Heather Buckingham is Social Change Advisor at Trussell, a charity whose goal is to end hunger in the UK. She was previously Director of Policy and Research at Church Urban Fund and has held Research Fellow posts at the University of Birmingham and the University of Southampton, exploring civil society responses to social issues.Heather is an Honorary Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School and a Visiting Lecturer at the Centre for Charity Effectiveness. She combines her professional expertise with insights from community life in contrasting parts of the UK, including Aston, Birmingham, where she was a volunteer and trustee at her local food bank.