Molly Dawson is a young leader in the non-profit sector with a talent for rocking the boat (as nicely as she can).

Molly is a researcher at charity UK Youth, where she keeps new information about the youth sector at her colleagues’ fingertips, amplifies the voices of young people and asks a lot of big questions. Outside of her day job she is Co-Director of Muslim Women Connect, a non-profit that advocates for and supports Muslim women to overcome personal and structural barriers to career success and fulfilment.

In November 2021 she joined the Finance Innovation Lab’s Trustee in Training programme where she is shadowing existing trustees and learning in-depth about charity governance, operations and systems change.

Molly is driven by the values of justice, courage and community. Her current focus is being braver – through rock climbing, public speaking and even occasionally engaging in small talk.