Elisabeth Hoodless
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Dame Elisabeth Anne Marian Frost Hoodless, DBE
(born 11 February 1941) is the Executive Director (since 1975) of Community Service Volunteers
(CSV), the United Kingdom
's leading volunteering and training charity. She is also a former Labour councillor in North London, and a long-term Labour party member. Hoodless is the author of Getting Money from Central Government.
in Bristol and then studied at King's College, Durham (Durham University
) and the L.S.E.
, she qualified as a medical social worker. She was appointed Assistant Director of CSV in 1963, becoming the only paid staff member, since the founding director Alec Dickson (1914–1994), and his wife, Maura, were volunteers. She became CSV's Deputy Director in 1972 and Executive Director in 1975.
As Executive Director Hoodless presides over an organisation of 780 employees and an annual budget of £33 million. Since 1988 CSV's Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme involves older people with time to spare in their communities.
Order of the British Empire
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(born 11 February 1941) is the Executive Director (since 1975) of Community Service Volunteers
Community Service Volunteers
Community Service Volunteers is the UK's largest volunteering and training charity.CSV was founded in 1962 by Mora and Alec Dickson, who also founded Voluntary Service Overseas . In the 2004/2005 financial year, CSV had six operating companies with a total expenditure of £43 million, employing 944...
(CSV), the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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's leading volunteering and training charity. She is also a former Labour councillor in North London, and a long-term Labour party member. Hoodless is the author of Getting Money from Central Government.
Early years
Having attended Redland High School for GirlsRedland High School for Girls
Redland High School for Girls is a selective and independent, non-denominational girls' school in the suburb of Redland, Bristol, England.-Admissions:...
in Bristol and then studied at King's College, Durham (Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
) and the L.S.E.
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, she qualified as a medical social worker. She was appointed Assistant Director of CSV in 1963, becoming the only paid staff member, since the founding director Alec Dickson (1914–1994), and his wife, Maura, were volunteers. She became CSV's Deputy Director in 1972 and Executive Director in 1975.
As Executive Director Hoodless presides over an organisation of 780 employees and an annual budget of £33 million. Since 1988 CSV's Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme involves older people with time to spare in their communities.