The Team
Between them they have some 35 years of experience in working with faith communities and spiritual issues: designing and running interfaith dialogue and social action projects, communicating with and representing the ‘faith voice’, providing religious literacy training for local authorities and civil servants, facilitating contacts between faith groups and Government on public policy issues, undertaking surveys and research into faith-based activity, or helping faith groups boost their organisational capacity.
The Directors have a wide range of well-placed contacts within the religious and community cohesion sphere, from national leaders and umbrella bodies through to local inter faith forums and places of worship.
Warwick and Jenny Kartupelis are members of the University of Cambridge
and Fellows of the Faith and Civil Society Unit of Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Warwick Hawkins MBE
Warwick worked on faith engagement for 18 years as a senior civil servant, most recently as head of the Faith Communities Engagement team of the Integration and Faith Division in the Department for Communities and Local Government. He has continued to work on interfaith projects in private, consultancy and Trustee capacities. He has worked in a number of other relevant civil service roles including promoting neighbourhood empowerment through community rights, and developing multi-faith events to mark the First World War centenary, the Millennium and the Golden Jubilee.
Jenny Kartupelis MBE
Jenny has a professional background in public relations, and has run her own consultancy businesses since 1987. In 2002 she was instrumental in establishing the East of England Faiths Council, of which she was director for 11 years. She provides strategic planning advice and activity recommendations, undertakes survey and research projects – most recently, a faith audit commissioned by Peterborough City Council and a study of spiritual life in care homes – and is also the part-time Strategy and Development Officer for the World Congress of Faiths.
Specific and distinctive skills offered by the Directors include:
- Designing and delivering interfaith programmes and events
- Direct policy advice to Government Ministers
- Writing and assessing funding applications
- Writing reports and policy papers
- Advising local faith groups on e.g. governance, communications
- Academic research
- Developing and delivering religious literacy training packages
- Designing surveys to guide strategy for faith-based charities and local authorities
- Event planning and management
Our Team of Experts
Faith in Society operates with a flexible and highly experienced team of experts, drawing on a wide network of specialists to meet the unique needs of each project. It brings together trusted consultants and associates with a diverse range of backgrounds and skills. This approach enables Faith in Society to offer tailored expertise in areas such as interfaith dialogue, advocacy, strategy development, religious literacy training, and research, ensuring that every project benefits from the most relevant knowledge and experience available.
The team’s strength lies in its adaptability and breadth of experience. Depending on the requirements of a particular initiative, Faith in Society assembles professionals with deep understanding of faith communities, public policy, community engagement, and capacity building. This collaborative model allows the organisation to support faith and belief groups, public sector bodies, and charities at local, regional, and national levels. By leveraging this pool of experts, Faith in Society is able to deliver innovative solutions, foster meaningful partnerships, and help people achieve their goals in promoting social cohesion and interfaith understanding
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