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| − | '''Julia Middleton''' | + | '''Julia Middleton''' is the chief executive and co-founder of [[Common Purpose]], a leadership development organisation. <ref> [http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/about/governance/julia-middleton Julia Middleton], Common Purpose, accessed 14 December 2010. She formerly worked at [[The Industrial Society]]. |
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| − | Julia Middleton raised half a million in business sponsorship. According to Charles Handy, Common Purpose | + | Common Purpose was formed in 1988. Her husband, [[Rupert Middleton]] went on a business course in USA where he spotted Community Leadership Programmes. Julia Middleton raised half a million in business sponsorship. According to Charles Handy, in 1999 Common Purpose had 120 paid staff with a turnover of £3million sterling. Julia's father worked for [[Peat Marwick]] and she had met Rupert, [[John Garnett]], [[Julia Cleverdon]] at the Industrial Society.<ref> Handy, C. (1999) ''The New Alchemists'', Random House </ref> |
CP's website [http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/public/programmes/sponsors.aspx PR and sponsor list] is quite impressive: but what does it really mean? There are a few rants about it online (mostly centring around Middleton's proximity to the Office of the Deputy PM (ODPM) and the political patronage thereof. For example [http://eutruth.org.uk/]) | CP's website [http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/public/programmes/sponsors.aspx PR and sponsor list] is quite impressive: but what does it really mean? There are a few rants about it online (mostly centring around Middleton's proximity to the Office of the Deputy PM (ODPM) and the political patronage thereof. For example [http://eutruth.org.uk/]) | ||
| − | Yet | + | Yet Middleton has herself criticised political patronage.<ref>House of Commons |
Public Administration Select Committee, [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmpubadm/165/165.pdf Government By Appointment: Opening Up The Patronage State], Fourth Report of Session 2002–03</ref> | Public Administration Select Committee, [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmpubadm/165/165.pdf Government By Appointment: Opening Up The Patronage State], Fourth Report of Session 2002–03</ref> | ||
| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
Middleton is also associated with the [[Arab Learning Initiative]], which describes its role as [[venture philanthropy]].<ref> Arab Learning Initiative [http://arablearninginitiative.com/index.html] </ref> | Middleton is also associated with the [[Arab Learning Initiative]], which describes its role as [[venture philanthropy]].<ref> Arab Learning Initiative [http://arablearninginitiative.com/index.html] </ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:34, 14 December 2010
Julia Middleton is the chief executive and co-founder of Common Purpose, a leadership development organisation. Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
CP's website PR and sponsor list is quite impressive: but what does it really mean? There are a few rants about it online (mostly centring around Middleton's proximity to the Office of the Deputy PM (ODPM) and the political patronage thereof. For example [2])
Yet Middleton has herself criticised political patronage.[1]
Affiliations
Middleton is also associated with the Arab Learning Initiative, which describes its role as venture philanthropy.[2]
Middleton is well networked in the New Labour, Careerist, Atlanticist networks. Latterly she has joined the Media Standards Trust.
Notes
- ↑ House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee, Government By Appointment: Opening Up The Patronage State, Fourth Report of Session 2002–03
- ↑ Arab Learning Initiative [1]
