Julie Bentley

Julie Bentley
Occupation Chief Executive of Girlguiding
Awards Third Sector's Most Admired CEO of 2014

Julie Bentley is a British voluntary sector leader and since 2012 has been the Chief Executive of Girlguiding.[1]

Since she became Chief Executive of Girlguiding she has overseen a complete governance review,[2] developed the organisation's first five year strategy,[3] and changed their Promise so that members commit to ‘develop my beliefs’ rather than ‘love my God’.[4] The organisation has also launched a series of badges to support girls in the modern world including one promoting body confidence[5] and another teaching girls about mental wellbeing.[6] The charity also launched the Girls Matter campaign in order to get people in power to listen to girls’ views.[7]

"Everything we do helps make girls and young women more aware, more confident and gives them a voice" she said of the charity, in an interview with the Financial Times. [8]

Since she started, this historic British institution and charity has enjoyed a revival with increased public understanding of their work to support girls and young women into adulthood.[9]

Background

Julie Bentley is a former chief executive of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust and the Family Planning Association. She was also Director of Corporate Services for ARP (Alcohol Recovery Project) and Assistant Director of Charterhouse – in Southwark. Her early jobs included being a postwoman and a youth worker in South London.[10]

She is also a trustee of housing charity Shelter and was formerly a trustee of young people’s helpline Get Connected (now The Mix).[11] During her tenure at FPA she was part of the government independent advisory groups for teenage pregnancy and sexual health.[12]

In 2009 Julie and her partner cycled from Lands’ End to John O Groats to raise funds for the Family Planning Association and Seham Village Appeal a charity Julie is patron of.[13]

In an interview with Empowering Women, Bentley explained, “I have deliberately committed my career to the charity sector as it’s where I believe real change can happen. It’s also a fantastic environment for developing potential.” [14]

In 2014 she was named Third Sector’s Most Admired Chief Executive at the Third Sector Awards[15] and was included in the top ten of the Britain's most influential women in the BBC Woman's Hour Power List.[16]

Also in 2014 Julie was a castaway on Desert Island Discs.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Julie Bentley Girl Guides never seemed so cool". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ↑ guiding magazine Winter 2013, pg 42-43
  3. ↑ "Girlguiding Being our best - five year strategy".
  4. ↑ "God vow dropped from Girlguiding UK promise". BBC. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Girl Guides must spot airbrushed photos to win new 'body confidence' badge". The Telegraph. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mental health badge launched for Girl Guides". BBC. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Girls Matter".
  8. ↑ "Julie Bentley: A guiding light determined to make a lasting difference". The Financial Times. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Julie Bentley: A guiding light determined to make a lasting difference". The Financial Times. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Julie Bentley: Desert Island Discs". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Power List 2014 Game Changers - Top Ten". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group". The National Archives. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Julie Bentley: Desert Island Discs". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Leadership 101 with Julie Bentley". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Britain's Most Admired Charities 2014: Most Admired Chief Executive - Winner: Julie Bentley". Third Sector.
  16. ↑ "Woman's Hour Power List 2014 – Game Changers". BBC Radio 4.
  17. ↑ "Julie Bentley: Desert Island Discs". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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