Matt Parsonage (Ma, Rsa) Email and Phone Number

Providing inspirational leadership to an award-winning national team, delivering significant results in neighbourhoods facing multiple challenges. Have developed and grown a national Communities Programme which focuses on investing in people and places through locally-owned and designed projects and partnerships. Key themes include building social capital; place-making, combatting social isolation, enhancing green spaces, capacity-building the voluntary sector, encouraging innovation and providing life-changing opportunities for young people and their families

Fellow at RSA

Trustee at London Funders, the only cross-sector membership network for funders and investors in London's civil society.

Procured £25M Deptford Lounge project -a multi-use facility featuring a primary School, library, sports space, residential units and artists studios. Delivered sensitive public consultation and stakeholder engagement strategy.

Responsible for delivering programme of area-based regeneration with annual budget of circa £4M. Lead on themes of Environment, Health, Community Safety, and Economic DevelopmentSuccessfully commissioned portfolio of projects to deliver impact across themes working in partnership with key stakeholders including NHS, Police, Lewisham Council, Goldsmiths University, and local Third Sector Agencies;Authored long-term strategies for all key theme areas and created (and managed) external communications plan for the organisation