Staff and Volunteers

    Nina Dauban, Chief Executive

    Nina joined NCF in 2008 initially on secondment from Hettys.  She has been working within the voluntary sector for over 30 years and has a wealth of local knowledge and experience.  Nina set up her first charity at the age of 21 and has been representing the sector at board and executive level for over 15 years.  Her passion for supporting the local community is well recognised and her commitment to charity and enterprise developments is highly respected across all sectors in Nottinghamshire.

    Carla Bradbury

    Carla joined the team in 2011 as Administrator/PA to CEO and progressed to Grants Manager. With over 20 years’ experience in office administration from secretarial and office management through to systems and quality management roles within a number of successful organisations.  She is dedicated in supporting NCF to achieve it’s role as the modern day Robin Hood providing much valued help where it is needed within our local community.

    Helen Britton

    Helen joins NCF as Donor Services Administration Officer with a wealth of experience in the hospitality, education and voluntary sectors. Helen has a passion for the local area and has volunteered to a number of different local charities and helped with fundraising and running successful projects.

    Alex Overton

    Alex joined us as a part time Grants Officer in April 2022 after having her daughter. She has over 12 years administrative experience and also a keen interest on the marketing side of the charity. Having always been a keen charity donator, she has had her eyes opened to the big national charities sat on millions of pounds in reserves and now wants to get the word out there to ‘Go Local!’ ‘Having worked full time for large profit making organisations, I love knowing that I get to work for an organisation who make such a big difference to local people.

    Ruth Warren

    Ruth is our Finance Administrator.  She provides financial administration for our grant making, endowments, donations, banking and investments as well as management accounts for the NCF board.

    Keith Tansley - Volunteer

    Keith joined NCF in 2012 after taking early retirement from Gedling Borough Council.  As a Senior Local Government Officer for over 20 years Keith brings a depth of understanding to customer care and trust management.  Keith provides donor services to 3 of our donor funds and is our Lamb Trust Administrator.