'''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>
*Former Director - [[Ken Ritchie]]
*President - [[Baroness Chalker of Wallasey]]
==Select Leadership==
Accessed April 2012: <ref>Practical Action [http://practicalaction.org/directors Leadership], organizational web page, accessed April 2, 2012.</ref>
*[[Simon Trace]] - chief executive (since 2005)
*[[Paul Smith Lomas]] - International Director
*[[Margaret Gardner]] - Marketing and Communications Director
==Directors==
Accessed January 2014: <ref>Practical Action [http://practicalaction.org/trustees Trustees], organizational web page, accessed January 11, 2013.</ref>
*[[Stephen Watson]] (Chair)
*[[Ruth McNeil]] (Vice Chair)
*[[Nigel Saxby-Soffe]] (Treasurer)
*[[Mary Chadwick]]
*[[Roger Clarke]]
*[[Emma Crewe]]
*[[Dominic Haslam]]
*[[Mahmood Hassan]]
*[[John Heskett]]
*[[Imran Khan]]
*[[Brenda Lipson]]
*[[Alison Marshall]]
*[[Helena Molyneux]]
*[[James Smith]]
*[[Sean Sutcliffe]]
*[[Paul Turner]]
*[[Veronica Walford]]
*[[Angus Walker]]
''Directors (April 2008)''
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*[[Ruth McNeil]], Vice Chair
*[[Nick Selbie]], Treasurer
*[[Emma Crewe]]*[[Mahmood Hassan]]
*[[Ben Hayman]]
*[[John Heskett]]
*[[Allan McRobie]]
*[[Alison Marshall]]
*[[Bryan Stevens]]
*[[Sean Sutcliffe]]
*[[Neil Thin]]
*[[Angus Walker]]
==Contact==
*[[George McRobie]]
*[[Andrew Barnett]] - former director of research
*Former Director - [[Ken Ritchie]]*[[Gita Patel]]*[[Simon TraceJanet Boston]] - chief executiveformer media manager
===References===