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Deborah Gilbert

Director of Voluntary Income and Engagement

Debs joined the Foundation in March 2026 as our Director of Voluntary Income and Engagement. In this role, she takes responsibility for growing our fundraised income and developing our brand and strategic communications activity.

Debs has many years experience of leadership within the voluntary sector. Most recently she was a member of the senior leadership team at ShareAction, a prominent charity campaigning for responsible investment globally, where she led the fundraising, communications and civil society engagement teams. Prior to this, she led a medical research charity, Bowel & Cancer Research, for twelve years as CEO taking the charity through to a merger in 2019.

In her spare time, she’s into running and yoga, and loves spending quality time with friends and family.