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The Shackleton Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary with a party at the RAC Club in London last night. Guests included current and past trustees, representatives from supporting foundations and 14 of our Shackleton Leaders. Bill Shipton, Chairman, spoke about the journey that …

Alex is the Co-Founder of Element, a social enterprise running creative arts projects for children in care, care leavers and excluded students. Partnering with Local Authorities and educational intervention services, Element work with ten young people at a time, exploring how spoken …

Wetherby Preparatory School have given a cheque for £25,000 to the Shackleton Foundation and have been proud sponsors for the academic year 2016-2017. The pupils, staff and parents have held a number of fundraising events at the school to include a ‘Great …

Vix Hill-Ryder is the Founder and Chief Director of the Family Foraging Kitchen CIC, an award winning social enterprise that provides wild food education through foraging walks, cookery classes and courses in traditional countryside craft. A percentage of profit made from ticketed …

Meg is the Founder and Chief Executive of Fat Macy’s, a social enterprise that trains and employs young Londoners living in temporary accommodation in catering. We provide a pathway towards independent living by inviting our trainees to create and curate culinary pop-up …

Eve is the Founder and Managing Director of Well Grounded, a speciality Coffee Academy that is changing lives.Well Grounded tackles youth unemployment through coffee, by linking socially and economically disadvantaged 16-24 year olds with skills they need to access roles as Professional …