A Conversation with Pim Baxter
Allan recently met with Pim Baxter to hear her thoughts on board roles, leadership, faith, and her career in the arts sector. Pim was previously Deputy Director of the National Portrait Gallery until 2019 and led the fundraising for the £35.5m Inspiring People capital project. She was awarded an OBE in the 2015 New Year’s Honours for services to the Arts. She is a Lay Canon and member of the Chapter at St Paul’s Cathedral, a Governor at St Paul’s Cathedral School, Board Member of Strawberry Hill House and Garden, member of the Campaign Board of Historic Royal Palaces, Board Member for the Central School of Ballet and a member of the Alexander Centre in Faversham.
How to attract the best candidates
Search is a two-way process. Most of our candidates are not responding to an advert with a CV and covering letter but have been engaged personally by one of our team on your behalf and often need persuading to move because they are invested and valuable in their current role. So, how do you attract these candidates?
Open the Bible UK appoints inaugural Executive Director
Open the Bible is a US-based ministry which produces a range of resources in different formats helping people to engage with the arc of scripture. After encouraging initial contact with a UK market, a new leader was required to launch the ministry in the UK with initial support from a team in the US.
Hope into Action appoints a new CEO
Hope into Action is a rapidly growing charity dedicated to working with the church to house the homeless.
Innovista appoint new Chief Operating Officer
Innovista is a unique and rapidly growing Christian charity providing leadership training to young people across Europe and central Asia. As demand for their services increased, Innovista approached Carnelian to lead a search for a newly-created role within the structure of the ministry - Chief Operating Officer.
Reflections on the Year 2021/22
As we mark this first anniversary of the Carnelian Quarterly, we offer a few brief reflections on trends we have observed over the last year.