Dame Elisabeth Anne Marian Hoodless, DBE (née Frost; born 11 February 1941)[1] is a former Executive Director (1975–2011) of Community Service Volunteers (CSV, which was re-named Volunteering Matters in 2015.
In 1962, Hoodless lived in Israel and taught Hebrew as a volunteer to French-speaking immigrants to prepare them for University.
She became CSV's Deputy Director in 1972 and was their Executive Director from 1975[5] to 2011[4] Hoodless chaired the Network of National Volunteer Involving Agencies (NNVIA)[4] which included 46 UK agencies, including the National Trust, Age UK and the Refugee Council until 2001.
She was president, Volonteurope; and the Deputy Chair, Speaker's Commission on Citizenship from 1987 to 1990; and was a member of a UK Department of Health working group on Strengthening Volunteering in the National Health Service between 1993 and 1996.
In 2004, Hoodless was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to volunteering.