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Dr Alison Taylor appointed to head ASB Community Trust's Centre for Social Impact

Dr Alison Taylor has been appointed by the ASB Community Trust to head its newly established Centre for Social Impact.

Dr Taylor has held a number of senior public health and social sector leadership roles in the UK and New Zealand. Her previous appointments include Head of ASB Community Trust High Engagement Programmes, CEO of the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, and the General Manager of the Ministry of Youth Development.

She is also a Trustee of the Vodafone Foundation New Zealand.

The Trust has founded the Centre to support major high engagement venture philanthropy investments for the Trust, and for other philanthropic, community, government and corporate organisations investing in social programmes.

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