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150th Anniversary of Shackleton’s birth

On the 15th February we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Shackleton’s birth. The Shackleton Foundation was established in 2007 by the direct descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1907/08 Nimrod expedition, to celebrate the legacy of this legendary polar explorer and great man.We …

Published 15 February 2024

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Jerome Sewell receives grant 15th January 2024

Jerome Sewell is one of the founders of Therapeutic productions CIC, an arts based service that empowers young people with skills based training for jobs in the arts, media and film industry. In particular it provides arts based therapy services to help …

Published 12 January 2024

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Sarah Gaunt receives grant 27th November 2023

Sarah is the Founder and CEO of Unstoppable Girls CIC. Unstoppable Girls CIC empowers and inspires teenage and young adult females with ADHD to create the life they choose. Sarah is a professionally qualified youth worker with 30 years experience of working …

Published 27 November 2023

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Niketa Sanderson Gillard receives Grant 11th October 2023

Niketa is the founder and CEO of Why Care, a social enterprise focused on increasing the number of stable, loving fostering homes available for vulnerable children. Her experience working as a social worker placing children into fostering homes, as well as assessing …

Published 11 October 2023

Exciting new change to our Shackleton Leaders Support Programme

We currently provide support to our Shackleton Leaders in the form of an annual Leaders Forum, as well as ad-hoc 1:1 support from Trustees. After discussions with around one third of our existing Leaders and constructive contribution from the other Trustees, we …

Published 25 September 2023

Dan Dodge Receives Grant 12th June 2023

Dan Dodge founded Sports 4 Change with the ambition to use sport to have a positive impact on individuals through improved health, social connection, employability and experiences. Dan has worked in grassroots and community sport since 2013 and has been fortunate to …

Published 13 June 2023

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