Deb Appleby

I was formerly Chief Executive of Quartet Community Foundation which serves South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath and North Somerset.

I also have a background in local authorities after a spell at Dorset Council and also worked with Community Foundation for Surrey and a large national charity funder.

I became involved with Dorset Community Foundation after responding to a plea for voluntary assessors for Dorset Coronavirus Community Fund grants.

I believe in community foundations because they have a unique ability to match funders, who have a care for their local community, with people who are rolling their sleeves up and doing something about it.