Gareth Williamson

"As well as being very informative sessions for the participants, we see this as a marvellous opportunity to spread the message about our services", says Gareth Williamson, smartchange's founder.

Gareth Williamson, Founder and Chief Executive

Gareth has worked in the charity sector for the past 6 years.He worked for the world's largest student organisation, AIESEC, managing corporate and foundation relationships firstly in the UK and then on a global level, based in Brussels, Belgium.In 1997 he moved to Youth at Risk, a charity that works with some of the most damaged and disaffected young people in the UK.Gareth developed and managed many corporate relationships and worked with trusts, local authorities and other funders to support the excellent work of Youth at Risk in places such as Belfast, Liverpool, Buckinghamshire and Nottinghamshire.

Gareth has been using the Internet since 1994 and has been developing smartchange over the last year.He is passionate about bringing more technology to charities and social enterprises to ensure that they are not excluded from the wealth of opportunities that the Internet offers.

gareth@smartchange.org

Gareth Willaimson , SmartchangeImpact of New Technology on volunteeringPanel and Q&A : 5-5.30 p.m.

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