Changing funding practices for a changing world
Holly Donagh, our Director of Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence, outlines some of the pressing issues in philanthropy and reflects on the sector’s role in tackling injustice.
Holly Donagh
Director, Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence
Holly has been our Director, Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence since 2020.
Holly joined Paul Hamlyn Foundation in June 2020. She was formerly the Deputy Chief Executive at A New Direction where she worked for nine years, originally as Director of Partnerships and Communications.
Whilst at A New Direction Holly led the commissioning of ground breaking research into cultural education as well as building partnerships with key agencies and stakeholders.
Prior to A New Direction, Holly worked for Arts Council England for ten years as a national director leading on resource development and business growth. In this role she spearheaded initiatives for integrating the arts into public life and worked closely with central government.
Holly has a MSc in Voluntary Sector Management from Cass Business School, City University where she developed her interest in learning organisations and the use of beneficiary research within the third sector.
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Exploring inclusive histories in polarised times
Holly Donagh, our Director, Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence, reflects on new research from British Future that aims to equip practitioners in the arts and culture sector to explore inclusive histories in these polarised times.
