James Goodman

James is an independent consultant in the charity sector, working at the intersection of funding, community and sustainability. He was previously Director of Partnerships and Learning at Local Trust, a place-based community funder, responsible for external partnerships, capacity building and strategic support for resident-led community groups. At Local Trust James worked with communities to increase engagement with the climate crisis and find ways for people to lead the response to the climate emergency.

Before that, James was Director of Futures at Forum for the Future, a sustainability non-profit, where he used foresight and long term planning approaches to help transform business and NGOs. James likes running, walking and travelling by train, watches the odd bird and writes poetry. His second book of poems tackles the eco-apocalypse head-on and makes a big deal out of woodpigeons.