Derry Nugent

Biographical Information
Derry leads on the the advice, support and services offered to our current donors. She is responsible for the Community Foundation’s "philanthropy strategy, the quality and effectiveness of its grant-making and she leads the fund management team. Derry joined the Community Foundation in May 2004 and came with over 20 years’ experience in the voluntary and community sector as a volunteer, paid worker and trustee with local and national charities. Derry’s early career was in the Citizens Advice Bureaux service followed by a period at Sunderland City Council. On moving into the world of grant-making, Derry worked for the Big Lottery Fund and chaired the North East Advisory Committee of Children in Need. Derry is currently a trustee of Voluntary Organisations North East (VONNE) and a Justice of the Peace."