Biography 

Stephen Dunmore has been Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund since 1 June 2004. He was previously Chief Executive of the New Opportunities Fund (since 1998) and in November 2003, was also appointed Chief Executive of the Community Fund, in order to lead the merger of the two organisations to form the Big Lottery Fund. Following postings in housing and urban policy divisions in the Department of the Environment between 1984 and 1992, he became Acting Chief Executive of the Liverpool Housing Action Trust in 1992 and then moved to the Citizen's Charter Unit in the Cabinet Office in 1993 and to the Merseyside Task Force in the same year. From 1995 to 1998, he was Director, Regeneration, Transport and Planning in the Government Office for Merseyside.

He has also been chair of a housing association and was a member of the Government's Urban Green Spaces Task Force and ACEVO's Sure Funding Commission. He currently sits on the Giving Forum and the Government's Cleaner, Safer, Greener Management Board.

Abstract: The Community Libraries and Learning programme – How to apply for the money!

Stephen Dunmore, Chief Executive of the Big Lottery Fund will provide the first public speech on the Community Libraries programme. This speech will set out the programme aims and provide useful programme information to potential applicants. Central to this speech will be the issue of community engagement.

This page was last updated on: 12 September, 2006