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'''Practical Action''' "was founded in 1966, as ITDG (the Intermediate Technology Development Group), by the radical economist Dr [[EF Schumacher]] to prove that his philosophy of ‘Small is Beautiful’ could bring real and sustainable improvements to people’s lives." <ref>[http://practicalaction.org/?id=about_us About], Practical Action, accessed April 24, 2008.</ref>
 
'''Practical Action''' "was founded in 1966, as ITDG (the Intermediate Technology Development Group), by the radical economist Dr [[EF Schumacher]] to prove that his philosophy of ‘Small is Beautiful’ could bring real and sustainable improvements to people’s lives." <ref>[http://practicalaction.org/?id=about_us About], Practical Action, accessed April 24, 2008.</ref>
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*President - [[Baroness Chalker of Wallasey]]
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==Select Leadership==
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Accessed April 2012: <ref>Practical Action [http://practicalaction.org/directors Leadership], organizational web page, accessed April 2, 2012.</ref>
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*[[Simon Trace]] - chief executive (since 2005)
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*[[Paul Smith Lomas]] - International Director
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*[[Margaret Gardner]] - Marketing and Communications Director
  
 
==Directors==
 
==Directors==
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Accessed January 2014: <ref>Practical Action [http://practicalaction.org/trustees Trustees], organizational web page, accessed January 11, 2013.</ref>
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*[[Stephen Watson]] (Chair)
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*[[Ruth McNeil]] (Vice Chair)
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*[[Nigel Saxby-Soffe]] (Treasurer)
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*[[Mary Chadwick]]
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*[[Roger Clarke]]
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*[[Emma Crewe]]
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*[[Dominic Haslam]]
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*[[Mahmood Hassan]]
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*[[John Heskett]]
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*[[Imran Khan]]
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*[[Brenda Lipson]]
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*[[Alison Marshall]]
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*[[Helena Molyneux]]
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*[[James Smith]]
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*[[Sean Sutcliffe]]
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*[[Paul Turner]]
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*[[Veronica Walford]]
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*[[Angus Walker]]
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''Directors (April 2008)''
 
Accessed April 2008: <ref>[http://practicalaction.org/?id=trustees Trustees], Practical Action, accessed April 24, 2008.</ref>
 
Accessed April 2008: <ref>[http://practicalaction.org/?id=trustees Trustees], Practical Action, accessed April 24, 2008.</ref>
  
*[[Stephen Watson]], Chair of the Board of Trustees
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*Stephen Watson, Chair of the Board of Trustees
*[[Ruth McNeil]], Vice Chair
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*Ruth McNeil, Vice Chair
 
*[[Nick Selbie]], Treasurer
 
*[[Nick Selbie]], Treasurer
*[[Emma Crewe]]
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*Emma Crewe
*[[Mahmood Hassan]]
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*Mahmood Hassan
 
*[[Ben Hayman]]
 
*[[Ben Hayman]]
*[[John Heskett]]
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*John Heskett
 
*[[Allan McRobie]]
 
*[[Allan McRobie]]
*[[Alison Marshall]]
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*Alison Marshall
 
*[[Bryan Stevens]]
 
*[[Bryan Stevens]]
*[[Sean Sutcliffe]]
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*Sean Sutcliffe
 
*[[Neil Thin]]
 
*[[Neil Thin]]
*[[Angus Walker]]
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*Angus Walker
  
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
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==Resources and articles==
 
==Resources and articles==
 
===Related Sourcewatch articles===
 
===Related Sourcewatch articles===
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*[[John Mead]]
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*[[Katrina Brown]]
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*[[Diana Mitlin]] - former trustee
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*[[George McRobie]]
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*[[Andrew Barnett]] - former director of research
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*Former Director - [[Ken Ritchie]]
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*[[Gita Patel]]
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*[[Janet Boston]] - former media manager
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===References===
 
===References===
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
  
 
[[category:australia]] [[category:environment]]
 
[[category:australia]] [[category:environment]]

Latest revision as of 12:35, 20 September 2015

Practical Action "was founded in 1966, as ITDG (the Intermediate Technology Development Group), by the radical economist Dr EF Schumacher to prove that his philosophy of ‘Small is Beautiful’ could bring real and sustainable improvements to people’s lives." [1]

Select Leadership

Accessed April 2012: [2]

Directors

Accessed January 2014: [3]

Directors (April 2008) Accessed April 2008: [4]

Contact

Web: http://www.itdg.org

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch articles

References

  1. About, Practical Action, accessed April 24, 2008.
  2. Practical Action Leadership, organizational web page, accessed April 2, 2012.
  3. Practical Action Trustees, organizational web page, accessed January 11, 2013.
  4. Trustees, Practical Action, accessed April 24, 2008.