Joanne brings three decades of experience tackling racial inequality locally, nationally and internationally. At Kindred, she coached STOs, promoting their resilience and growth. Joanne advocated for 25% of initial investments to support Black-led STOs, a standard Kindred maintains and her efforts led to the creation of BlaST, securing £80k from UnLtd. Joanne was previously a paid advisor to Access (The Foundation for Social Investment) and now serves on Big Issue Invest and UnLtd’s growth fund.
Joanne leads both the development of BlaST in its ambition to become a Black and Minority Ethnic-led fund and support programme, and on the Liverpool City Region Social Investment Pathfinder for Kindred.