

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Human Rights & Data Protection Guidance for UK NGBs

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Ethics in Sport Framework (UK & Scotland)

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UK Anti-doping in Sport Policy & Rules

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