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Leaders Forum - May 2025

Next week we are hosting our Annual Leaders Forum and we are delighted that Dan Sutch will be our speaker discussing AI and its impact. Dan is Director of the Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST) - an organisation set …

Published 1 May 2025

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Original Play

We are delighted to share details of this original play about the life of Sir Ernest Shackleton....Arguably Sydenham’s most famous former resident, antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton was one of Edwardian society’s leading figures. Now Sydenham’s acclaimed theatre company Spontaneous Productions is …

Published 10 April 2025

March Leaders Surgery

This years first Leaders surgery was led by Christy Acton (Shackleton Leader since 2022) CEO and Founder of Standing Tall. Christy answered a variety of questions from Leaders and discussed everything from employing grants managers to the benefits of full time employees …

Published 10 March 2025

Increased grant funding and new website launch

The Shackleton Foundation is thrilled to announce a significant increase in our support for aspiring social entrepreneurs. Effective immediately, we are increasing our grant giving to £15,000 per Leader, empowering them to drive meaningful social change and benefit disadvantaged young people in …

Published 11 February 2025

Tom Hague

Thomas Hague receives Grant for RISE January 2025

Tom believes passionately in the power of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu - the UK's fastest growing martial art - to change young people's lives. Tom has been involved in the youth and community sector for 10 years, and knows the value of innovative approaches …

Published 6 February 2025

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Sarah Sudea receives grant for Finding the Flex January 2025

Sarah is a former secondary school teacher, mum to three daughters and founder of Finding the Flex: a social enterprise aiming to widen access to flexischooling for UK school children. Finding the Flex was borne from her first hand experience of the …

Published 6 February 2025

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