Director of Impact and Grant Practice
Karen joined John Lyon’s Charity in May 2018. Prior to joining the Charity, she spent over six years working at The Funding Network where she was responsible for the external operations and subsequent grant-making. As a result, she has wide-ranging knowledge of the sector, particularly focussed on small not-for-profit organisations. As Director of Impact & Grant Practice, Karen leads the Charity’s strategy on research, evaluation and learning as well as its grant operations. She also oversees the Charity’s grantmaking approach towards secondary education, post-16 and emotional wellbeing. Karen has previously been a Treasurer of a small charity based in South London, has sat on the advisory board of an education not-for-profit and is currently a non-executive director of Collaboration Circle, an initiative seeking to create change through a more equitable and collaborative funding system.