Assisting charitable trusts

Assisting charitable trusts

The Foundation provides services to private charitable trusts who want to award grants but who lack the resources (such as time or staff) to do so.

Full or bespoke service

If we are providing a full service, we will design application forms in the trust’s name, create a dedicated space on our website, promote a trust’s grant scheme, process applications, carry out due diligence, and – after the applicant has met our Grants Panel – make a recommendation to trustees as to whether payment is appropriate. We can then arrange payment, organise PR, and in due course prepare an impact report for trustees’ consideration.

We are happy to create a bespoke service based on any combination of the above.

The Foundation charges an administration fee calculated with reference to the type of service that it offers.

For more information, please contact Chief Executive Jim Roberts at jim@foundation.gg

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Jason Green

Chairman

Jason Green was appointed Chairman of the Guernsey Community Foundation in November 2025, succeeding Sir Richard Collas, our chair for more than five years.

After attending St Martin’s Primary School and Guernsey Grammar School, Jason read Law at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He returned home to Guernsey to join Collas Day and Rowland in 1994, qualifying as an advocate in 1996.

Jason became a Partner of law firm Collas Day (now Collas Crill) in 2003, becoming a Senior Partner in 2023 and Global Practice Head of Real Estate in 2024. He is also a Registrar of the Ecclesiastical Court of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey Probate Registry. He was appointed Lieutenant-Bailiff of the Royal Court and Deputy Judge of the Magistrates Court in 2023.

Throughout his legal career on-island, Jason has been active in charitable and community work. He was a co-founder of Autism Guernsey LBG, as well as a former director and chairman, a former director of Guernsey Women’s Refuge, and a former president of the Leo Club of Guernsey, among other roles. Between 2021 and 2023 he was a Non-Voting Member of the States of Guernsey Committee for Education, Sport and Culture, and has been an Ambassador for Priaulx Premature Baby Foundation since 2023.

Fiona Bateson

Director

Fiona Bateson, MBA (Henley), MA (Psychotherapy), is a non-executive director of both Savernake Management Ltd and Savernake Capital Ltd (a Guernsey registered fund manager). She has an active interest in supporting start-ups, with investments in 25 companies based in either Guernsey or the UK. Also she has been instrumental in establishing the Guernsey Nature Commission, where she is a director.

Fiona’s career started in the City, ranging across broking and investment banking. She then spent 10 years in management consulting with Harbridge House, and was a visiting lecturer at Henley Business School. She went on to set up her own management consulting business, specialising in organisations based in the finance industry. Her clients included Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC), Zurich Insurance, Zurich Re, Kleinwort Benson Investment Management, HFC, John Charcol, BP and the Cabinet Office. Her specialism covers strategy implementation, through to leadership and culture change, working primarily with main boards and senior management teams. Fiona is also a UKCP accredited psychotherapist and holds a Diploma in Company Direction.

Fionnuala Carvill

Director

Fionnuala Carvill, Chartered FCSI FCIB FCIS is Head of Philanthropy for a family office, and a Non-Executive Director of Investec Bank (Channel Islands) Ltd and two investment holding companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Previous positions held include Head of Private Wealth Management at Kleinwort Benson Guernsey, Commission Secretary and Head of Innovation at the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Director of Rothschild Bank (CI) Ltd. In 2009 Fionnuala spent five months in China as a volunteer with VSO where she was an Organisational Development Adviser.

Fionnuala is a Board Member of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment Future Foundation; a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment; a Fellow of the London Institute of Banking & Finance (Chartered Institute of Bankers); a Fellow of ICSA: The Governance Institute; a Chartered Governance Professional; a member of the Institute of Directors; a former Board Member of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment; a Past President, and committee member of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, Guernsey Branch; a past Council Member of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce; Past President of Women in Professions; a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers and was granted Freedom of the City of London in 2007.

Jane St Pier

Director

Jane is a chartered accountant by profession and spent the first half of her career in advisory, management consultancy and fiduciary roles with global financial companies and banks. She has been a non-executive director for the last 15 years, with experience in a range of Guernsey and UK organisations. Locally, she co-founded Young People Guernsey, the charity behind The HUB, and was subsequently chair of the Youth Commission for Guernsey and Alderney for six years.

Jane is currently Chair of the Convenor and Tribunal Board, and a director of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce. Jane has an MSc in Corporate Governance and is a member of the Chartered Governance Institute for UK and Ireland, and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Rupert Dorey

Director

A former President of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce and a longtime member of the Institute of Directors, Rupert has 35 years’ experience in financial markets. Employed at Credit Suisse until 2005, he has since served as a Non-Executive Director for a number of hedge funds, private equity and infrastructure funds. He has been a Director on and Chair of several exchange-listed and unlisted funds, including FTSE250 companies.

Jim Roberts

Director

Jim is responsible to the board for overall organisational management, strategic development and delivery of the Foundation’s core business.

Jim joined the Foundation in April 2017 after twenty years with the States of Guernsey. As Director of Housing, Jim had responsibility for the delivery of social housing and the implementation of general housing policy. Before that, he managed Supplementary Benefit and the Job Centre. He has a particular interest in social policy as it relates to disability and inclusion, public health, and the alleviation of poverty. He maintains extensive contacts in the States, voluntary and business sectors and leads the Foundation staff as Chief Executive and Board Director.

Nicky Will

Nicky has spent most of her career working in media and communications including ten years as an on-screen journalist for ITV Channel Television and 15 years leading communications for the States of Guernsey Education Services. She’s now the Communications Director for the Guernsey Sports Commission and has also worked for the Olympic Broadcasting Services at the last four Olympic Games in Rio, PyeongChang, Tokyo & Beijing.

Joni Nettleship

Office Manager and third sector liaison

Joni Nettleship provides support to charitable organisations by running the Skilled Volunteer Scheme, organising training courses and helping charities with governance.

Anna Le Page

Grants Programme Manager

Anna coordinates the Foundation’s Grants Programme, liaising with charities, other grant providers, and private trusts.

Di Stenner

PR Consultant

Di runs the Foundation’s marketing and communications programmes, helping to raise its profile within the community.

David Woodland

David began his career as a Police Cadet in 1953, pausing to complete his two years of National Service, stationed with the Royal Military Police in Dusseldorf.

After returning to the UK, he resumed working with the Police and enrolled in London’s Metropolitan Police Detective Training School in 1961. He rose up the ranks to Detective Inspector of New Scotland Yard’s Crime Intelligence Department and retired in 1978, earning a Certificate of “Exemplary Character” for his service.

David then travelled extensively on behalf of Lloyds of London, conducting global investigations into shipping and large-scale insurance frauds. It was at this point that he became significantly involved in charity and served on the National Council of the Registered Nursing Homes Association, UK.

In 1987 David relocated to Guernsey. Since then, he has been involved with a variety of charitable causes. He has served as Chairman for Guernsey Care Homes and was the founder and Chairman of Age Concern (Guernsey). In 2016 he founded and became the first trustee of the John Ramplin Charitable Trust.

In his spare time, David enjoys travelling, walking and writing. He has two published books to his name; critical reflections on his time with the Police.

Tony Woodland

Tony Woodland was born in 1961 in Croydon and was educated and lived in the South London/Surrey area until his early thirties. He worked for Lloyds Bank in the City of London and for Westminster City Council, before he started working for the family care home business, firstly in Sutton and later in Guildford. During his employment he studied and qualified for an HNC in Business Studies and a CIM diploma in Marketing.