Alison Baxter

Alison Baxter

Freelance writer, editor and charity consultant

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  • About me

    Freelance writer, editor and consultant to charities and non-profits

  • Education

    • St Albans High School for Girls

      1961 - 1968
    • Université Laval

      1973 - 1977
      MA Litterature Quebecoise
    • Oxford Brookes University

      2016 - 2019
      PhD Creative Writing
    • University of East Anglia

      2014 - 2015
      Master of Arts (M.A.) Creative Writing (Biography and non- fiction)
    • University of Birmingham

      1969 - 1973
      BA Combined Honours 1st Class French and Italian
    • The University of Manchester

      1978 - 1979
      Dip TEO Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (PGCE)
  • Experience

    • Self employed

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      Freelance writer, editor and charity consultant
    • CEGEP de Limoilou

      Sept 1974 - May 1978
      Teacher of English
    • Yarmouk University

      Jul 1979 - Aug 1979
      Teacher of English
    • Lycee Louis Antoine de Bougainville

      Jan 1980 - Feb 1982
      Teacher of English
    • Cambridge University Press & Assessment

      Jan 1983 - Jul 1989
      Editor
    • Oxford University Press

      Jul 1989 - Feb 1997
      Publishing manager
    • Directory of Social Change

      Jan 1999 - Nov 2003
      Director of marketing and communications
    • Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action

      Nov 2003 - Dec 2013
      Chief Executive
    • FunderFinder

      Apr 2005 - Mar 2012
      Trustee
    • RAISE

      Apr 2005 - Aug 2011
      Trustee and vice chair
    • Connexions Oxfordshire

      Nov 2008 - Jan 2012
      Trustee
    • Read Easy Blackbird Leys

      Aug 2016 - Mar 2018
      Committee Member
    • Sanctuary Hosting

      Apr 2018 - Dec 2022
      Chair of trustees
    • ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

      May 2021 - now
      Fellow
    • Asylum Welcome

      Jan 2023 - now
      Member Board of Trustees
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate in Mentoring

      Westminster College (Oxford Brookes University)