THE Give Where You Live Foundation’s long-serving chief executive officer will step down at the end of the year.<\/p>\n
After 13 years at the helm of the prolific Geelong-based organisation, Bill Mithen announced on Friday last week that it was time for new leadership to take the foundation forward into its next chapter.<\/p>\n
It marks an end to his historic term as the organisation’s longest serving chief in its 70-year history.<\/p>\n
“Serving as CEO has been an incredibly rewarding and humbling experience, and I am deeply grateful to the foundation board, our incredible team, and all our supporters,” Mr Mithen said.<\/p>\n
“For 13 years I have been a part of an incredible team at the Give Where you Live Foundation. Their dedication to fairness, passion for the community and commitment to doing more has been extraordinary.<\/p>\n
“One of the great privileges has been to play a small role in supporting the extraordinary frontline community service agencies in our region. They are on the ground doing the hard work and helping countless people in our community.<\/p>\n
“They have always been a great inspiration to all of us and we all continue to owe them a great debt of gratitude.”<\/p>\n
Mr Mithen listed the foundation’s evolution from grant maker to actively delivering a range of its own changemaking initiatives, and its “bold decision” to change its rules of incorporation to commit 1 per cent of its total annual revenue to the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, as key highlights of his tenure.<\/p>\n
Give Where You Live Foundation board chair Daleene Kroger said the organisation had achieved remarkable success under Mr Mithen’s leadership.<\/p>\n
“He has played a key role in launching some of the foundation’s most impactful initiatives and during his time as CEO, the foundation has generated over $50 million in revenue to support the Geelong community,” she said.<\/p>\n
“Bill has also been instrumental in developing the foundation’s 2030 strategy, which has transformed how the organisation creates impact.<\/p>\n
“This transformation has seen the foundation evolve and expand its efforts beyond traditional grant funding, embracing a wide range of change initiatives, actions and support to help create community change.<\/p>\n
“I extend our sincere thanks to him for his dedicated leadership, expertise and commitment over the past 13 years. I am sure Bill will not be lost to our community and we’re excited to see what will come next.”<\/p>\n
The search to find Mr Mithen’s replacement is now under way.<\/p>\n
Mr Mithen has yet to confirm his next move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Give Where You Live Foundation’s long-serving chief executive officer will step down at the end of the year. After 13 years at the helm of the prolific Geelong-based organisation, Bill Mithen announced on Friday last week that it was time for new leadership to take the foundation forward into its next chapter. It marks […]<\/p>\n